Tafadhali ambatisha nyaraka zote.

Tafadhali means please or kindly. It makes the sentence polite.

So Tafadhali ambatisha nyaraka zote. is a polite instruction, not a harsh order.

You can also place tafadhali at the end: Ambatisha nyaraka zote, tafadhali.

Yes. Ambatisha is an imperative form, so it is giving an instruction: attach.

The basic verb is -ambatisha, meaning to attach, to enclose, or to include as an attachment. In a simple positive command to one person, Swahili often uses the verb without a subject prefix:

• ambatisha = attach

So the sentence is literally something like: Please attach all documents.

As written, ambatisha is the usual imperative for one person.

If you are speaking to more than one person, you would normally say:

Tafadhali ambatisheni nyaraka zote.

The ending -ni marks a plural command.

No. Ambatisha can be used for both:

• digital attachment: attaching files to an email or form
• physical attachment/enclosure: enclosing documents with a letter or application

So depending on context, it can mean attach, enclose, or include.

In Swahili, words like all, adjectives, and many other modifiers usually come after the noun.

So:

• nyaraka zote = all documents
• literally: documents all

This is normal Swahili word order. Compare:

• watu wote = all people
• vitabu vyote = all books

Zote agrees with nyaraka.

Swahili uses noun classes, and words connected to a noun must match that noun's class. Nyaraka takes plural agreement of the N-class, so -ote becomes zote.

So:

• nyaraka zote = all documents

You cannot just use one form of all for every noun. The form changes depending on the noun:

• watu wote = all people
• vitabu vyote = all books
• nyaraka zote = all documents

Swahili does not have articles like English a and the.

Because of that, nyaraka zote can mean:

• all documents
• all the documents

The exact meaning depends on context. In many real situations, this sentence will be understood as Please attach all the documents.

Yes. A common softer or more formal version is:

Naomba uambatishe nyaraka zote.

This literally means something like I request that you attach all documents.

Compared with Tafadhali ambatisha nyaraka zote, this can sound a little more formal or deferential.

Yes. Tafadhali is flexible.

These are all natural:

• Tafadhali ambatisha nyaraka zote.
• Ambatisha nyaraka zote, tafadhali.

Putting it first is very common in instructions and requests. Putting it at the end can sound a little more conversational.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ta-fa-DHA-li am-ba-TI-sha nya-RA-ka ZO-te

A few helpful points:

• dh in tafadhali sounds like the th in this
• ny in nyaraka is like the ny sound in canyon
• stress in Swahili usually falls on the second-to-last syllable

So the main stresses are:

• tafaDHAli
• ambaTIsha
• nyaRAka
• ZOte