Beach signs translated from English to Swahili by Prof. Peter Mwangi’s Swahili students. Stay safe on the beach this summer!
!["Danger: Beach Closed" sign advising no swimming and no fires with a menacing red flag on it. The lake lingers behind it, inviting you in, sign be damned.](https://sites.northwestern.edu/africanstudies/files/2021/08/Picture1-300x284.png)
Hatari ufukwe umefungwa … hakuna kuogelea. Usiwashe moto kwenye ufukwe. Translated by Leila and Nina; Paul and Nasser.
![A beach warning sign that says current coniditons are bad. The sign has a red flag on it. Lake Michigan's mermaid's call you with their siren song. Who will you obey?](https://sites.northwestern.edu/africanstudies/files/2021/08/Picture2-270x300.png)
Hali ya sasa Bendera Nyekundu Nyekundu: Hatari usiingie majini Manjano: Wazazi au waangalizi lazima wawachunge watoto majini Rangi ya kijani: Sehemu ya kuogelea imefunguliwa. Translated by Nina and Chelsea.
![A sign attached to a guard railing reads "Danger, no diving, no jumping, Submerged rocks and hazards." Is this a sign directed at submerged rocks and hazards, or are submerged rocks and hazards the dangers humans are to avoid?](https://sites.northwestern.edu/africanstudies/files/2021/08/Picture3-168x300.png)
Hatari hakuna kupiga mbizi Hakuna kuruka Kuna miamba na hatari nyingine. Translated by Ben and Chelsea.
![A warning sign reads: "For your own safety: No swimming/fishing." Behind it is a view of a snowy day on the lake. Don't worry sign. You couldn't pay me to eat the fish out of that toilet runnoff water, much less swim in it.](https://sites.northwestern.edu/africanstudies/files/2021/08/Picture4-168x300.png)
Kwa usalama wako binafsi, hakuna kuogelea wala kuvua samaki. Translated by Nina and Leila.
![Emergency call post with a glowing blue light and lovely sunset behind it. You can hardly believe there would ever be an emergency in such a seemingly tranquil place. But what lies beyond the borders of the picture?](https://sites.northwestern.edu/africanstudies/files/2021/08/Picture5-185x300.png)
Dharura. Translation by Leila & Nina.