Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/to'fauti/
English: Different; dissimilar.
Wana mitazamo tofauti kuhusu maisha.
They have different views about life.
/tofautia'na/
English: To disagree; to differ.
Wawili hao walitofautiana kuhusu sera mpya.
The two disagreed on the new policy.
/tofautisha/
English: To differentiate; to show the difference.
Mwalimu alitofautisha maneno haya mawili kwa mifano.
The teacher differentiated these two words with examples.
/'tofi/
English: A toffee; sweet or candy.
Alinunua tofi sokoni kwa watoto.
He bought toffee at the market for the children.
/tofo'a/
English: To ruin; to destroy; to nullify.
Uongozi mbaya unaweza kufoa mipango mizuri.
Poor leadership can ruin good plans.
/to'fya/
English: To press or touch something soft (e.g., a fruit).
Usitofye embe hilo; bado halijaiva.
Don't press that mango; it's not yet ripe.
/tofyato'fya/
English: To touch or poke repeatedly.
Watoto walikuwa wakitofyatofya kiputo kwa vidole.
The children kept poking the balloon with their fingers.
/tofyoka/
English: To gush out (water, breath, or air) forcefully, e.g., when exhausted.
Alitofyoka pumzi baada ya kukimbia.
He gasped for breath after running.
/'toga/
English: To pierce holes in earlobes for earrings.
Alitoga masikio yake akiwa kijana.
He pierced his ears when he was young.
/'toga/
English: To protrude; to stick out.
Jiwe linatoga nje ya ukuta.
A stone is sticking out of the wall.
/'togo/
English: Praise; a compliment.
Alipokea togo nyingi baada ya hotuba yake.
He received many compliments after his speech.
/togo'a/
English: To praise.
Walimtogoa kwa jitihada zake kazini.
They praised him for his efforts at work.
/togon'ya/
English: The fruit of the castor oil plant.
Walikusanya togonya kwa ajili ya mafuta.
They collected castor fruits for oil extraction.
/togon'ya/
English: Potato seeds.
Walipanda togonya shambani.
They planted potato seeds in the field.
/to'goo/
English: A literary composition that praises something or someone; a eulogy.
Alisoma togoo kumheshimu shujaa wa kijiji.
He read a eulogy to honor the village hero.
/to'gota/
English: A female goat that has not yet given birth.
Togota huyo bado ni mchanga.
That female goat has not yet given birth.
/'togwa/
English: A type of non-alcoholic brew made from millet flour, sugar, and a plant.
Togwa baridi ni kinywaji cha asili.
Cold togwa is a traditional drink.
/to'haɾa/
English: Circumcision (male).
Tohara ni desturi muhimu katika jamii yao.
Circumcision is an important tradition in their community.
/to'haɾa/
English: The state of purity or cleanliness required for prayer (Islamic).
Mtu anatakiwa awe katika tohara kabla ya sala.
A person must be in a state of purity before prayer.
/toha'rani/
English: Purgatory (in Catholic belief).
Wanaamini nafsi ziko toharani zikisafishwa.
They believe souls are being purified in purgatory.
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