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Usages of paka
Ninapenda paka wangu, lakini paka huyo anapenda kulala katikati ya kitanda.
I like my cat, but that cat likes to sleep in the middle of the bed.
Paka wangu anaonekana mgonjwa, je, nitampigia daktari?
My cat looks sick, should I call the doctor?
Mimi ninapenda kumwita paka wangu kipenzi wangu, kwa sababu ananifurahisha.
I like to call my cat my beloved one, because it makes me happy.
Niliona paka katikati ya sebule.
I saw the cat in the middle of the living room.
Tuliporudi nyumbani, tulikuta paka akicheza karibu na ndoo ya taka.
When we returned home, we found the cat playing near the trash bucket.
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.
Tulipokuwa tukila katika chumba cha kulia chakula, paka alikuwa akilala chini ya meza.
While we were eating in the dining room, the cat was sleeping under the table.
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