Usages of kula
Sisi tunakula samaki.
We are eating fish.
Sisi tunakula samaki sokoni.
We are eating fish at the market.
Mimi ninakula samaki na Asha.
I am eating fish with Asha.
Mgeni anakula chakula kitamu sokoni.
The guest is eating delicious food at the market.
Mbwa wetu anapenda kula samaki sokoni.
Our dog likes to eat fish at the market.
Leo asubuhi, mimi ninataka kunywa kahawa na kula mkate.
This morning, I want to drink coffee and eat bread.
Mimi ninakula nyama sokoni leo.
I am eating meat at the market today.
Unapaswa kuzingatia afya yako kwa kula vizuri na kupumzika.
You should consider your health by eating well and resting.
Mimi ninakula tunda nyumbani.
I am eating fruit at home.
Nataka ulete sahani hii mezani, ili sote tule pamoja.
I want you to bring this plate to the table, so that we all eat together.
Tafadhali usile pilipili nyingi kama hujazoea uchungu wake.
Please do not eat a lot of chili pepper if you are not used to its spiciness.
Chura wale wanaweza kuwa rafiki wa bustani, kwa sababu wanakula wadudu wabaya.
Those frogs can be friends of the garden, because they eat harmful insects.
Kabla ya kula, ni vyema tuoshe mikono yetu kwa sabuni.
Before eating, it is good that we wash our hands with soap.
Sisi tunakula chakula cha mchana nyumbani.
We are eating lunch at home.
Mimi ninakula mahindi jioni.
I am eating maize in the evening.
Mimi ninapenda kutenga wali kabla ya kula.
I like to separate the rice before eating.
Mimi ninakula samaki kama kabla.
I eat fish as before.
Usisahau kufunika meza baada ya kula chakula cha mchana.
Do not forget to cover the table after eating lunch.
Mimi ninakula keki nyumbani.
I am eating cake at home.
Asha anafikiri kuficha pipi zake chini ya meza, ili zisiliwe na wadogo zake.
Asha is thinking of hiding her candies under the table, so they are not eaten by her younger siblings.
Je, unadhani kula chakula kichafu kunaweza kudhuru afya yako?
Do you think eating dirty food can harm your health?
Mimi ninakula kipande cha mkate.
I eat a piece of bread.
Wewe unakula samaki kwa nini?
Why do you eat fish?
Sisi tunakula chakula kitamu kama vile samaki na supu.
We eat delicious food such as fish and soup.
Mama anapasha wali uliobaki ili tuweze kula tena.
Mother is warming up the leftover rice so that we can eat again.
Wewe unakula samaki.
You are eating fish.
Wanafunzi wawili wanakula samaki sokoni.
Two students are eating fish at the market.
Mimi ninakula embe nyumbani asubuhi.
I am eating a mango at home in the morning.
Kila mtoto huosha sahani yake mara tu baada ya kula.
Every child usually washes his plate right after eating.
Chakula kavu kinahitaji maji kabla ya kula.
Dry food needs water before eating.
Juma anapendekeza tule chakula cha mboga mara mbili kwa wiki.
Juma suggests that we eat vegetarian food twice a week.
Wewe unakula mkate mara mbili kila siku.
You eat bread twice every day.
Mtaalamu anasema kusafisha mikono kabla ya kula ni muhimu.
The expert says washing hands before eating is important.
Nimekula chapati yote.
I have eaten the whole chapati.
Mdogo wangu anakula mkate mpya kila asubuhi.
My younger sibling eats fresh bread every morning.
Bado sijakula pilau leo asubuhi.
I have not eaten pilau this morning.
Baada ya kula, tulilipa bili kwenye kaunta iliyo karibu na mlango.
After eating, we paid the bill at the counter near the door.
Hadi sasa sijawahi kula pilau ya nazi ya Amina, lakini nangoja kujaribu.
Until now I have never eaten Amina’s coconut pilau, but I am waiting to try it.
Adhuhuri, mimi ninakula chakula nyumbani.
At noon, I eat food at home.
Tunapotembelea marafiki sokoni, tunakula samaki kitamu pamoja.
When we visit friends at the market, we eat delicious fish together.
Kwa kawaida, mimi ninakula chakula nyumbani jioni.
Usually, I eat food at home in the evening.
Sisi tunakula chakula cha jioni katika chumba cha kulia chakula.
We eat dinner in the dining room.
Mimi nina mzio wa samaki, kwa hiyo sipendi kula samaki sokoni.
I have an allergy to fish, so I do not like to eat fish at the market.
Leo jioni tutakula nusu mkate nyumbani.
This evening we will eat half a loaf of bread at home.
Leo jioni tutakula chakula cha jioni katika chumba cha kulia chakula, si sebuleni.
This evening we will eat dinner in the dining room, not in the living room.
Tunapenda kula matunda mekundu nyumbani.
We like to eat red fruits at home.
Wakati rafiki yako alipiga simu, wewe ulikuwa ukila chakula cha mchana?
When your friend called, were you eating lunch?
Tuliporudi kutoka sokoni, tukakula chakula cha jioni.
When we returned from the market, we ate dinner.
Bibi alikuwa akiimba kimya kimya jikoni wakati sisi tulikuwa tukila katika chumba cha kulia chakula.
Grandmother was singing quietly in the kitchen while we were eating in the dining room.
Tulipokuwa tukila katika chumba cha kulia chakula, paka alikuwa akilala kimya kimya chini ya meza.
While we were eating in the dining room, the cat was sleeping quietly under the table.
Kesho tutamtembelea babu kijijini na kula chakula cha pamoja.
Tomorrow we will visit grandfather in the village and eat a meal together.
Kadiri tunavyokula saladi yenye kabichi na mboga za majani, ndivyo afya ya mwili inavyoboreshwa.
The more we eat salad with cabbage and leafy vegetables, the more the body’s health is improved.
Bibi hupenda kusali sala fupi kabla ya kula na baada ya kula.
Grandmother likes to say a short prayer before eating and after eating.
Kadiri familia inavyokula pamoja kila jioni, ndivyo uhusiano wao unavyokuwa imara zaidi.
The more the family eats together every evening, the stronger their relationship becomes.
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