Xavery Mpombo

English speakers who want to learn Swahili - Xavery is 100% your best option!! I went from not speaking a single word of Swahili besides “hakuna matata” to being able to make small talk and have surface level conversation in only a few short months to prepare for a trip to Tanzania. He has a VERY excellent grasp on how to teach a language effectively, and a very good instinct for understanding common mistakes from English speakers because he is also a great English speaker himself who has learned from the other direction. I have had many language teachers over the years and I can tell you Xavery is one of the best I’ve had. Truly a great teacher who communicates concepts effectively, and on top of that, is an incredibly kind and patient person! Look no further!! Xavery should be your Swahili teacher!

This is my son's 15th lesson - starting weekly lessons with Xavery some months ago to learn Swahili. Not only is my son extremely motivated (we are going back to volunteer again in Tanzania this July) - but Xavery has been fabulous in getting my son to the stage where he can have simple conversations across a range of subjects. More progress to come but this is one of my son's favorite things to do! Thanks so much Xavery.

I'm so thankful and grateful to be formally learning noun classes with a native certified Swahili teacher! For me, this is the trickiest part of learning Swahili and Xavery is the best teacher to help guide you through this. I love his verb perspective approach, it is helping to unlock the mysteries of this new grammatical concept for me. Asante sana kwa kazi yako, Xavery. Wewe ni mwalimu bora!

Another great lesson with Xavery!

He tenido una clase muy dinámica y entretenida con Xavery y hemos hablado de muchas cosas. Él escribe en tiempo real las palabras y frases clave que usamos en la conversación, lo cual ayuda mucho para comprender todo lo que hablamos y no perder algunos detalles. Estoy muy contento con la clase y sin duda voy a reservar otra! Asante sana ✌🏽

As always, another fantastic lesson with Mwalimu Xavery! Today Xavery came prepared with some new vocabulary and structured conversation questions, which made for a really interesting chat in Swahili about discipline. I got to practice noun classes and tested out new words. Xavery wrote in our shared document all of the new vocabulary and grammatical points, which helped me follow along during our conversation. Xavery is the best and I hope you'll all have the chance to learn Swahili with him. Xavery, wewe ni balaa kubwa, nashukuru sana kwa kazi yako, asante sana kwa kipindi chetu cha leo!