what does the swahili word si tunaenda twacheza mean in english

“Si tunaenda twacheza” most naturally means “Are we going to go play?” or “Shall we go play?” in English. The phrase is a bit informal, and in some contexts it can also sound like “So, are we going to play?”

Word breakdown

• si = often used as a question/confirmation marker here, roughly “aren’t we / so…?”
• tunaenda = “we are going” or “we go”
• twacheza = “let’s play” or “we play”

Natural English

A smoother translation would be:

• “So, are we going to play?”
• “Shall we go play?”
• “Are we going to play?”

Note

Swahili phrasing can shift a little by region and context, so the exact English meaning depends on who is speaking and where.