In Swahili the Vowels are always pronounced the same way.What you see is what you say.The vowels are the most important sounds to learn.If you want to sound like native swahili speakers, then concentrate on the vowel (a,e,i,o,u)

Please follow along with this illustrations:
A as in father e.g bata(a duck) ,
E as in bed e.g embe(mango),
I like the ee in see e.g kiti(chair),
O as in off e.g ogelea(swim) ,
U as oo in food e.g tunda(fruit),moto(fire)