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tandabui

/tanda'bui/

English: Spiderweb.

Example (Swahili):

Kwenye kona ya chumba kuna tandabui.

Example (English):

There's a spiderweb in the corner of the room.

tandala

/tan'dala/

English: Large antelope.

Example (Swahili):

Tandala walionekana kwenye mbuga ya wanyama.

Example (English):

Large antelopes were seen in the wildlife park.

tandama

/tan'dama/

English: To stretch out, lie flat.

Example (Swahili):

Alitandama chini kwa uchovu.

Example (English):

He lay flat on the ground from exhaustion.

tandatu

/tan'datu/

English: Six.

Example (Swahili):

Kuna watu tandatu mezani.

Example (English):

There are six people at the table.

tandavu

/tan'davu/

English: Contagious (disease).

Example (Swahili):

Ugonjwa huo ni tandavu.

Example (English):

That disease is contagious.

tandawaa

/tanda'waa/

English: To spread out.

Example (Swahili):

Mazulia yametandawaa sakafuni.

Example (English):

The carpets are spread out on the floor.

tandawala

/tanda'wala/

English: Type of bird.

Example (Swahili):

Tandawala hupatikana kaskazini mwa nchi.

Example (English):

The tandawala bird is found in the north of the country.

tandawavu

/tanda'wavu/

English: Spreading widely.

Example (Swahili):

Maji yametandawavu katika shamba lote.

Example (English):

The water has spread widely across the field.

tandawaza

/tanda'waza/

English: To spread worldwide.

Example (Swahili):

Habari hii imetandawaza ulimwenguni.

Example (English):

This news has spread across the world.

tandawi

/tan'dawi/

English: Lazy person.

Example (Swahili):

Usifanye kazi kama tandawi.

Example (English):

Don't work like a lazy person.

tandaza

/tan'daza/

English: To lay out, spread.

Example (Swahili):

Walitandaza magunia ili yakauke.

Example (English):

They laid out the sacks to dry.

tandia

/tan'dia/

English: To surround in order to catch.

Example (Swahili):

Walitandia mnyama porini.

Example (English):

They surrounded the animal in the wild.

tandika¹

/tan'dika/

English: To beat, thrash.

Example (Swahili):

Alitandika mwizi kwa fimbo.

Example (English):

He beat the thief with a stick.

tandika²

/tan'dika/

English: To prepare, arrange.

Example (Swahili):

Alitandika meza kwa chakula cha jioni.

Example (English):

She set the table for dinner.

tandiko

/tan'diko/

English: Mattress, bedding.

Example (Swahili):

Wamelala kwenye tandiko zuri.

Example (English):

They slept on a nice mattress.

tando

/tan'do/

English: Fishing net.

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walitengeneza tando jipya.

Example (English):

The fishermen made a new fishing net.

tandu

/tan'du/

English: Centipede.

Example (Swahili):

Tandu alitambaa ukutani.

Example (English):

A centipede crawled along the wall.

tandu-kilinzi

/tandu'kilinzi/

English: Hypocrite.

Example (Swahili):

Tandu-kilinzi hudanganya kwa maneno matamu.

Example (English):

A hypocrite deceives with sweet words.

tandua

/tan'dua/

English: To remove something spread out.

Example (Swahili):

Walitandua hema baada ya tamasha.

Example (English):

They took down the tent after the festival.

tanduka

/tan'duka/

English: To clear up (weather).

Example (Swahili):

Anga limetanduka baada ya mvua.

Example (English):

The sky has cleared after the rain.

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