Usages of fupi
Baba atanununulia 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 nina kitabu fupi.
I have a short book.
Mimi ninatumia kamera hii kurekodi video fupi ya tulivyopika chakula.
I am using this camera to record a short video of how we cooked the food.
Mama anapopika, anapenda kuegemea meza fupi ili awe makini na mapishi.
When Mother cooks, she likes to lean on a short table so that she can be attentive to the cooking.
Ninapokimbia, nachoka na kuhisi pumzi yangu inakuwa fupi.
When I run, I get tired and feel my breath become short.
Rafiki yangu alitumia ngazi fupi kupanda na kuweka gunia la viazi juu ya rafu.
My friend used a short ladder to climb and put a sack of potatoes on the shelf.
Mwalimu anataka tuandike hadithi fupi darasani leo.
The teacher wants us to write a short story in class today.
Kila jioni bibi husimulia simulizi fupi kuhusu safari za zamani.
Every evening grandmother tells a short narrative about past journeys.
Tutafurahi ukitengeneza tangazo fupi ili mteja aweze kuliona mara moja.
We will be happy if you make a short advertisement so that the customer can see it immediately.
Tafadhali weka mapumziko mafupi kila saa mbili ili wafanyakazi wapumzike.
Please set a short break every two hours so that the workers rest.
Mshiriki huyu atatoa hotuba fupi kesho asubuhi.
This participant will give a short speech tomorrow morning.
Chaja ya simu ya Asha ni fupi sana.
Asha’s phone charger is very short.
Kwa ujumla, safari ilikuwa nzuri, ingawa tulikumbana na foleni fupi.
In general, the trip was good, although we encountered a short queue.
Mwalimu alitoa salamu fupi, kisha akaanza somo.
The teacher gave a short greeting, then started the lesson.
Warsha ya jioni itakuwa fupi; usije ukakosa sehemu ya mwisho.
The evening workshop will be short; don’t end up missing the last part.
Jumapili jioni tunapenda kufanya matembezi mafupi karibu na nyumba.
On Sunday evening we like to take short walks near the house.
Mhariri alimshauri mwandishi wa habari aamue kama ataandika makala ndefu au fupi.
The editor advised the journalist to decide whether he will write a long article or a short one.
Leo tutafanya mazoezi mafupi ya kusikiliza, kisha tutaandika majibu kwa sentensi fupi.
Today we will do short listening exercises, then we will write the answers in short sentences.
Tunapotembelea maktaba, kaka yangu huchukua vitabu virefu, lakini mimi huchagua vitabu vifupi.
When we visit the library, my brother takes long books, but I choose short books.
Mistari uliyoiandika nyuma ya karatasi ni mifupi sana.
The lines you wrote on the back of the paper are very short.
Kitabu nilichosoma jana kilikuwa na sura nyingi lakini kifungu nilichokipenda kilikuwa kifupi.
The book that I read yesterday had many chapters, but the paragraph that I liked was short.
Kile nilichosoma leo asubuhi kilikuwa kifupi.
What I read this morning was short.
Barua niliyoandika leo ni fupi.
The letter that I wrote today is short.
Baada ya hotuba, kila mmoja atapewa nafasi fupi ya kuuliza swali au kutoa maoni.
After the speech, each person will be given a short chance to ask a question or give an opinion.
Leo tutaandika insha fupi kuhusu familia yetu.
Today we will write a short composition about our family.
Sentensi nilizoandika darasani jana ni fupi.
The sentences that I wrote in class yesterday are short.
Ujumbe wa sauti uliomfikia jana usiku ni mfupi.
The voice message that reached her last night is short.
Leo tutasoma kifungu kifupi kisha tutaandika sentensi zetu wenyewe.
Today we will read a short paragraph and then write our own sentences.
Tutakapomaliza chakula, tutaandika insha fupi sebuleni.
When we finish the food, we will write a short composition in the living room.
Bibi hupenda kusali sala fupi kila asubuhi kabla ya kazi.
Grandmother likes to pray a short prayer every morning before work.
Babu amekuwa akitembea kila asubuhi kwa matembezi mafupi ili kuimarisha misuli yake ya miguu.
Grandfather has been walking every morning for short walks to strengthen his leg muscles.
Jumanne ijayo, tutafanya ziara fupi kwenye maktaba mpya ya mtaa.
Next Tuesday, we will make a short visit to the new neighborhood library.
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.
Bibi hupenda kusali sala fupi kabla ya kula na baada ya kula.
Grandmother likes to say a short prayer before eating and after eating.
Leo jioni, mimi napenda tembezi fupi karibu na nyumba.
This evening, I like a short walk near the house.
Ningependa kama ungeandika barua pepe fupi badala ya ujumbe wa sauti.
I would prefer it if you wrote a short email instead of a voice message.
Kila mmoja wetu atapewa nafasi fupi ya kuzungumza kabla mkutano haujafungwa.
Each one of us will be given a short chance to speak before the meeting is closed.
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