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Futafuta

/futaˈfuta/

English: To thrash about (when dying); flail

Example (Swahili):

Samaki alifutafuta hadi akatulizwa.

Example (English):

The fish thrashed about until it calmed.

Futahi

/fuˈtahi/

English: Luck; success (also: to flee, regional)

Example (Swahili):

Aliona futahi baada ya juhudi nyingi.

Example (English):

He found success after much effort.

Futari

/fuˈtari/

English: Meal to break a fast (Iftar)

Example (Swahili):

Waligawa futari msikitini.

Example (English):

They served iftar at the mosque.

Fute

/ˈfute/

English: A striped fish

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walinasa fute wawili.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught two striped fish.

Futi

/ˈfuti/

English: Foot (measurement); knee (regional)

Example (Swahili):

Urefu wake ni futi sita.

Example (English):

His height is six feet.

Futia

/fuˈtia/

English: To pounce on someone; attack suddenly

Example (Swahili):

Wezi walimfutia gizani.

Example (English):

Thieves pounced on him in the dark.

Futika

/fuˈtika/

English: Hide money in clothing; clamp with legs

Example (Swahili):

Alifutika hela kwenye soksi.

Example (English):

He hid the money in his sock.

Futikamba

/futiˈkamba/

English: Measuring tape

Example (Swahili):

Pima urefu kwa futikamba.

Example (English):

Measure the length with a tape.

Futu

/ˈfutu/

English: To forget; disappear; solve; be insufficient (contextual)

Example (Swahili):

Wasiwasi wake ulifutu baada ya majibu.

Example (English):

His anxiety disappeared after the answers.

Futua

/fuˈtua/

English: To remove; unpack; inflate

Example (Swahili):

Tafadhali futua mizigo kwenye buti.

Example (English):

Please unpack the luggage in the trunk.

Futuhi

/fuˈtuhi/

English: A type of comedy/farce

Example (Swahili):

Vipande vya futuhi vilichekesha sana.

Example (English):

The farcical skits were very funny.

Futuka

/fuˈtuka/

English: To leave suddenly; to swell; to refuse angrily

Example (Swahili):

Alifutuka kikaoni bila kuaga.

Example (English):

He stormed out of the meeting without a goodbye.

Futuri

/fuˈturi/

English: Hemorrhoids; span between thumb and index finger

Example (Swahili):

Alilalamika maumivu ya futuri.

Example (English):

He complained of hemorrhoid pain.

Futuru

/fuˈturu/

English: To break the fast (Islamic)

Example (Swahili):

Tutafuturu saa moja jioni.

Example (English):

We will break the fast at seven in the evening.

Fututa

/fuˈtuta/

English: Warm cloth and water treatment for fever

Example (Swahili):

Walimtia fututa kumtuliza homa.

Example (English):

They applied a warm compress to ease the fever.

Futuza

/fuˈtuza/

English: Inflatable object; animal bladder

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walicheza kwa futuza ya mpira.

Example (English):

The children played with an inflatable bladder ball.

Fuu

/fuː/

English: Small dark fruit; a type of crab; skull

Example (Swahili):

Alikusanya fuu kutoka msituni kwa dawa.

Example (English):

She collected the small dark fruits from the forest for medicine.

Fuuza

/fuːza/

English: To persist; continue without stopping

Example (Swahili):

Licha ya vikwazo, waliendelea kufuuza na mradi.

Example (English):

Despite obstacles, they kept pressing on with the project.

Fuvu

/ˈfuvu/

English: Skull; coconut shell

Example (Swahili):

Mwalimu alionyesha fuvu katika somo la biolojia.

Example (English):

The teacher showed a skull in the biology lesson.

Fuvua

/fuˈvua/

English: To stunt growth

Example (Swahili):

Ukosefu wa maji unaweza fuvua mimea.

Example (English):

Lack of water can stunt the plants.

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