Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ʃaˈrti/
English: Condition; prerequisite; rule; requirement
Sharti la kwanza ni kuwa na kitambulisho.
The first condition is to have an ID card.
/ʃaˈrti/
English: Rope used to fasten a ship's sail
Walifunga tanga kwa sharti imara.
They tied the sail with a strong rope.
/ʃaruˈbati/
English: Non-alcoholic drink made from fruit, sugar, and milk; juice
Tulinywa sharubati ya matunda mchana.
We drank fruit juice in the afternoon.
/ʃaˈrubu/
English: Mustache; hair between upper lip and nose
Alinyoa sharubu yake fupi.
He trimmed his short mustache.
/ʃaˈrubu/
English: Antennae; feelers on an insect's head
Kipepeo ana sharubu ndefu.
The butterfly has long antennae.
/ʃa'ruti/
English: Necessity; something compulsory
Ni sharuti kila mwanafunzi avae sare ya shule.
It is necessary for every student to wear a school uniform.
/'ʃaʃa/
English: To celebrate joyfully; to show excitement
Watoto walishasha baada ya kushinda mchezo wa mpira.
The children celebrated joyfully after winning the football game.
/'ʃaʃa/
English: To show off; to be proud or boastful
Alishasha mbele ya marafiki zake baada ya kununua gari jipya.
He showed off in front of his friends after buying a new car.
/'ʃaʃi/
English: Tissue paper or thin cloth
Mama alifuta machozi kwa kipande cha shashi.
The mother wiped her tears with a piece of tissue.
/ʃa'ʃija/
English: To be happy about an event; to welcome joyfully
Wazazi walishashia kufaulu kwa mtoto wao.
The parents were happy about their child's success.
/ʃaʃima'miʃi/
English: Badly; unwillingly; with hatred
Alifanya kazi hiyo shashimamishi kwa sababu hakuwa na hiari.
He did the work unwillingly because he had no choice.
/ʃaʃima'miʃi/
English: A despised or worthless person
Kijiji kilimwona kuwa shashimamishi kwa tabia zake mbaya.
The village considered him a worthless person because of his bad behavior.
/'ʃata/
English: Waste from oil seeds like sesame or coconut
Wakulima walitumia shata kama mbolea kwenye mashamba yao.
Farmers used the oilseed waste as fertilizer in their fields.
/'ʃata/
English: A window or door shutter; camera lens shutter
Alifunga shata la dirisha kabla ya mvua kuanza.
He closed the window shutter before the rain started.
/ʃa'tara/
English: Cleverness; skill; intelligence
Mtoto huyo ana shatara nyingi darasani.
That child has great intelligence in class.
/ʃata'ʃata/
English: Watery or full of oil; soggy
Supu ilikuwa shatashata kwa sababu ya mafuta mengi.
The soup was watery and oily because it had too much fat.
/'ʃati/
English: A shirt; upper garment with collar and sleeves
Baba alinunua shati jipya la ofisini.
Father bought a new shirt for the office.
/ʃa'tiri/
English: A stanza of a poem
Mshairi aliandika shati nne katika utenzi wake.
The poet wrote four stanzas in his poem.
/ʃato'ruma/
English: A net-like cloth worn by women on the arm
Mwanamke alivaa shatoruma mkononi kwenye harusi.
The woman wore a net-like cloth on her arm at the wedding.
/'ʃawu/
English: A fool; a person who lacks intelligence
Watu walimcheka shau kwa kufanya kosa la kijinga.
People laughed at the fool for making a silly mistake.
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