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speak + language
表示语言名称时，前面一般不加冠词。
She speaks Swahili fluently.
她流利地说斯瓦希里语。
斯瓦希里语
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
斯瓦希里语
the most widely spoken Bantu language; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania, widely used as a lingua franca in East and Central Africa
She speaks Swahili fluently.
她流利地说斯瓦希里语。
居住在斯瓦希里海岸的各民族成员,主要是班图人、非裔阿拉伯人和科摩罗人。
A member of various ethnic groups — mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab and Comorian — inhabiting the Swahili coast.
使用最广泛的班图语言；肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚的官方语言,广泛用作东非和中非的通用语。
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa
She is learning Swahili before her trip to Nairobi.
她在去内罗毕之前正在学习斯瓦希里语。
Swahili is spoken by millions of people across East Africa.
东非有数百万人使用斯瓦希里语。
He can read and write Swahili fluently.
他能流利地阅读和书写斯瓦希里语。
表示语言名称时，前面一般不加冠词。
She speaks Swahili fluently.
她流利地说斯瓦希里语。
表示“用某种语言”时，介词用 in。
The notice was written in Swahili.
这份通知是用斯瓦希里语写的。
这是被动语态，Swahili 作主语。
Swahili is spoken in many parts of East Africa.
东非许多地方使用斯瓦希里语。
Not this
We speak swahili.
Use this
We speak Swahili.
英语中语言名是专有名词，首字母要大写；汉语“斯瓦希里语”不区分大小写，所以学习者常漏掉。该句把 swahili 改为 Swahili 即符合英语拼写规则，意思不变。
Not this
She is learning the Swahili.
Use this
She is learning Swahili.
表示学习某语言时，语言名称前不加定冠词 the，如 learn English。这里 the 是汉语“学斯瓦希里语”中不存在的冠词概念，删掉后句子才符合英语表达。
Not this
They can say it with Swahili.
Use this
They can say it in Swahili.
表达“用某种语言说”要用介词 in，如 in Swahili；with 表示使用工具或手段，不用于语言名称。汉语“用”常被直译成 with，改成 in 后才正确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
说斯瓦希里语
Many people in East Africa speak Swahili.
东非的许多人说斯瓦希里语。
学习斯瓦希里语
She is learning Swahili for her job in Nairobi.
她为了在内罗毕的工作正在学习斯瓦希里语。
用斯瓦希里语
The news is broadcast in Swahili.
这条新闻用斯瓦希里语播出。
斯瓦希里语
The Swahili language is a lingua franca in East Africa.
斯瓦希里语是东非的通用语。
说斯瓦希里语的人
As a Swahili speaker, you can travel easily in Tanzania.
作为说斯瓦希里语的人，你能在坦桑尼亚轻松旅行。
无忧无虑，没问题
In The Lion King, Timon and Pumbaa teach Simba the Swahili phrase “Hakuna matata,” which means “no worries.”
在《狮子王》中，丁满和彭彭教辛巴一句斯瓦希里语——“哈库纳马塔塔”，意思是“无忧无虑”。
Use swahili naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
读音近“斯瓦希里”，斯瓦希里语是东非通用语，想象东非海边商人用它交易。
语域：neutral 常见场景：语言学讨论、语言学习、旅行交流 “斯瓦希里语”这一含义在正式和非正式场合都常用，属于中性用法，比较常见于语言学习、旅行及学术讨论中。
表示“斯瓦希里人”时用复数 Swahilis；“斯瓦希里语”为不可数名词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.