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Found 1373 word(s) starting with "B"

Badilishwa

ba-di-li-shwa

English: Changed and made into something else

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba ilibadilishwa kuwa hoteli.

Example (English):

The house was converted into a hotel.

Badini

ba-di-ni

English: Large; thick

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa shati badini siku ya baridi.

Example (English):

He wore a thick shirt on the cold day.

Badiri

ba-di-ri

English: A full moon; shining moon

Example (Swahili):

Usiku huu kuna badiri angani.

Example (English):

Tonight there is a full moon in the sky.

Badiria

ba-di-ri-a

English: See halbadiri (type of full moon)

Example (Swahili):

Waliona badiria usiku wa manane.

Example (English):

They saw the bright moon at midnight.

Badizo

ba-di-zo

English: A tool used for castrating bulls

Example (Swahili):

Mkulima alitumia badizo kwa fahali wake.

Example (English):

The farmer used a castrating tool on his bull.

Bado

ba-do

English: Not yet; something that has not happened

Example (Swahili):

Chakula bado hakijaiva.

Example (English):

The food is not ready yet.

Badu¹

ba-du

English: Desert; an area without much vegetation

Example (Swahili):

Walivuka badu kubwa jangwani.

Example (English):

They crossed a wide desert.

Badu²

ba-du

English: A person living in the desert

Example (Swahili):

Badu wanaishi maisha magumu jangwani.

Example (English):

Desert dwellers live a hard life.

Baduru

ba-du-ru

English: See badiri (full moon)

Example (Swahili):

Usiku wa baduru ulikuwa na mwangaza mwingi.

Example (English):

The night of the full moon was very bright.

Bafa¹

ba-fa

English: A rubber device in vehicles

Example (Swahili):

Gari lilihitaji bafa mpya.

Example (English):

The car needed a new bumper pad.

Bafa²

ba-fa

English: A buffer zone between hostile armies

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na bafa kati ya majeshi mawili.

Example (English):

There was a buffer zone between the two armies.

Bafe

ba-fe

English: A spotted snake that spits strong venom

Example (Swahili):

Walikimbia walipoona bafe shambani.

Example (English):

They ran when they saw the venomous snake in the field.

Bafela

ba-fe-la

English: Boiled groundnuts

Example (Swahili):

Tulikula bafela sokoni.

Example (English):

We ate boiled groundnuts at the market.

Bafta¹

baf-ta

English: A type of white cotton cloth

Example (Swahili):

Mzee alinunua bafta kwa ajili ya kushona kanzu.

Example (English):

The elder bought white cotton cloth to sew a robe.

Bafta²

baf-ta

English: White cloth used to cover a Muslim corpse

Example (Swahili):

Maiti alifunikwa kwa bafta safi.

Example (English):

The corpse was covered with a clean white cloth.

Bafta³

baf-ta

English: A sail of a dhow or boat

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walifunga bafta kwenye jahazi lao.

Example (English):

The fishermen fixed the sail on their dhow.

Bafu

ba-fu

English: A bathroom; a basin for bathing

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto aliingia bafu kuoga.

Example (English):

The child went into the bathroom to bathe.

Bagawa

ba-ga-wa

English: To talk nonsense

Example (Swahili):

Wazee walimkemea kwa kubagawa hadharani.

Example (English):

The elders scolded him for talking nonsense in public.

Bagaza

ba-ga-za

English: To take something by trickery

Example (Swahili):

Alibagaza pesa za rafiki yake.

Example (English):

He tricked his friend out of money.

Bagazana

ba-ga-za-na

English: To insult one another; to exchange abusive words

Example (Swahili):

Wawili hao walibagazana sokoni.

Example (English):

The two exchanged insults at the market.

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