Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/heˈsabu/
English: To consider; take into account
Hesabu hatari kabla ya kuanza safari.
Consider the risks before starting the trip.
/hisaˈbati/
English: Mathematics (as a subject)
Anaipenda Hisabati kuliko masomo mengine.
He likes Mathematics more than other subjects.
/heˈsabu/
English: Budgeting; tight calculation; frugality
Mwaka huu tunafanya hesabu⁶ kali za matumizi.
This year we're keeping a very tight budget.
/heˈʃima/
English: Respect; honor; decorum
Onyesha heshima kwa wakubwa na wadogo.
Show respect to both elders and youngsters.
/heˈʃimu/
English: To respect; honor; esteem
Heshimu maamuzi ya wengine.
Respect other people's decisions.
/ˈhesi/
English: Screw thread/groove; screw-type nail
Banio halikutosha kwenye hesi ya bolti.
The clamp didn't fit the bolt's thread.
/heteɾoɡloˈsia/
English: Presence of multiple sociolects within one language
Riwaya inaonyesha heteroglosia ya jamii mbalimbali.
The novel displays the heteroglossia of different communities.
/ˈhewa/
English: Air; atmosphere; wind
Fungua dirisha ili hewa iingie.
Open the window so air can come in.
/ˈhewa/
English: Fake; illegitimate; not genuine
Cheti chake kiligunduliwa kuwa hewa.
His certificate was found to be fake.
/heˈwaa/
English: Exclamation of acceptance/assent ("alright!" "okay!")
"Tutakutana saa kumi?" "Hewaa!"
"Shall we meet at four?" "Okay!"
/hewa.uˈkaa/
English: Polluted air from burning carbon materials
Mji unatatizika na hewaukaa wakati wa kiangazi.
The city struggles with polluted air during the dry season.
/ˈheza/
English: To assign an overly difficult task to spite someone
Usimheze mfanyakazi kazi asiyoweza kuimudu.
Don't saddle a worker with a task they can't possibly do.
/ˈhezi/
English: Hertz (unit of frequency)
Redio inatangaza kwenye megaherz 98.
The radio broadcasts at 98 megahertz.
/hiˈana/
English: Stinginess; meanness; oppression/injustice
Hiana katika kugawa rasilimali huleta migogoro.
Meanness in sharing resources breeds conflicts.
/hiˈari/
English: Free will; voluntary choice
Ndoa yao ilikuwa ya hiari.
Their marriage was by free will.
/hiˈari/
English: To choose/decide freely
Unaweza kuhiari kubaki au kuondoka.
You may freely choose to stay or leave.
/ˈhiba/
English: Gift/grant given out of love; endowment
Alitoa hiba kwa shule ya kijiji.
She gave a gift to the village school.
/ˈhibu/
English: To love; to cherish deeply
Wazazi wanahibu watoto wao bila masharti.
Parents love their children unconditionally.
/ˈhit͡ʃo/
English: Demonstrative pronoun (far, singular; ki-/vi- class): "that (thing)"
Leta hicho kitabu kilicho mezani.
Bring that book on the table.
/ˈhit͡ʃo/
English: Demonstrative adjective (far, singular; ki-/vi-): "that (…thing)"
Natafuta hicho kifaa cha kupimia.
I'm looking for that measuring tool.
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