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Chapati

cha-pati

English: A food made from wheat flour, rolled and baked

Example (Swahili):

Tulikula chapati na maharagwe kwa chakula cha jioni.

Example (English):

We ate chapati with beans for dinner.

Chapika

cha-pika

English: Drink excessively; get drunk

Example (Swahili):

Alchapika pombe nyingi jana.

Example (English):

He drank excessively yesterday.

Chapisha

cha-pisha

English: Print (like a book)

Example (Swahili):

Walichapisha gazeti jipya asubuhi.

Example (English):

They printed a new newspaper in the morning.

Chaprika

cha-prika

English: Do something quickly; act hastily

Example (Swahili):

Alichaprika kukimbia baada ya kusikia kelele.

Example (English):

He hurried to run after hearing the noise.

Chapua

cha-pua

English: Hurry; go fast; speed up

Example (Swahili):

Dereva alichapua gari barabarani.

Example (English):

The driver sped up the car on the road.

Chapuchapu

chapu-chapu

English: Quickly; without delay

Example (Swahili):

Walienda chapuchapu hospitalini.

Example (English):

They went quickly to the hospital.

Chapuka¹

cha-puka

English: Go quickly; separate from people

Example (Swahili):

Alchapuka kutoka mkutanoni.

Example (English):

He hurried away from the meeting.

Chapuka²

cha-puka

English: Absorb spices well; become tasty

Example (Swahili):

Kuku alchapuka vizuri na viungo.

Example (English):

The chicken absorbed the spices well.

Chapukia

cha-pukia

English: Become tasty with spices; rejoice

Example (Swahili):

Walisema mchuzi umechapukia leo.

Example (English):

They said the stew became very tasty today.

Chapukiwa

cha-pukiwa

English: Be cheered or pleased by others

Example (Swahili):

Wachezaji walichapukiwa na mashabiki.

Example (English):

The players were cheered by the fans.

Chapuo¹

cha-puo

English: A small drum with skin on both sides

Example (Swahili):

Walipiga chapuo shereheni.

Example (English):

They played the small drum at the ceremony.

Chapuo²

cha-puo

English: Urgency; state of urging

Example (Swahili):

Aliomba msaada kwa chapuo kubwa.

Example (English):

He asked for help with great urgency.

Chapuza¹

cha-puza

English: Make go faster; accelerate

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alchapuza injini ya gari.

Example (English):

The mechanic accelerated the car engine.

Chapuza²

cha-puza

English: A work song sung to motivate people

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima waliimba chapuza walipofanya kazi.

Example (English):

Farmers sang a work song while working.

Chapwa¹

cha-pwa

English: Inferior; tasteless

Example (Swahili):

Chakula kilikuwa chapwa bila chumvi.

Example (English):

The food was tasteless without salt.

Chapwa²

cha-pwa

English: Tea without sugar

Example (Swahili):

Baba alikunywa chai chapwa.

Example (English):

Father drank tea without sugar.

Chapwanisha

cha-pwanisha

English: Make tasteless; remove flavor

Example (Swahili):

Alchapwanisha supu kwa kuongeza maji mengi.

Example (English):

He made the soup tasteless by adding too much water.

Charanga¹

chara-nga

English: Cut into very small pieces

Example (Swahili):

Mama alicharanga nyama ndogo ndogo kwa pilau.

Example (English):

Mother cut the meat into very small pieces for pilau.

Charanga²

chara-nga

English: A drum played in a dance with singers; a South American dance

Example (Swahili):

Vijana walicheza ngoma ya charanga.

Example (English):

The youths danced to the charanga drum.

Charange

chara-nge

English: A traditional musical instrument (see: mpungate)

Example (Swahili):

Walipiga charange katika sherehe ya harusi.

Example (English):

They played the charange instrument at the wedding.

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