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Learn Hardcore Swahili: simu - the phone

Hardcore Swahili
/Lesson 2
/simu

simu

Word

simu

Meaning

the phone

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Swahili

Lesson

Usages of simu

Mimi sioni simu yangu.

I do not see my phone.

Wewe una simu au unanunua mpya?

Do you have a phone or are you buying a new one?

Mimi ninapenda simu yangu.

I like my phone.

Je, utapiga simu kwa dada yako leo, au unaenda kumwona nyumbani?

Will you call your sister today, or are you going to see her at home?

Tutakupigia simu baada ya dakika kumi.

We will call you after ten minutes.

Mimi ninapigia Juma simu.

I call Juma on the phone.

Jinsi gani unatumia simu yako?

How do you use your phone?

Je, umepokea ujumbe wangu kwenye simu?

Have you received my message on the phone?

Betri ya simu yangu imeisha kabisa.

My phone’s battery is completely dead.

Faraja hiyo haitasahaulika, kwa sababu picha zitatumwa kwenye simu zetu kesho.

That comfort will not be forgotten, because photos will be sent to our phones tomorrow.

Acha nikupigie simu kesho ili tukamilishe mpango wetu.

Let me call you tomorrow so that we finish our plan.

Ukija mapema, utapata kifaa hiki cha kuchaji simu.

If you come early, you will get this phone-charging device.

Mimi ninachaji simu yangu kabla ya kuondoka nyumbani.

I charge my phone before leaving home.

Juzi nilitumia brashi mpya kusafisha skrini ya simu yangu.

The day before yesterday I used a new brush to clean my phone screen.

Tutakupigia simu popote ulipo.

We will call you wherever you are.

Chaja ya simu ya Asha ni fupi sana.

Asha’s phone charger is very short.

Alfajiri, kengele ya simu ilinifanya niamke haraka.

At dawn, the phone’s bell made me wake up quickly.

Simu ikilia, tafadhali jibu kwa sauti ya heshima.

If the phone rings, please answer in a respectful voice.

Bomba likiziba, tafadhali funga maji na mpigie fundi simu.

If the pipe clogs, please turn off the water and call the repairman.

Kwa bahati mbaya, betri ya simu yangu imeisha.

Unfortunately, my phone's battery has run out.

Simu yangu iko mfukoni.

My phone is in the pocket.

Tukiweka sumaku karibu na simu, mara nyingine ishara ya mtandao hupotea.

If we put a magnet near the phone, sometimes the network signal disappears.

Nitakupigia simu nikifika nyumbani.

I will call you when I arrive home.

Wakati rafiki yako alipiga simu, wewe ulikuwa ukila chakula cha mchana?

When your friend called, were you eating lunch?

Nilikuwa nikitazama runinga wakati ujumbe wa sauti uliingia kwenye simu yangu.

I was watching television when a voice message came into my phone.

Kocha huwapigia wachezaji simu jioni ili kuwapa ratiba ya mazoezi.

The coach calls the players in the evening to give them the exercise schedule.

Kama mngekuwa makini zaidi jana, msingepoteza simu yenu.

If you all had been more careful yesterday, you would not have lost your phone.

Jana usiku, simu yangu iliibiwa sokoni.

Last night, my phone was stolen at the market.

Mimi nina simu mkononi.

I have a phone in my hand.

Ukihitaji msaada, tafadhali nipigie simu.

If you need help, please call me.

Nitakupigia simu mara moja nikifika nyumbani.

I will call you right away when I get home.

Simu anayoipenda iko mezani.

The phone that he/she likes is on the table.

Dada yangu alisikiliza mdahalo huo kwenye simu, halafu akamwambia baba mgombea gani alimvutia.

My sister listened to that debate on the phone, then told father which candidate impressed her.

Ukiwa na salio la kutosha, unaweza kununua bando kupitia simu yako bila kwenda dukani.

If you have enough balance, you can buy a bundle through your phone without going to the shop.

Sijui vocha yangu ilipo, lakini nina uhakika niliiweka karibu na simu.

I do not know where my airtime voucher is, but I am sure I put it near the phone.

Tafadhali andika namba yako ya simu kwenye fomu.

Please write your phone number on the form.

Alipokuwa akila chakula cha mchana, alisikia simu ikilia.

When he was eating lunch, he heard the phone ringing.

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