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Usages of jiko
Ikiwa unataka kupika usiku, ni lazima uwashe jiko kwanza.
If you want to cook at night, you must turn on the stove first.
Mama anawasha jiko nyumbani.
Mother is turning on the stove at home.
Wewe unaona jiko hilo mjini?
Do you see that stove in town?
Huyu ni mpishi mzuri, lakini kifaa chake cha kupikia kimeharibika, hivyo ana wasiwasi kubomoa jiko lake lote.
This is a good cook, but his cooking tool is broken, so he is worried about demolishing his entire stove.
Jiko kwetu ni safi.
Our stove is clean.
Gesi ikivuja, tafadhali funga jiko na fungua dirisha.
If gas leaks, please turn off the stove and open the window.
Ni muhimu kuhamisha sufuria kwenye jiko kabla ya kupika.
It is important to move the cooking pot onto the stove before cooking.
Usiguse jiko moto.
Don't touch the hot stove.
Ukiona moshi jikoni, zima jiko mara moja.
If you see smoke in the kitchen, turn off the stove immediately.
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