Lesson 58

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This evening we will eat dinner in the dining room, not in the living room.
Leo jioni tutakula chakula cha jioni katika chumba cha kulia chakula, si sebuleni.
at my place
kwangu
This evening, my friends will come to my place.
Leo jioni, marafiki wangu watakuja kwangu.
Yesterday you forgot your tea cup at my place, it is still on the table.
Jana ulisahau kikombe chako cha chai kwangu, bado kiko juu ya meza.
at your place
kwako
Tomorrow evening, I will come to your place.
Kesho jioni, mimi nitakuja kwako.
Tomorrow we will meet at your place at eight in the evening to watch a movie.
Kesho tutakutana kwako saa mbili usiku kuangalia filamu.
at their place
kwao
This evening, we will visit friends at their place.
Leo jioni, tutatembelea marafiki kwao.
to not exist
hakuna
the candle
mshumaa
Mother lights a candle in the living room at night.
Mama anawasha mshumaa sebuleni usiku.
At their place there is often no electricity, so they use candles at night.
Kwao hakuna umeme mara nyingi, kwa hiyo wanatumia mishumaa usiku.
at her place
kwake
at our place
kwetu
Two children live at her place, but in the evening they play at our place.
Watoto wawili wanaishi kwake, lakini jioni hucheza kwetu.
You can come to our place on the weekend so that we discuss the exam plan.
Ninyi mnaweza kuja kwetu wikendi ili tujadili mpango wa mtihani.
the corridor
korido
while looking
akitazama
Rahma is resting on the bench while looking at the stars at night.
Rahma anapumzika juu ya benchi akitazama nyota usiku.
The teacher walked slowly in the corridor while looking at all the classrooms.
Mwalimu alitembea kwenye korido polepole akitazama madarasa yote.
its
wake
the swimming pool
bwawa la kuogelea
Children like to swim in the swimming pool.
Watoto wanapenda kuogelea katika bwawa la kuogelea.
This corridor is very long, and at its end there is a swimming pool.
Korido hii ni ndefu sana, na mwisho wake kuna bwawa la kuogelea.
the backpack
mkoba wa mgongoni
her
vyake
Asha likes her books.
Asha anapenda vitabu vyake.
Yesterday my sister bought a nice backpack for her books.
Jana dada alinunua mkoba wa mgongoni mzuri kwa ajili ya vitabu vyake.
The backpack looks heavy, but she likes it very much.
Mkoba wa mgongoni unaonekana mzito, lakini yeye anaupenda sana.
I write new vocabulary in the exercise notebook every day.
Ninaandika msamiati mpya katika daftari la mazoezi kila siku.
to check
kukagua
It is important to check your work before the exam.
Ni muhimu kukagua kazi yako kabla ya mtihani.
My sister likes to check my exercise notebook to see my progress.
Dada yangu hupenda kukagua daftari la mazoezi langu ili kuona maendeleo yangu.
which she called
aliyoiita
Yesterday, mother cooked coconut pilau which she called a special celebration food.
Jana, mama alipika pilau ya nazi aliyoiita chakula maalum cha sherehe.
Today the teacher gave us a composition that she called “My life later”.
Leo mwalimu alitupa insha aliyoiita “Maisha yangu baadaye”.
In that composition I wrote that I would like to study biology at university.
Katika insha hiyo niliandika kwamba ningependa kusoma biolojia chuoni.
the eagerness
shauku
when we discuss
tunapojadili
When we discuss news in class, it is important that we do not argue.
Tunapojadili habari darasani, ni muhimu tusibishane.
I have had great eagerness to learn, especially when we discuss difficult topics.
Nimekuwa na shauku kubwa ya kujifunza, hasa tunapojadili mada ngumu.
Asha’s eagerness makes her ask more questions than the other students.
Shauku ya Asha inamfanya aulize maswali mengi kuliko wanafunzi wengine.
evenly
sawasawa
The children are sitting evenly at the table in the evening.
Watoto wanakaa sawasawa mezani jioni.
Before lunch, we arrange all the chairs evenly in the dining room.
Kabla ya chakula cha mchana, tunapanga viti vyote sawasawa katika chumba cha kulia chakula.
The parents sat on one side of the table, and the children sat on the other side.
Wazazi walikaa upande mmoja wa meza, na watoto walikaa upande mwingine.
via
kupitia
I sent grandmother a voice message last night via smartphone.
Nilimtumia bibi ujumbe wa sauti jana usiku kupitia simu janja.
that reached her
uliomfikia
The voice message that reached her last night is short.
Ujumbe wa sauti uliomfikia jana usiku ni mfupi.
close to us
karibu nasi
The voice message that reached her made her smile and feel close to us.
Ujumbe wa sauti uliomfikia ulimfanya atabasamu na kujisikia karibu nasi.
the dispensary
zahanati
At the village dispensary, the nurse examined my neck and gave me medicine.
Katika zahanati ya kijiji, muuguzi aliangalia shingo yangu na kunipa dawa.
the first aid
huduma ya kwanza
In our school, the teacher teaches first aid in the classroom.
Katika shule yetu, mwalimu anafundisha huduma ya kwanza darasani.
Many people get first aid at the dispensary before going to a big hospital.
Watu wengi hupata huduma ya kwanza katika zahanati kabla ya kwenda hospitali kubwa.
the sleeve
mkono
The long-sleeved shirt protects me against the cold at night.
Shati la mikono mirefu linanilinda dhidi ya baridi usiku.
Father wears a long-sleeved shirt at work every day because of the office rules.
Baba anavaa shati la mikono mirefu kazini kila siku kwa sababu ya kanuni za ofisi.
that we chose
tuliochagua
The town that we chose to visit is nice.
Mji tuliochagua kutembelea ni mzuri.
the concentration
umakini
This exam is difficult, so we need concentration in the classroom.
Mtihani huu ni mgumu, kwa hiyo tunahitaji umakini darasani.
The board game that we chose today requires concentration and patience.
Mchezo wa bodi tuliochagua leo unahitaji umakini na uvumilivu.
The light curtain with blue stripes lets a lot of light enter the room.
Pazia jepesi lenye mistari ya bluu linawacha mwanga mwingi uingie chumbani.
At night we close the light curtain and the heavy curtain together so that we have more privacy.
Usiku tunafunga pazia jepesi na pazia zito pamoja ili tuwe na faragha zaidi.
for my part
kwa upande wangu
For my part, it is important that everyone has the right to express their opinions without fear.
Kwa upande wangu, ni muhimu kila mtu awe na haki ya kusema maoni yake bila kuogopa.
to praise
kupongeza
The teacher praised us after the exam.
Mwalimu alitupongeza baada ya mtihani.
Even if we have been practising for a short time near the swimming pool, our coach praises us for our effort.
Hata kama tumekuwa tukifanya mazoezi kwa muda mfupi karibu na bwawa la kuogelea, kocha wetu anatupongeza kwa bidii yetu.