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Usages of tangu
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.
Tangu nimepata pesa, sasa ninaweza kununua shati.
Since I got money, now I can buy a shirt.
Watoto wanapiga tarumbeta viwanjani tangu asubuhi.
The children have been playing trumpets in the fields since morning.
Tangu Januari, mimi nimekuwa nikijifunza Kiswahili kila siku jioni.
Since January, I have been learning Swahili every evening.
Tangu mwaka jana, yaya wetu amekuwa akimfundisha mtoto kuoga na kujipangusa mwenyewe.
Since last year, our nanny has been teaching the child to bathe and dry themself.
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