Learn amri (commands) in Swahili for the 2nd person singular you or thou.
| plain | polite | | negative | |
| Fanya ! | Ufanye ! | do ! | Usifanye ! | don't do ! |
| Funga ! | Ufunge ! | close ! | Usifunge ! | don't close ! |
| Fungua ! | Ufungue ! | open ! | Usifungue ! | don't open ! |
| Kamata ! | Ukamate ! | catch ! | Usikamate ! | don't catch ! |
| Ngoja ! | Ungoje ! | wait ! | Usingoje ! | don't wait ! |
| Safisha ! | Usafishe ! | clean ! | Usisafishe ! | don't clean ! |
| Sikia ! | Usikie ! | hear ! | Usisikie ! | don't hear ! |
| Soma ! | Usome ! | read ! | Usisome ! | don't read ! |
| Pika ! | Upike ! | cook ! | Usipike ! | don't cook ! |
| Fuata ! | Ufuate ! | follow ! | Usifuate ! | don't follow ! |
| Piga ! | Upige ! | hit ! | Usipige ! | don't hit ! |
| Weka ! | Uweke ! | put ! | Usiweke ! | don't put ! |
| Exception |
| Lete ! | Ulete ! | bring ! | Usilete ! | don't bring ! |
Verbs of Arabic origin do not change endings in the polite and negative forms.
| verbs of Arabic origin |
| Jaribu ! | Ujaribu ! | try ! | Usijaribu ! | don't try ! |
| Rudi ! | Urudi ! | come back ! | Usirudi ! | don't come back ! |
| Samehe ! | Usamehe ! | forgive ! | Usisamehe ! | don't forgive ! |
| Haribu ! | Uharibu ! | destroy ! | Usiharibu ! | don't destroy ! |
| Jibu ! | Ujibu ! | answer ! | Usijibu ! | don't answer ! |
Monosyllabic verbs can act a little irregularly.
| monosyllabic verbs |
| Kula ! | Ule ! | eat ! | Usile ! | don't eat ! |
| Kunywa ! | Unywe ! | drink ! | Usinywe ! | don't drink ! |
| Njoo ! | Uje ! | come ! | Usije ! | don't come ! |
| Nenda ! | Uende ! | go ! | Usiende ! | don't go ! |