Usages of dada
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?
Dada anakaa mbali kidogo, lakini tutatembea kwenda kumtembelea.
Sister lives a bit far, but we will walk to visit her.
Nimepokea kumbatio la upendo kutoka kwa dada yangu baada ya kumaliza kazi nyingi leo.
I have received a loving hug from my sister after finishing a lot of work today.
Mimi nina dada zangu.
I have my sisters.
Mimi ninategemea dada yangu.
I depend on my sister.
Dada yuko chumba cha kulala, akijipumzisha baada ya kazi ngumu.
Sister is in the bedroom, resting after a hard job.
Mimi ninapenda kuambia dada yangu habari.
I like to tell my sister news.
Mama ametutayarishia sherehe ndogo ili tusherehekee dada yangu aliyeshinda mashindano ya hesabu shuleni.
Mother has prepared a small party so that we can celebrate my sister who won the math competition at school.
Nitamshukuru dada yangu na kumkumbatia kwa kuwa amekubali kushirikiana nami kumsaidia mama.
I will thank my sister and hug her because she has agreed to cooperate with me to help mother.
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.
Dada yangu anapenda urembo, hasa kuvaa nguo zenye rangi angavu.
My sister loves beauty, especially wearing brightly colored clothes.
Dada yangu kipenzi aliniletea zawadi kutoka safarini.
My dear sister brought me a gift from her trip.
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.
Ninampa dada hela kidogo, ili aweze kulipa ada yake bila mkopo mkubwa.
I am giving my sister a little money so that she can pay her fee without a large loan.
Dada yangu bado anafikiria uamuzi wake wa kuhamia mji mkubwa.
My sister is still thinking about her decision to move to a big city.
Dada yangu anapiga gitaa kila jioni ili kupumzika.
My sister plays the guitar every evening to relax.
Dada yangu pia amekuwa akifuata programu mpya ya lishe ili kuboresha afya yake.
My sister has also been following a new nutrition program to improve her health.
Dada zako wanapika samaki?
Are your sisters cooking fish?
Juma alipika mwenyewe; ilhali dada yake alitayarisha meza.
Juma cooked by himself; whereas his sister prepared the table.
Je, unaweza kupiga pasi shati la dada yako sasa?
Can you iron your sister’s shirt now?
Dada yangu alinitolea uzi mwekundu, nami nikautumia kushona kifungo.
My sister offered me red thread, and I used it to sew a button.
Leo asubuhi tulipanda bajaji kwenda kazini, na dada yangu aliendesha skuta kurudi nyumbani.
This morning we took a tuk-tuk to work, and my sister rode a scooter to return home.
Dada yangu alithibitisha muda wa mkutano kwa kutuma barua pepe.
My sister confirmed the meeting time by sending an email.
Dada anapika wali kama unavyofahamu, kwa kutumia mwiko mrefu.
Sister cooks rice as you know, using a long cooking stick.
Kesho dada yangu atavaa sketi ndefu na koti jeupe kwenda kazini.
Tomorrow my sister will wear a long skirt and a white jacket to go to work.
Dada yangu anapenda kusoma peke yake bustanini wakati wa machweo.
My sister likes to read by herself in the garden at sunset.
Dada yangu huhesabu kalori anapokula keki ili adhibiti uzito wake.
My sister counts calories when she eats cake so that she can control her weight.
Dada yangu anapanga ratiba ya kila siku mwenyewe kwenye daftari dogo.
My sister plans her daily schedule herself in a small notebook.
Dada yangu anachagua kusoma fizikia, lakini mimi nachagua kusoma uandishi wa habari.
My sister chooses to study physics, but I choose to study journalism.
Kila Jumatano jioni, mimi na dada yangu tunasoma pamoja sebuleni.
Every Wednesday evening, my sister and I study together in the living room.
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.
Dada yangu anapenda kuvaa koti jeusi lenye mifuko mingi.
My sister likes to wear a black coat that has many pockets.
Jana dada alinunua mkoba wa mgongoni mzuri kwa ajili ya vitabu vyake.
Yesterday my sister bought a nice backpack for her books.
Dada yangu hupenda kukagua daftari la mazoezi langu ili kuona maendeleo yangu.
My sister likes to check my exercise notebook to see my progress.
Siyo tu mimi ninapenda kusoma, bali pia dada yangu anafurahia kusoma riwaya ndefu.
Not only do I like reading, but my sister also enjoys reading long novels.
Sasa dada yangu haandiki shajara; anasoma kitabu cha hadithi.
Right now my sister is not writing her diary; she is reading a storybook.
Nilipokuwa mdogo, nilicheza sana na dada yangu.
When I was young, I played a lot with my sister.
Sipendi kuona wivu kati ya dada na kaka nyumbani.
I do not like to see jealousy between sister and brother at home.
Juma anapenda kutania dada yake nyumbani jioni.
Juma likes to tease his sister at home in the evening.
Dada yangu anapenda maziwa mgando baridi kuliko soda yenye sukari nyingi.
My sister likes cold yogurt more than soda with a lot of sugar.
Dada yangu aliandika blogu fupi kuhusu safari yetu ya mwisho kwenda baharini.
My sister wrote a short blog about our last trip to the ocean.
Dada yangu huoga haraka, halafu hunywa chai ya maziwa jikoni.
My sister usually bathes quickly, then drinks milk tea in the kitchen.
Dada yako hupenda mpira wa wavu, lakini kaka wako hucheza tenisi na marafiki.
Your sister usually likes volleyball, but your brother plays tennis with friends.
Dada yangu alipika saladi ya kabichi na nyanya kwa chakula cha mchana.
My sister cooked a salad of cabbage and tomatoes for lunch.
Dada yangu huwa hasomi jioni, badala yake husoma asubuhi mapema.
My sister usually does not study in the evening; instead she studies early in the morning.
Mimi na dada yangu wote wawili tunapenda kusoma vitabu vya hadithi za kusisimua.
My sister and I both like to read exciting storybooks.
Dada yangu hufanya zoezi la kukimbia kila asubuhi.
My sister does a running exercise every morning.
Kesho jioni, nitamwona dada yangu mjini.
Tomorrow evening, I will see my sister in town.
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