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vizai¹

vi-zai

English: Rotten (egg); undeveloped (chick)

Example (Swahili):

Kuku alitaga vizai visivyototolewa

Example (English):

The hen laid rotten eggs that could not hatch

vizai²

vi-zai

English: A permit allowing someone to enter a specific country; visa

Example (Swahili):

Alisafiri Ulaya kwa kutumia vizai vyake

Example (English):

He traveled to Europe using his visas

vizia

vi-zi-a

English: To lie in wait for someone with the intent to harm or attack

Example (Swahili):

Majambazi walivizia gari njiani

Example (English):

The robbers lay in wait for the car on the road

vizuri

vi-zu-ri

English: To be in a good state; well, properly, fine

Example (Swahili):

Alipokea zawadi vizuri sana

Example (English):

He received the gift very well

vocha¹

vo-cha

English: 1. A payment voucher or receipt. 2. A coupon for a discount

Example (Swahili):

Alileta vocha ya malipo benki

Example (English):

He brought a payment voucher to the bank

vocha²

vo-cha

English: A card for paying for services (e.g., phone credit)

Example (Swahili):

Aliweka vocha ya simu kwa shilingi mia tano

Example (English):

He loaded a phone credit voucher worth five hundred shillings

vogomea

vo-go-mea

English: To wander far away; to get completely lost

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alvogomea msituni na hakupatikana mara moja

Example (English):

The child wandered far into the forest and wasn't found immediately

vokali

vo-ka-li

English: 1. A vowel. 2. (Music) A vocalist

Example (Swahili):

Neno hili lina vokali tano

Example (English):

This word has five vowels

voliboli

vo-li-bo-li

English: The game of volleyball

Example (Swahili):

Vijana walicheza voliboli ufukweni

Example (English):

The youths played volleyball at the beach

volkano

vol-ka-no

English: 1. A volcanic eruption. 2. A volcano

Example (Swahili):

Volkano ililipuka na kusababisha uharibifu mkubwa

Example (English):

The volcano erupted and caused great destruction

volteji

vol-te-ji

English: Voltage

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alikagua volteji ya nyaya hizo

Example (English):

The electrician checked the voltage of those wires

volti

vol-ti

English: Volt (unit of electrical force)

Example (Swahili):

Betri ina volti kumi na mbili

Example (English):

The battery has twelve volts

voltimeta

vol-ti-me-ta

English: A device used to measure electrical force; a voltmeter

Example (Swahili):

Alitumia voltimeta kupima umeme

Example (English):

He used a voltmeter to measure the electricity

vondomoka

von-do-mo-ka

English: To jump out; to emerge quickly from hiding

Example (Swahili):

Panya alivondomoka kutoka shimo lake

Example (English):

The rat jumped out of its hole

vongea

von-gea

English: To eat quickly and carelessly, stuffing the mouth

Example (Swahili):

Alivongea chakula bila hata kutafuna vizuri

Example (English):

He stuffed food into his mouth without even chewing well

vongonya

von-gon-ya

English: See vungunya

Example (Swahili):

Moto ulianza kuvongonya kuni taratibu

Example (English):

The fire started burning the firewood slowly

vongonyoa

von-gon-yoa

English: To uncover something hidden

Example (Swahili):

Waliivongonyoa siri yake hadharani

Example (English):

They uncovered his secret publicly

vonyea

von-yea

English: To eat by stuffing the mouth; to eat gluttonously

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alionyesha tabia ya vonyea pipi

Example (English):

The child showed gluttony by stuffing candy in his mouth

vota

vo-ta

English: To win in a dance, case, or any competition

Example (Swahili):

Alivota kwenye mashindano ya kucheza

Example (English):

He won in the dance competition

vovea

vo-vea

English: To become soaked and filled with water

Example (Swahili):

Mvua ilifanya nguo zake zivovee

Example (English):

The rain made his clothes completely soaked

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