Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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swala²

/swala/

English: Antelope

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona swala wakikimbia porini.

Example (English):

We saw antelopes running in the wild.

swalapala

/swalapala/

English: Large antelope with big horns

Example (Swahili):

Swalapala ni mnyama mkubwa mwenye pembe ndefu.

Example (English):

The swalapala is a large antelope with long horns.

swali¹

/swali/

English: Question

Example (Swahili):

Aliniuliza swali gumu sana.

Example (English):

He asked me a very difficult question.

swali²

/swali/

English: To perform Islamic prayers

Example (Swahili):

Waislamu huswali mara tano kwa siku.

Example (English):

Muslims pray five times a day.

swalisha

/swalisha/

English: To lead Islamic prayers

Example (Swahili):

Imamu aliswalisha waumini wote.

Example (English):

The imam led all the believers in prayer.

swara

/swara/

English: See "swala²."

Example (Swahili):

Neno "swara" lina maana sawa na "swala."

Example (English):

The word "swara" has the same meaning as "swala."

sweka

/sweka/

English: To hide oneself in bushes or elsewhere

Example (Swahili):

Alisweka msituni kujificha.

Example (English):

He hid in the forest to avoid being seen.

sweta

/sweta/

English: Sweater

Example (Swahili):

Alivaa sweta wakati wa baridi.

Example (English):

He wore a sweater during the cold weather.

swi

/swi/

English: See "samaki."

Example (Swahili):

Swi ni aina ya samaki.

Example (English):

Swi is a type of fish.

swichi

/swichi/

English: Electrical switch

Example (Swahili):

Alizima taa kwa kubonyeza swichi.

Example (English):

He turned off the light by pressing the switch.

swichibodi

/swichibodi/

English: Switchboard for electricity or telephones

Example (Swahili):

Swichibodi inadhibiti umeme katika jengo lote.

Example (English):

The switchboard controls electricity in the whole building.

swigha

/swigha/

English: Decorations; ornaments

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba ilikuwa imepambwa kwa swigha nzuri.

Example (English):

The house was decorated with beautiful ornaments.

swila

/swila/

English: Venomous snake; spitting cobra

Example (Swahili):

Swila ni nyoka hatari anayepuliza sumu.

Example (English):

The swila is a dangerous snake that spits venom.

taa bocho

/taa botʃo/

English: A flatterer, deceiver.

Example (Swahili):

Usiwe taa bocho kwa wakubwa.

Example (English):

Don't be a flatterer to superiors.

taa kilimawe

/taa kilimawe/

English: A flatterer, deceiver.

Example (Swahili):

Taa kilimawe humdanganya kila mtu.

Example (English):

A flatterer deceives everyone.

taa kipungu

/taa kipuŋgu/

English: A type of fish.

Example (Swahili):

Leo tumepika taa kipungu kwa chakula cha jioni.

Example (English):

Today we cooked taa kipungu for dinner.

taa machanja

/taa matʃandʒa/

English: A type of fish with a poisonous tail.

Example (Swahili):

Taa machanja ni samaki hatari.

Example (English):

Taa machanja is a dangerous fish.

taa za trafiki

/taa za trafiki/

English: Traffic lights.

Example (Swahili):

Taa za trafiki zilibadilika kuwa nyekundu.

Example (English):

The traffic lights turned red.

taa¹

/taa/

English: Lamp, light.

Example (Swahili):

Alipowasha taa chumbani.

Example (English):

He lit the lamp in the room.

taa²

/taa/

English: A type of fish with a pointed mouth (like a spike).

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua taa baharini.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a taa fish in the sea.

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