Usages of mbali
Dada anakaa mbali kidogo, lakini tutatembea kwenda kumtembelea.
Sister lives a bit far, but we will walk to visit her.
Nyumba ni nzuri mbali na mji.
The house is nice far from the town.
Nyumba yetu ni mbali na bahari.
Our house is far from the ocean.
Ndugu wa Asha wanaishi mbali na mji.
Asha’s siblings live far from town.
Bandari alizotembelea zilikuwa mbali sana na kijiji chetu.
The ports he visited were very far from our village.
Wakiwa wamekula chakula cha jioni, mama na dada yangu walikaa nje kidogo wakisikiliza ngurumo za mbali.
After they had eaten dinner, mother and my sister sat outside for a while listening to distant thunder.
Baba alisema kisiwa hicho kiko mbali na bandari.
Father said that island is far from the port.
Sayari iko mbali.
The planet is far away.
Kilele kiko mbali.
The peak is far away.
Volkeno iko mbali.
The volcano is far away.
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