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Found 1373 word(s) starting with "B"

Bayana¹

ba-ya-na

English: 1. Evidence or proof. 2. A contract or document

Example (Swahili):

Alitoa bayana ya madai yake.

Example (English):

He presented evidence for his claims.

Bayana²

ba-ya-na

English: Clear; obvious

Example (Swahili):

Ukweli ulikuwa bayana kwa wote.

Example (English):

The truth was clear to everyone.

Bayana³

ba-ya-na

English: Clearly; openly

Example (Swahili):

Alisema bayana bila hofu.

Example (English):

He spoke clearly without fear.

Bayani¹

ba-ya-ni

English: The skill of eloquence; speech mastery

Example (Swahili):

Hotuba yake ilionyesha bayani ya ajabu.

Example (English):

His speech showed great eloquence.

Bayani²

ba-ya-ni

English: Well-known; praiseworthy

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa bayani kwa mashairi yake.

Example (English):

He was famous for his poetry.

Bayogesi

ba-yo-ge-si

English: See biogesi (biogas)

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba yao hutumia bayogesi kupikia.

Example (English):

Their house uses biogas for cooking.

Bazazi¹

ba-za-zi

English: To hawk goods with persuasion

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kubazazi bidhaa sokoni.

Example (English):

He kept hawking goods at the market.

Bazazi²

ba-za-zi

English: 1. A street vendor. 2. A cunning person; trickster

Example (Swahili):

Bazazi aliwauzia watu bidhaa feki.

Example (English):

The hawker sold fake goods to people.

Bazizi

ba-zi-zi

English: 1. To trick; to deceive. 2. To hawk goods

Example (Swahili):

Alibazizi wanunuzi kwa maneno matamu.

Example (English):

He tricked buyers with sweet words.

Bazoka

ba-zo-ka

English: A long heavy gun placed on the shoulder; bazooka

Example (Swahili):

Jeshi lilitumia bazoka kupiga ndege.

Example (English):

The army used a bazooka to shoot at planes.

Beba

be-ba

English: To lift; to carry on the hips, head, or back

Example (Swahili):

Alibeba mtoto mgongoni.

Example (English):

She carried the child on her back.

Bebabeba

be-ba-be-ba

English: A hawker selling goods in the streets

Example (Swahili):

Bebabeba alitembea na nguo sokoni.

Example (English):

The hawker walked around the market with clothes.

Bebe

be-be

English: The collarbone or chest area

Example (Swahili):

Alijeruhiwa karibu na bebe.

Example (English):

He was injured near the collarbone.

Bebedua

be-be-du-a

English: 1. To despise. 2. To pout lips in contempt

Example (Swahili):

Alibebedua akionyesha dharau.

Example (English):

He pouted his lips in contempt.

Bebeka

be-be-ka

English: 1. To be liftable. 2. To be tolerable

Example (Swahili):

Mzigo huu ni bebeka kirahisi.

Example (English):

This load is easy to carry.

Bebena

be-be-na

English: To nibble with front teeth

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alibebena kipande cha tunda.

Example (English):

The child nibbled a piece of fruit.

Beberu

be-be-ru

English: 1. A male goat. 2. A smelly person

Example (Swahili):

Beberu alipiga kelele usiku.

Example (English):

The male goat bleated at night.

Bebesa

be-be-sa

English: 1. To bleat like a goat. 2. To seduce a woman. 3. A young man persuading a girl

Example (Swahili):

Kijana huyo alimbebesa msichana sokoni.

Example (English):

That young man seduced the girl at the market.

Bebesha

be-be-sha

English: 1. To make someone carry something. 2. To make an animal carry something

Example (Swahili):

Walimbebesha punda mizigo mizito.

Example (English):

They made the donkey carry heavy loads.

Bebetua

be-be-tu-a

English: See bibidua (to pout lips)

Example (Swahili):

Alibebetua kwa hasira.

Example (English):

He pouted angrily.

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