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Found 1373 word(s) starting with "B"

Bopwe

bop-we

English: Fertile soil; red loamy earth

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walipanda mahindi kwenye bopwe.

Example (English):

The farmers planted maize on the fertile red soil.

Bora

bo-ra

English: Good; preferable; better

Example (Swahili):

Afya bora ni muhimu kuliko mali.

Example (English):

Good health is more important than wealth.

Boresha

bo-re-sha

English: To improve; to make something better

Example (Swahili):

Serikali inataka kuboresha elimu vijijini.

Example (English):

The government wants to improve education in villages.

Boresho

bo-re-sho

English: The act of improving; an upgrade

Example (Swahili):

Alipata mafanikio baada ya boresho la kazi yake.

Example (English):

He achieved success after the improvement of his work.

Boresho²

bo-re-sho

English: A new release or version of computer software

Example (Swahili):

Kampuni imetoa boresho jipya la programu ya simu.

Example (English):

The company has released a new upgrade of the phone software.

Bori¹

bo-ri

English: An elephant tusk

Example (Swahili):

Pembe za bori zimepigwa marufuku kuuzwa.

Example (English):

The sale of elephant tusks has been banned.

Bori²

bo-ri

English: The water container part of a smoking pipe

Example (Swahili):

Alijaza maji kwenye bori la kiko chake.

Example (English):

He filled water into the container of his pipe.

Bori³

bo-ri

English: A large gourd used for storing liquids

Example (Swahili):

Walihifadhi maji kwenye bori kubwa.

Example (English):

They stored water in a large gourd.

Boribo

bo-ri-bo

English: A type of sweet mango

Example (Swahili):

Nilinunua embe la aina ya boribo sokoni.

Example (English):

I bought a boribo mango at the market.

Boriti

bo-ri-ti

English: Timber used for building roofs or masts

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba imejengwa kwa kutumia boriti imara.

Example (English):

The house was built using strong timber beams.

Boroa

bo-ro-a

English: To corrupt morally; to spoil character

Example (Swahili):

Marafiki wabaya wanaweza kumboroa kijana.

Example (English):

Bad friends can corrupt a young person.

Borohoa¹

bo-ro-ho-a

English: A thick porridge or gruel made from cereals

Example (Swahili):

Wazee walikula borohoa ya mtama.

Example (English):

The elders ate sorghum porridge.

Borohoa²

bo-ro-ho-a

English: A type of coastal insect

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima waliharibiwa na borohoa mashambani.

Example (English):

Farmers were disturbed by the coastal insect in their fields.

Boromali

bo-ro-ma-li

English: A type of grouper fish (from the snapper family)

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua samaki aina ya boromali.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a boromali fish.

Boronga

bo-ron-ga

English: To mess up; to spoil; to ruin

Example (Swahili):

Fundi aliboronga kazi ya kutengeneza gari.

Example (English):

The mechanic messed up the car repair.

Boronga²

bo-ron-ga

English: To fail (in an exam or task)

Example (Swahili):

Aliboronga mtihani wa hisabati.

Example (English):

He failed the mathematics exam.

Borongo¹

bo-ron-go

English: Disorder; a badly done job

Example (Swahili):

Mradi ulikuwa borongo tupu.

Example (English):

The project was a complete mess.

Borongo²

bo-ron-go

English: Quarrel; disturbance

Example (Swahili):

Kijiji kilikuwa na borongo baada ya uchaguzi.

Example (English):

The village had chaos after the election.

Borongoborongo

bo-ron-go-bo-ron-go

English: Full of disorder; chaotic

Example (Swahili):

Sherehe iligeuka borongoborongo.

Example (English):

The party turned chaotic.

Bosa¹

bo-sa

English: Rope used to tie an anchor

Example (Swahili):

Mabaharia walitumia bosa kufunga nanga.

Example (English):

The sailors used a rope to tie the anchor.

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