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Fedheha

/feˈðeha/

English: Shame; disgrace

Example (Swahili):

Alikumbwa na fedheha mbele ya umma.

Example (English):

He suffered disgrace in public.

Fedheheka

/feðeˈheka/

English: To be ashamed; to be disgraced

Example (Swahili):

Alifedheheka baada ya kosa lake kufichuliwa.

Example (English):

She was ashamed after her mistake was exposed.

Fedhehesha

/feðeˈheʃa/

English: To shame; to disgrace someone

Example (Swahili):

Usimfedheheshe mwenzako hadharani.

Example (English):

Don't shame your colleague in public.

Fedhehi

/feˈðehi/

English: To shame; to put to disgrace

Example (Swahili):

Kauli hiyo iliwafedhehi wazazi.

Example (English):

That remark disgraced the parents.

Fedhuli

/feˈðuli/

English: Rude person; rude

Example (Swahili):

Usimjibu kwa maneno ya fedhuli.

Example (English):

Don't respond with rude words.

Fee

/feː/

English: Absolutely; directly (emphatic)

Example (Swahili):

Tulimkuta fee kazini saa mbili.

Example (English):

We found him right at work at eight o'clock.

Feefe

/ˈfeːfe/

English: Absolutely; totally (emphatic)

Example (Swahili):

Alikataa feefe kwenda.

Example (English):

He totally refused to go.

Fefe

/ˈfefe/

English: Thatching grass; short grass

Example (Swahili):

Walikusanya fefe kwa ajili ya kuezeka.

Example (English):

They collected thatching grass for roofing.

Fekenya

/feˈkenja/

English: To squeeze/pinch with fingers

Example (Swahili):

Usifekenye pipi, fungua vizuri.

Example (English):

Don't pinch the candy—open it properly.

Fekenyeka

/fekenˈjeka/

English: To be squeezed; to get pinched

Example (Swahili):

Mfuko umekuwa ukifekenyeka na kuharibika.

Example (English):

The bag keeps getting pinched and torn.

Feki

/ˈfeki/

English: Fake; counterfeit

Example (Swahili):

Walikamatwa wakiuza bidhaa feki.

Example (English):

They were arrested selling counterfeit goods.

Felefele

/feleˈfele/

English: Wild millet (grain)

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walivuna felefele mwaka huu.

Example (English):

Farmers harvested wild millet this year.

Felegi

/feˈleɡi/

English: Iron used for making blades

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia felegi kutengeneza panga.

Example (English):

The smith used special iron to make a machete.

Feleji

/feˈleji/

English: Same as felegi (iron for blades)

Example (Swahili):

Upanga huu umetengenezwa kwa feleji imara.

Example (English):

This sword is made from strong blade-iron.

Feleti

/feˈleti/

English: To release; to escape

Example (Swahili):

Mshukiwa amefeleti mkononi mwa polisi.

Example (English):

The suspect has escaped from police custody.

Feli

/ˈfeli/

English: To fail; to discover (dial.); to mock (contextual)

Example (Swahili):

Alifeli mtihani wa hisabati mwaka jana.

Example (English):

He failed the math exam last year.

Felsi

/ˈfelsi/

English: Extra amount added to a price; markup

Example (Swahili):

Bei hii ina felsi kubwa sokoni.

Example (English):

This price has a large markup in the market.

Fenesi

/feˈnesi/

English: Jackfruit

Example (Swahili):

Tunda la fenesi hukomaa kipindi cha masika.

Example (English):

Jackfruit ripens during the long rains.

Feni

/ˈfeni/

English: Fan; ventilator

Example (Swahili):

Waliwasha feni kupunguza joto darasani.

Example (English):

They turned on the fan to reduce the heat in class.

Fenomenologia

/fenomenoloˈɡia/

English: Phenomenology

Example (Swahili):

Alisomea fenomenologia kwenye falsafa.

Example (English):

She studied phenomenology in philosophy.

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