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Usages of daraja
Nataka tujaribu kuvuka daraja hili kesho.
I want us to try to cross this bridge tomorrow.
Mimi ninashika kamera kwa mkono wangu ili kupiga picha ya daraja.
I am holding a camera in my hand to take a photo of the bridge.
Ninaona vumbi kwenye daraja.
I see dust on the bridge.
Daraja ni refu.
The bridge is long.
Daraja ni mrefu.
The bridge is long.
Mimi ninapita daraja jioni.
I pass the bridge in the evening.
Mhandisi anasema daraja hili ni salama.
The engineer says this bridge is safe.
Kivuko kikiziba njia, magari yatapita daraja la zamani.
If the ferry blocks the route, cars will use the old bridge.
Geuka kushoto kwenye kona ndogo, halafu uvuke daraja.
Turn left at the small corner, then cross the bridge.
Leo tutapima urefu wa daraja hili.
Today we will measure the length of this bridge.
Daraja refu lipo katikati ya mji.
A long bridge is in the middle of the town.
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