Usages of kununua
Wewe una simu au unanunua mpya?
Do you have a phone or are you buying a new one?
Kesho, mimi ninataka kununua shati sokoni.
Tomorrow, I want to buy a shirt at the market.
Baba atanununulia baiskeli mpya ambayo itakuwa rahisi kuliko pikipiki kwa safari fupi.
Father will buy me a new bicycle which will be cheaper than a motorcycle for short trips.
Mimi nina pesa, hivyo ninaweza kununua baiskeli.
I have money, so I can buy a bicycle.
Nimeenda dukani kununua nyama na kuku, ili tuandae mlo mzuri jioni.
I have gone to the shop to buy meat and chicken, so that we can prepare a good meal in the evening.
Tangu nimepata pesa, sasa ninaweza kununua shati.
Since I got money, now I can buy a shirt.
Mama alinunua mahindi sokoni, ili tuyaandae kwa chakula cha mchana.
Mother bought maize at the market so that we can prepare it for lunch.
Mimi ninunua pilipili sokoni.
I am buying chili pepper at the market.
Mimi ninunua nguo nzuri sokoni.
I am buying nice clothes at the market.
Mimi ninunua sabuni sokoni.
I buy soap at the market.
Mama anataka kununua jembe jipya kabla ya msimu wa kilimo, ili aweze kulima shamba vizuri.
Mother wants to buy a new hoe before the farming season, so that she can cultivate the farm well.
Dada yangu alinunua shuka mpya na pazia refu ili upambe chumba chake cha kulala.
My sister bought a new bedsheet and a long curtain to decorate her bedroom.
Tajiri yule amenunua mashine kubwa ya kuchapisha vitabu.
That rich person has bought a large machine for printing books.
Mimi ninaweka akiba kidogo kila wiki ili kununua kiatu kipya.
I save a little every week in order to buy a new shoe.
Mama anununua ngano sokoni.
Mother is buying wheat at the market.
Mama ananunua kikombe sokoni.
Mother is buying a cup at the market.
Mama anununua barafu sokoni.
Mother buys ice at the market.
Mimi ninataka kununua shati, lakini bei yake ni ghali sana.
I want to buy a shirt, but its price is very expensive.
Samaki huyu sokoni ni ghali kuliko mboga tulizonunua jana.
This fish at the market is more expensive than the vegetables we bought yesterday.
Baba alinunua chai kwa bei nafuu, hivyo akafurahia kuokoa pesa.
Father bought tea at a cheap price, so he was happy to save money.
Mama alinunua kitabu kwa bei nafuu.
Mother bought a book at a low price.
Wewe unaweza kununua chochote sokoni.
You can buy anything at the market.
Leo, mama amenunua nanasi zuri ambalo tutalikata baada ya chakula cha jioni.
Today, mother has bought a nice pineapple which we will cut after dinner.
Baba ananunua juisi sokoni.
Father buys juice at the market.
Mimi natumia fedha kununua chakula.
I use money to buy food.
Je, umenunua tiketi yako ya treni mapema?
Have you bought your train ticket early?
Mama alinunua rafu mpya ili kuweka vitabu.
Mother bought a new shelf to put books.
Siku ijayo nitanunua nguo mpya sokoni.
The next day I will buy new clothes at the market.
Nitanunua betri mpya sokoni kesho.
I will buy a new battery at the market tomorrow.
Baba alinunua ufagio mpya wa plastiki.
Father bought a new plastic broom.
Mama anataka kununua tanuri jipya sokoni.
Mother wants to buy a new oven at the market.
Mama alinunua dhahabu sokoni.
Mother bought gold at the market.
Mimi nilinunua chai sokoni wiki iliyopita.
I bought tea at the market last week.
Mimi ninanunua mkanda mzuri sokoni.
I am buying a nice belt at the market.
Kampuni yetu inanunua hisa mpya ili kuongeza mtaji.
Our company is buying new shares to increase capital.
Upepo unavuma barabarani, lakini watu wanunua mkate dukani.
The wind is blowing on the road, but people are buying bread at the shop.
Mama amenunua kinywaji kipya cha miwa ambacho hakina sukari nyingi.
Mother has bought a new sugar-cane drink that does not have a lot of sugar.
Nilinunua kitabu hiki ili kuboresha uandishi wangu.
I bought this book to improve my writing.
Je, umenunua tikiti ya treni mapema?
Have you bought the train ticket early?
Itakapofika saa sita, wafanyakazi watakuwa wameshanunua glavu kwa ajili ya kazi ya usiku.
By noon, the workers will already have bought gloves for the night shift.
Kesho, ukienda sokoni, nunua glavu za ziada kwa ajili ya wafanyakazi wapya.
Tomorrow, when you go to the market, buy extra gloves for the new workers.
Ukienda sokoni, nunua mkate na maziwa.
When you go to the market, buy bread and milk.
Mama anajuta kununua simu isiyo janja; sasa anataka simu janja.
Mother regrets buying a non-smart phone; now she wants a smartphone.
Tutanunua chai ile ile sokoni kesho.
We will buy the same tea at the market tomorrow.
Kesho, mimi ninataka kununua pete sokoni.
Tomorrow, I want to buy a ring at the market.
Nimenunua maembe mawili sokoni.
I have bought two mangoes at the market.
Leo mama amenunua koti jipya la kijivu kwa sababu usiku kunakuwa na baridi.
Today mother has bought a new gray jacket because at night it becomes cold.
Jana nilisahau pochi yangu nyumbani, kwa hiyo sikununua chochote sokoni.
Yesterday I forgot my purse at home, so I didn’t buy anything at the market.
Baba alinunua blanketi nyepesi kwa ajili ya wageni watakao lala sebuleni.
Father bought light blankets for the guests who will sleep in the living room.
Wakati wa ujana, kaka yangu alinunua tiketi za bahati nasibu kila wiki.
During his youth, my brother bought lottery tickets every week.
Dada yangu hununua kijitabu kipya kila muhula ili aandike malengo yake.
My sister buys a new booklet every term so that she can write her goals.
Watoto wanapokuwa sokoni, wanapenda kununua matunda.
When they are at the market, children like to buy fruits.
Kabla hujanunua chakula sokoni, uliza kama una mzio wa kitu chochote.
Before you buy food at the market, ask if you have an allergy to anything.
Jana dada alinunua mkoba wa mgongoni mzuri kwa ajili ya vitabu vyake.
Yesterday my sister bought a nice backpack for her books.
Nilimnunulia leso nyingine yenye rangi ya kijani na kahawia ili avae wikendi.
I bought her another headscarf with green and brown colors so that she can wear it on the weekend.
Je, unataka kununua kitabu kipi sokoni?
Which book do you want to buy at the market?
Babu huenda sokoni kila asubuhi kununua mboga.
Grandfather goes to the market every morning to buy vegetables.
Tulipofika sokoni, mama alinunua samaki.
When we arrived at the market, mother bought fish.
Mama alinunua saa ya mkononi ili ajue ni saa ngapi bila kutazama saa ya ukutani kila mara.
Mother bought a wristwatch so that she knows what time it is without looking at the wall clock all the time.
Kama ningekuwa na pesa nyingi, ningenunua nyumba ndogo karibu na bahari.
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a small house near the ocean.
Kama bei ingekuwa nafuu, mama angenunua kompyuta kwa watoto.
If the price were cheaper, mother would buy a computer for the children.
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