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Learn Hardcore Swahili: kitu - the thing

Hardcore Swahili
/Lesson 4
/kitu

kitu

Word

kitu

Meaning

the thing

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Swahili

Lesson

Usages of kitu

Ni muhimu kufunga mlango kabla ya kuondoka, ili vitu vyetu viwe salama.

It is important to lock the door before leaving, so that our things are safe.

Mimi nina kitu nyumbani.

I have a thing at home.

Tangu nimepoteza mfuko huo, nimekuwa makini sana kupunguza uoga wangu na kujifunza kutunza vitu vyangu.

Since I lost that bag, I have been very careful to reduce my fear and learn to take care of my belongings.

Mama anasema tunapaswa kuondoa vitu visivyotumika ili nyumba yetu iwe safi.

Mother says we should remove unused things so that our house can be clean.

Vitu visivyotumika viko nyumbani.

The unused things are at home.

Kabla ya safari, mimi nitaandaa mzigo wangu ili nisikose kitu muhimu.

Before the trip, I will prepare my luggage so that I do not miss anything important.

Akiwa na mgongo unaouma, hawezi kubeba vitu vizito kama kabla.

Having a back that hurts, he cannot carry heavy things as before.

Ni vizuri usimulia kile kilichotokea shuleni, ili tuelewe kila jambo.

It is good that you narrate what happened at school, so we understand everything.

Mimi ninapenda kugundua kitu kipya.

I like to discover something new.

Kila kitu kinaweza kubadilika.

Everything can change.

Mimi sipendi kuharibu vitu nyumbani.

I do not like to damage things at home.

Kabla hujanunua chakula sokoni, uliza kama una mzio wa kitu chochote.

Before you buy food at the market, ask if you have an allergy to anything.

Sipendi kufanya kitu cha kutia wivu marafiki wangu.

I do not like to do something that makes my friends jealous.

Ukihitaji kitu chochote jikoni, niambie kabla hujatoka nyumbani.

If you need anything in the kitchen, tell me before you leave the house.

Tusipopata ofa ya sukari leo, tutanunua vitu vichache tu.

If we do not get a special offer on sugar today, we will buy only a few things.

Mfasiri aliyekuja darasani alieleza kwamba matamshi na lafudhi si kitu kilekile.

The translator who came to class explained that pronunciation and accent are not the same thing.

Nitasukuma troli huku Asha akisoma orodha ya vitu vya kununua.

I will push the trolley while Asha reads the list of things to buy.

Si kwamba keshia alikataa kutusaidia, bali troli yetu ilikuwa imejaa na tulihitaji muda wa kupanga vitu vizuri.

It’s not that the cashier refused to help us, but our trolley was full and we needed time to arrange the things properly.

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