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Usages of pikipiki
Wiki ijayo, mimi nitasafiri kwa pikipiki hadi hoteli iliyo karibu na uwanja wa ndege.
Next week, I will travel by motorcycle to the hotel near the airport.
Baba ataninunulia 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 nitajaribu kuuza baiskeli yangu ya zamani wiki hii, ili niwe mnunuzi wa pikipiki ndogo.
I will try to sell my old bicycle this week, so that I can be a buyer of a small motorcycle.
Watoto watatumia pikipiki ndogo kwenda shule, kwani barabara ni salama sasa.
The children will use a small motorcycle to go to school, because the road is safe now.
Kaka yetu alijifunza kuendesha pikipiki mwezi uliopita, lakini anataka pia kuendesha gari.
Our brother learned to drive a motorcycle last month, but he also wants to drive a car.
Mkazi anasafiri kwa pikipiki.
The resident travels by motorcycle.
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