Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Found 463 word(s) starting with "L"
ladhidhi

/la'dhidhi/

English: Tasty; delicious

Example (Swahili):

Chakula cha leo kilikuwa ladhidhi sana.

Example (English):

Today's meal was very delicious.

ladu

/'ladu/

English: A sweet food made in small round shapes

Example (Swahili):

Waliandaa ladu kwa sherehe ya Diwali.

Example (English):

They prepared ladu for the Diwali celebration.

lafidhi

/la'fidhɪ/

English: To pronounce; to speak eloquently

Example (Swahili):

Mwalimu alimfundisha jinsi ya kulafidhi maneno vizuri.

Example (English):

The teacher taught him how to pronounce words correctly.

lafuaa

/la'fuɐ/

English: To make someone greedy; to be very hungry

Example (Swahili):

Harufu ya chakula ilinilafuaa zaidi.

Example (English):

The smell of food made me even hungrier.

lafudhi

/la'fudhi/

English: Manner of pronunciation; diction

Example (Swahili):

Lafudhi yake ya Kiswahili ni safi sana.

Example (English):

His Swahili pronunciation is very clear.

lafudhiya

/lafu'dhiya/

English: In one's own words; verbatim

Example (Swahili):

Alieleza simulizi hiyo kwa lafudhiya.

Example (English):

He narrated the story in his own words.

lafukaa

/lafu'kaa/

English: To be very greedy; insatiable

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walilafukaa na kula kila kitu.

Example (English):

The children were so greedy they ate everything.

laghai¹

/la'ɣai/

English: To deceive; to cheat; to lie

Example (Swahili):

Usijaribu kulaghai watu kwa tamaa.

Example (English):

Don't try to deceive people out of greed.

laghai²

/la'ɣai/

English: A liar; deceiver; con artist

Example (Swahili):

Yule laghai alikamatwa na polisi.

Example (English):

That con artist was arrested by the police.

laghai³

/la'ɣai/

English: Deceptive; untrustworthy

Example (Swahili):

Huyo mtu ana tabia laghai.

Example (English):

That person has a deceptive nature.

laghai⁴

/la'ɣai/

English: Riddle; puzzle

Example (Swahili):

Alitupa laghai ngumu kutatua.

Example (English):

He gave us a difficult riddle to solve.

laha

/'laha/

English: Paper for writing

Example (Swahili):

Aliandika barua kwenye laha safi.

Example (English):

He wrote the letter on a clean sheet of paper.

lahabu¹

/la'habʊ/

English: To burn; destroy by fire

Example (Swahili):

Moto ulilaha nyumba nzima.

Example (English):

The fire burned down the whole house.

lahabu²

/la'habʊ/

English: Fire; flames

Example (Swahili):

Lahabu zilitanda baada ya mlipuko.

Example (English):

Flames spread after the explosion.

lahadi¹

/la'hadi/

English: Grave digger

Example (Swahili):

Lahadi walimaliza kuchimba kaburi jioni.

Example (English):

The grave diggers finished their work in the evening.

lahadi²

/la'hadi/

English: To dig a grave

Example (Swahili):

Walilahadi kwa ajili ya mazishi kesho.

Example (English):

They dug the grave in preparation for tomorrow's burial.

lahaja

/la'haja/

English: Dialect; regional language variation

Example (Swahili):

Anaongea Kiswahili cha lahaja ya Pwani.

Example (English):

He speaks Swahili in the coastal dialect.

lahama

/la'hama/

English: Act of soldering or joining things

Example (Swahili):

Fundi yule ni bingwa wa lahama.

Example (English):

That craftsman is an expert in soldering.

lahamu

/la'hamu/

English: To solder

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alilhamu vyuma vilivyotengana.

Example (English):

The mechanic soldered the separated metals.

lahana

/la'hana/

English: To argue; to dispute

Example (Swahili):

Walianza kulahana kuhusu urithi.

Example (English):

They began arguing about inheritance.

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