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Usages of chumba
Mama anasafisha nyumba leo, na mimi nitamsaidia kufagia chumba hiki.
Mother is cleaning the house today, and I will help her sweep this room.
Wewe kweli unafikiri tutafagia chumba hiki haraka, au tutachelewa kumaliza?
Do you really think we will sweep this room quickly, or will we be late to finish?
Hoteli mpya ambayo wamejenga karibu na ufukwe ina vyumba vizuri sana.
The new hotel that they have built near the beach has very nice rooms.
Tafadhali, nipe ufunguo wa mlango huu ili nifungue chumba.
Please, give me the key to this door so that I can open the room.
Mimi ninaandika barua ndani ya chumba.
I am writing a letter inside the room.
Tafadhali funika chakula ili harufu yake isienee chumbani.
Please cover the food so that its smell does not spread in the room.
Mama anapata starehe baada ya kufagia chumba.
Mother gets relaxation after sweeping the room.
Chumba chenye madirisha makubwa kinapendeza zaidi kwa mwanga wa asubuhi.
A room that has large windows looks more attractive in the morning light.
Sakafu ya chumba hiki inang’aa kwa sababu mama aliifagia na kupiga deki asubuhi.
The floor of this room shines because mother swept and mopped it this morning.
Dada amejiandikisha chuo kikuu, ambacho kina ghorofa nyingi na vyumba vikubwa vya kujifunzia.
My sister has enrolled in a university, which has many floors and large study rooms.
Tulipofika ghorofani, tuliangalia namna utawala wa shule unavyosimamia mpangilio wa vyumba.
When we reached the upper floor, we looked at how the school administration manages the arrangement of rooms.
Maji yanavuja ndani ya chumba.
Water is leaking into the room.
Usiku wa manane, Rahma huzunguka chumba kwa utulivu ili kumtuliza mtoto.
At midnight, Rahma walks around the room quietly to calm the child.
Siyo tu chumba hiki kikubwa, bali pia kina dirisha zuri lenye mwanga mwingi.
Not only is this room big, but it also has a nice window with a lot of light.
Jana tulitembea kwenye korido ndefu hadi chumba kipya cha maabara.
Yesterday we walked along a long corridor to the new laboratory room.
Juma anasema "hodi" kabla ya kuingia ndani ya chumba.
Juma says "hodi" before entering the room.
Dirisha la chumba chetu lilifungwa na mwalimu kabla ya mvua kuanza.
The window of our room was closed by the teacher before the rain started.
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