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Usages of pili
Hili ni jaribio la pili, lakini nina hamu kubwa ya kufanikiwa.
This is the second attempt, but I have a great desire to succeed.
Kitabu pili ni changu.
The second book is mine.
Hii ni safari yangu ya pili leo, kwa sababu trafiki ilikuwa ndefu sana.
This is my second trip today, because the traffic was very long.
Kama ningekuwa na pesa zaidi, ningefungua akaunti ya pili katika benki ile.
If I had more money, I would open a second account in that bank.
Geuka kulia kwenye kona ya pili, kisha uende moja kwa moja.
Turn right at the second corner, then go straight.
Nilitafuta njia ya mkato kwenda sokoni, nikapita mtaa wa pili, nikawasili mapema.
I looked for a shortcut to the market, passed the second street, and arrived early.
Mara ya pili, nilisaidia kukata kitunguu na kuonja mchuzi kabla ya chakula kuandaliwa mezani.
The second time, I helped cut onion and taste the sauce before the meal was prepared on the table.
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