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/tron'boni/
English: A trombone (musical instrument).
Alipiga tronboni kwenye bendi ya shule.
He played the trombone in the school band.
/tro'piki/
English: The tropics (geographical zone).
Nchi nyingi za Afrika zipo katika ukanda wa tropiki.
Many African countries lie in the tropical zone.
/'ttitti/
English: Very black; very dark.
Usiku huu ni ttitti kabisa.
Tonight is completely dark.
/tu'a/
English: To land (like a bird); to put down a load.
Ndege imetua uwanjani.
The plane has landed at the airport.
/tu'a/
English: To be satisfied; to calm down; to become quiet.
Mtoto ametua baada ya kulia muda mrefu.
The child has calmed down after crying for a long time.
/tu'a/
English: To set (of the sun).
Jua linatua magharibi.
The sun is setting in the west.
/'tua/
English: The fruit of a wild plant resembling an eggplant.
Walipika tua kwa chakula cha jioni.
They cooked the wild fruit for dinner.
/'tua/
English: A strange or shameful thing; a disgrace.
Kitendo hicho ni tua kwa familia yao.
That act is a disgrace to their family.
/'tua/
English: A resting place; a secluded place.
Walipumzika kwenye tua la mti mkubwa.
They rested at the shade of a large tree.
/'tu/
English: Just; merely; for no reason; (emphatic) enough.
Nilimwambia tu kwa utani.
I just told him as a joke.
/'tu/
English: Very many.
Kulikuwa na watu tu sokoni.
There were very many people at the market.
/tu'ama/
English: To settle; to become calm (of liquids).
Maji yametuama kwenye bwawa baada ya mvua.
The water has settled in the pond after the rain.
/tubu/
English: To confess; to admit a fault or sin.
Alitubu makosa yake hadharani.
He confessed his mistakes publicly.
/tuba'kero/
English: See tabakero (a tobacco pouch).
Angalia neno tabakero kwa maana kamili.
See the word tabakero for the full meaning.
/tubi'a/
English: To repent; to ask for God's forgiveness.
Alitubia dhambi zake mbele za Mungu.
He repented of his sins before God.
/tu'buli/
English: See ngoma¹ (a drum).
Angalia neno ngoma¹ kwa maana.
See the word ngoma¹ for the meaning.
/tu'bwi/
English: A splash sound (of something falling into water).
Jiwe lilidondoka majini likatoa sauti ya tubwi.
The stone fell into the water with a splash.
/tubwi'kia/
English: To plunge into water or liquid.
Alitubwikia baharini kuogelea.
He plunged into the sea to swim.
/tubwi'sha/
English: To toss a child playfully in the air and catch them.
Baba alimkubali mtoto wake akimtubwisha hewani.
The father played with his child, tossing him in the air.
/tubwi'sha/
English: To splash water after diving in (like a fish).
Samaki walitubwisha walipoingia majini.
The fish splashed as they dived into the water.
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