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swahili meeting
20nov2025
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| siku yangu zaliwa wiki kesho | my birthday is next week |
| yule | demonstrative for living "that" |
| hakikisha | to certify, make sure, ensure, provide, substantiate |
| kudumisha | to maintain |
| wauguzi ni muhimu sana kudumisha mfumo wa afya | nurses are very important to maintain the health system |
| nesi kuhakikisha wagonjwa wako safi, wanacheki/wanaangalia/wanakagua afya zao, na wanawapa dawa | nurses make sure patients are safe, they check/look at/examine their health and give them medicine |
| wataalamu | general term for "experts" |
| daktari mkuu anasimamia kazi za wauguzi, madaktari wengine, na wataalamu wengine wa hospitali | chief doctors manage the work of nurses, other doctors, and hospital experts/technicians |
| meza ya mapokezi, mtu anakuambia jinsi ya kwendo chumba cha mgonjwa | the reception desk, a person tells you how to go to the patient's room |
| tutamwomba mungu kwa majibu mazuri | we will pray to god for good results |
| wajawazito | pregnant women |
| kuwa ma mimba | to have pregnancy (animals) |
| ujawazito | pregnancy |
| wajawazito wanaenda kuonwa na daktari mara nyingi | pregnant women go to be seen by the doctor many times |
| kuonwa | passive form "to be seen" |
| kuonekana | active/stated form "to be seen" |
| mecca alionekana arusha mjini | mecca saw the city of arusha? |
| mecca alionwa na furaha arusha mjini | mecca arusha city with furaha/happiness? |
| nilizaliwa miaka thelathini iliyopita katika eneo la puerto rico | i was born 30 years ago in the island/territory? of puerto rico |
| analazwa hospitali kwasababu ya dhiki/matatizo | she was admitted to the hospital because of ??? |