English to Swahili Translator

 Last week during a late evening work call, a client from Tanzania paused after I spoke.

Nothing awkward… just a small silence. The kind where you wonder, “Did my sentence sound rude… or just direct?”
We all say communication matters, but honestly most of us just keep English as the default and hope tone survives translation.
I started keeping English to Swahili Translator open in a side tab
Download now:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.translate.englishtoswahilidictionaryNot for perfect grammar. Just for reassurance.
Before sending a short follow-up message, I check if “Please review this” feels polite or commanding.
A student I mentor uses it to understand course material shared by an African instructor.
And while planning travel, I tried writing a basic greeting instead of speaking only English — the reply came back longer and warmer than expected.
Small effort, big difference.
People respond differently when they feel you moved one step toward their language instead of pulling them into yours.
Maybe good communication isn’t fluency.
Maybe it’s simply showing you tried.
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