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Fyoko

/ˈfjɔko/

English: Contempt; mockery

Example (Swahili):

Alionyesha fyoko kwa kucheka dhihaka.

Example (English):

She showed contempt by laughing mockingly.

Fyokocha

/fjɔˈkot͡ʃa/

English: To surpass; excel; outdo

Example (Swahili):

Mwanafunzi huyo alifyokocha darasani.

Example (English):

That student excelled in class.

Fyokofyoko

/fjɔkoˈfjɔko/

English: Constant gossip; ceaseless mockery

Example (Swahili):

Kijijini kulikuwa na fyokofyoko nyingi.

Example (English):

There was constant gossip in the village.

Fyokoka

/fjɔˈkoka/

English: To become thin; diminish

Example (Swahili):

Mto umefyokoka kwa ukame.

Example (English):

The river has dwindled due to drought.

Fyonda

/ˈfjɔnda/

English: To suck; absorb (also variants: fyoka, fyonza)

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto anafyonda juisi kupitia mrija.

Example (English):

The child is sucking juice through a straw.

Fyongo

/ˈfjɔŋgo/

English: Crooked; bent; misshapen

Example (Swahili):

Ubao huu ni fyongo na haukai sawa.

Example (English):

This plank is warped and won't sit straight.

Fyonya

/ˈfjɔɲa/

English: To show contempt by puckering the lips

Example (Swahili):

Alimfyonya midomo kuonyesha dharau.

Example (English):

He puckered his lips in contempt.

Fyororoa

/fjoɾoˈrɔa/

English: To slurp loudly; to suck marrow

Example (Swahili):

Alifyororoa supu hadi akawakasirisha wengine.

Example (English):

He slurped the soup loudly, annoying others.

Fyosa

/ˈfjɔsa/

English: To insult; to lie; to deceive

Example (Swahili):

Usimfyose mwenzako hadharani.

Example (English):

Don't insult your colleague in public.

Fyosi

/ˈfjɔsi/

English: Abusive; talkative (in a harsh way)

Example (Swahili):

Majibu yake ya fyosi yaliwakasirisha waalimu.

Example (English):

His abusive replies angered the teachers.

Fyoto

/ˈfjɔto/

English: Exclamation of challenge; sound of something soft coming out

Example (Swahili):

"Fyoto!" aliita akimpa changamoto mpinzani.

Example (English):

"Fyoto!" he shouted to challenge his opponent.

Fyotoa

/fjoˈtoa/

English: To speak arrogantly; to boast offhandedly

Example (Swahili):

Alifyotoa maneno ya majivuno mbele ya wageni.

Example (English):

He spoke arrogantly in front of the guests.

Fyoza

/ˈfjɔza/

English: To insult; to speak contemptuously

Example (Swahili):

Kiongozi hakupaswa kufyoza wananchi.

Example (English):

The leader shouldn't have insulted the citizens.

Fyua

/ˈfjua/

English: To harvest grain (thresh); to mock (dial.)

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walifyua nafaka baada ya mavuno.

Example (English):

The farmers threshed the grain after the harvest.

Fyuka

/ˈfjuka/

English: To snap (e.g., rope, phone line); a kind of trap

Example (Swahili):

Kamba ilifyuka ghafla tulipovuta kwa nguvu.

Example (English):

The rope snapped suddenly when we pulled hard.

Fyusa

/ˈfjusa/

English: To set a trap

Example (Swahili):

Wawindaji walifyusa mitego msituni.

Example (English):

The hunters set traps in the forest.

Fyuzi

/ˈfjuzi/

English: Fuse (electrical); to go mad (slang)

Example (Swahili):

Kila mzunguko una fyuzi ya ulinzi.

Example (English):

Each circuit has a protective fuse.

Gaa

ga-a

English: To shine; to shake

Example (Swahili):

Nyota zilianza gaa usiku wa manane.

Example (English):

The stars began to shine at midnight.

Gaagaa

ga-a-ga-a

English: To move around restlessly; to wander

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto aligaagaa kitandani bila kulala.

Example (English):

The child tossed around in bed without sleeping.

Gabacholi

ga-ba-cho-li

English: A corrupt person; economic saboteur

Example (Swahili):

Gabacholi alifungwa kwa kuhujumu uchumi wa taifa.

Example (English):

The corrupt man was jailed for sabotaging the nation's economy.

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