Poa kichizi kama ndizi

I've been studying up on my kiSwahili.

And this phrase made me laugh out loud.

Poa kichizi kama ndizi

go ahead, say it out loud...

I'll help you...

poh-ah

 ki-kee-zee

 kah-mah

nah-dee-zee

translation? 

cool like a crazy banana.

How to speak Swahili

So I'm learning Swahili. From youtube. No, I'm not kidding, there are thousands of videos (ok, maybe tens of videos) on how to speak Swahili. I found an Australian man teaching the basics of the language to a group of Canadians and I love it. First, start out by pronouncing EVERY letter. imagine that. Words that sound like they're written. Astounding! Five vowels. There is no 'sometimes y.' Each letter has only one sound. Only one way of pronouncing it. No wonder everyone has such a hard time with the English language.