This guide is designed for Swahili language training of Peace Corps workers in Kenya, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of a series of topical lessons that contain simple dialogues, a vocabulary list, explanatory grammar notes, several exercises, and cultural notes. Lesson topics include greetings and introductions, numbers and counting, money and prices, food and restaurants, family, shopping, expressing time and date, describing age and birthday, discussing work, describing location, giving and getting directions, travel, weather, clothing, colors, body parts, health and illness, cooking, hotels, and recreational activities. Supplementary vocabulary lists are appended. Only vocabulary definitions, exercise instruction, and notes are in English. (MSE)