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swahili meeting
april/may2025
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blanketi zito | heavy blanket |
| tulipata | we got it |
| hawajaniita tena | they haven't called me back again |
| bila shaka | no doubt |
| utafurahia | you will be pleased |
| mara moja kwa siku | one meal a day |
| utakuwa na mipango? | you will have plans? |
| mchakamchaka | healthy (e.g., exercise) |
| mke alivaa nguo ya arangi nyeupe | the wife wore white colored clothes |
| nilisubiri katika ofisi ya daktari | i waited in the doctor's office |
| nilisubiri ofisini mwa daktari | i waited in the doctor's office |
| kwa | of/for, in general |
| nilisubiti wakati nipo ofisini mwa daktari | i waited when i was in the doctor's office |
| nilisubiti wakati niko ofisini mwa daktari | i waited when i was in the doctor's office |
| nilisubiti wakati nimo ofisini mwa daktari | i waited when i was in the doctor's office |
| wakati timu ilishinda mchezo, kila mmoja alifurahi | when the team won the game, everyone was happy |
| mwangu hafifu | trifling light/bad light/not enough light |
| pumbavu | a person who is stupid or trifling |
| kijana huyu ni mpumbavu kwa sababu aliongea vibaya na bibi | this youth is stupid/trifling because he was speaking badly to his grandmother |
| raisi wa marekani ni mwanaume mpumbavu | the president of the US is a trifling man |
| jambo dogo | unimportant/trivial (a small matter/issue) |
| kwenda marekani ni jambo dogo kwa mimi | to go to the US is a small matter/issue for me |
| bahati njema | good luck |
| wake wana pete za almisi | the wives have diamond rings |
| sikumbuki | i don't remember |
| sikukumbuka zawadi kwa shangazi yangu | i don't remember the birthday of my aunt |