Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kisimbuzi²

ki-sim-bu-zi

English: A decoder; a program or device that converts coded data back to its original form

Example (Swahili):

Kisimbuzi kilihitajika kuonyesha matangazo ya satelaiti.

Example (English):

A decoder was needed to display the satellite broadcasts.

Kisimi

ki-si-mi

English: See kinembe

Example (Swahili):

Daktari alitaja kisimi katika maelezo ya tiba.

Example (English):

The doctor mentioned kisimi in the medical explanation.

Kisingizio

ki-sin-gi-zi-o

English: An excuse, especially false, given to explain why something didn't happen

Example (Swahili):

Alitoa kisingizio cha kuumwa ili asifanye kazi.

Example (English):

He gave the excuse of being sick to avoid work.

Kisio¹

ki-sio

English: See bahatisho

Example (Swahili):

Alitoa kisio kuhusu matokeo ya mtihani.

Example (English):

He gave a guess about the exam results.

Kisio²

ki-sio

English: Something added to tree medicine and sprayed together

Example (Swahili):

Mganga aliongeza kisio kwenye dawa ya miti.

Example (English):

The healer added an ingredient to the herbal medicine.

Kisira

ki-si-ra

English: A type of bread that is wide and thinner than chapati

Example (Swahili):

Tulikula kisira na chai asubuhi.

Example (English):

We ate flatbread with tea in the morning.

Kisirani¹

ki-si-ra-ni

English: 1. A bad event; misfortune. 2. Unpleasant matters

Example (Swahili):

Ajali ilikuwa kisirani kwa familia yote.

Example (English):

The accident was a misfortune for the whole family.

Kisirani²

ki-si-ra-ni

English: A person who causes harm to others

Example (Swahili):

Walisema jirani wao ni kisirani wa mtaa.

Example (English):

They said their neighbor is the troublemaker of the street.

Kisirisiri

ki-si-ri-si-ri

English: Secretly; covertly

Example (Swahili):

Walizungumza kisirisiri nyuma ya nyumba.

Example (English):

They spoke secretly behind the house.

Kisisi

ki-si-si

English: Fear; timidity in speaking

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alionyesha kisisi mbele ya walimu.

Example (English):

The child showed fear in front of the teachers.

Kisitiri

ki-si-ti-ri

English: A small wall built between the toilet pit and the bathroom

Example (Swahili):

Waliweka kisitiri ili kuboresha usafi wa choo.

Example (English):

They built a small partition wall to improve toilet hygiene.

Kisiu

ki-siu

English: A dialect of Swahili spoken on Siu Island, northern coast of Kenya

Example (Swahili):

Kisiu huzungumzwa na wenyeji wa kisiwa cha Siu.

Example (English):

Kisiu is spoken by the residents of Siu Island.

Kisiwa¹

ki-si-wa

English: An island; an area of land surrounded by water

Example (Swahili):

Zanzibar ni kisiwa mashuhuri cha utalii.

Example (English):

Zanzibar is a famous tourist island.

Kisiwa²

ki-si-wa

English: It is thought, believed; taken as truth

Example (Swahili):

Kisiwa kwamba alihamia mjini mwaka jana.

Example (English):

It is believed that he moved to the city last year.

Kisiwa³

ki-si-wa

English: A birthmark on the human body

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alizaliwa na kisiwa usoni.

Example (English):

The child was born with a birthmark on the face.

Kismati¹

kis-ma-ti

English: Good luck that a person has, especially in doing something unexpected

Example (Swahili):

Alishinda bahati nasibu kwa kismati.

Example (English):

He won the lottery by good luck.

Kismati²

kis-ma-ti

English: See kariha¹

Example (Swahili):

Methali hiyo inataja kismati kwa mfano.

Example (English):

That proverb mentions kismati as an example.

Kisogo

ki-so-go

English: The back of the head

Example (Swahili):

Aliumizwa kisogo wakati wa kuanguka.

Example (English):

He hurt the back of his head when he fell.

Kisogoa

ki-so-go-a

English: Without resting or taking a break

Example (Swahili):

Alifanya kazi kisogoa mchana kutwa.

Example (English):

He worked without resting the whole day.

Kisogoni

ki-so-go-ni

English: In the past; long ago

Example (Swahili):

Hadithi hiyo ilitokea kisogoni.

Example (English):

That story happened long ago.

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