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Learn Hardcore Swahili: hilo - that

Hardcore Swahili
/Lesson 8
/hilo

hilo

Word

hilo

Meaning

that

Part of speech

determiner

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Swahili

Lesson

Usages of hilo

Je, unafikiri tunapaswa kutumia kabati hilo kuweka vyombo vyetu vipya?

Do you think we should use that cupboard to place our new utensils?

Wewe unaona jiko hilo mjini?

Do you see that stove in town?

Niliichemsha chai ndani ya birika hilo, lakini nilikosa kupasha moto maziwa kwa wakati.

I boiled the tea in that teapot, but I failed to heat the milk in time.

Tulimsaidia kutengeneza mpango wa kupanga vyombo, kisha tukatumia jembe hilo kwenye bustani ya nyanya.

We helped her come up with a plan to arrange the utensils, then we used that hoe in the tomato garden.

Baada ya kuoga, yeye hutandika shuka hilo kitandani na kufunga pazia kabla ya kulala.

After bathing, she spreads that bedsheet on the bed and closes the curtain before sleeping.

Kikundi chetu kitashiriki kongamano hilo ili kutoa maoni yetu.

Our group will participate in that conference to give our opinions.

Baba aliunga mkono pendekezo hilo kwa sababu anaona uhitaji mkubwa wa muda wa mazoezi.

Father supported that suggestion because he sees a big need for practice time.

Usikate limau hilo sasa hivi, tungoje mpaka tukate chungwa na nanasi pia, ili tuwe na mchanganyiko wa ladha.

Do not cut that lemon right now, let’s wait until we cut the orange and the pineapple as well, so that we have a mix of flavors.

Gunia hilo limejazwa mahindi, na litawekwa jikoni baada ya kusafishwa.

That sack is filled with maize, and it will be placed in the kitchen after being cleaned.

Mimi nitasoma chapisho hilo mara tu litakapotoka.

I will read that publication as soon as it comes out.

Juma atakaa kwenye dawati hilo wakati wa chemsha-bongo.

Juma will sit at that desk during the brain-teaser game.

Ninataka uandike bei wazi kwenye tangazo hilo ili mteja asipate shida.

I want you to write the price clearly on that advertisement so the customer does not have trouble.

Baada ya tukio hilo, umati ulitawanyika polepole.

After that event, the crowd dispersed slowly.

Tafadhali funga bomba vizuri; maji yanapotea kwa sababu ya bomba hilo.

Please close the tap well; water is being lost because of that tap.

Kochi hilo ni laini sana; watoto wanapenda kukaa hapo jioni.

That sofa is very soft; the children like to sit there in the evening.

Kapeti hilo linahitaji kufuliwa wiki ijayo.

That carpet needs to be washed next week.

Ninapokosea sarufi, mwalimu anasahihisha kosa hilo.

When I make a grammar mistake, the teacher corrects that mistake.

Kesho atakapokuja shuleni, atabeba begi hilo la mgongoni badala ya mkoba wa mkononi.

Tomorrow when he comes to school, he will carry that backpack instead of a handbag.

Wakati mwalimu anapoongeza mkazo kwenye neno, sisi huandika neno hilo kwa uangalifu.

When the teacher puts emphasis on a word, we write that word carefully.

Mimina juisi ndani ya kopo hilo, kwa sababu jagi lile limo frijini.

Pour the juice into that can, because that jug is in the fridge.

Amina aliandika silabi zote za neno hilo huku dada yake akihesabu kwa sauti.

Amina wrote all the syllables of that word while her sister counted aloud.

Juma aliandika alama ya mshangao badala ya koma, kwa hiyo mwalimu akamwonyesha kosa hilo.

Juma wrote an exclamation mark instead of a comma, so the teacher showed him that mistake.

Matamshi ya neno hilo yalikuwa rahisi, lakini lafudhi ya mgeni ilikuwa tofauti kidogo.

The pronunciation of that word was easy, but the visitor’s accent was a little different.

Kesho nitasafiri kwa basi, kwa hiyo nitauliza kondakta kama basi hilo linapita karibu na maktaba.

Tomorrow I will travel by bus, so I will ask the conductor whether that bus passes near the library.

Juma aliandika fasili ya neno hilo kwenye daftari lake.

Juma wrote the definition of that word in his notebook.

Laiti ungejua kisawe cha neno hilo, usingeandika kinyume chake kwa makosa.

If only you knew the synonym of that word, you would not write its opposite by mistake.

Rahma alihesabu silabi za neno hilo tena na akasema herufi ya mwisho si konsonanti, bali irabu.

Rahma counted the syllables of that word again and said the last letter is not a consonant, but a vowel.

Mvulana ambaye lafudhi yake ni tofauti aliomba mfasiri amsaidie kutamka neno hilo.

The boy whose accent is different asked the translator to help him pronounce that word.

Mwalimu alisema nitamke neno hilo polepole.

The teacher said I should pronounce that word slowly.

Mzizi wa neno hilo ni mfupi, lakini wanafunzi wanaweza kuunda maneno mengi kutoka kwa mzizi huo.

The root of that word is short, but the students can form many words from that root.

Mtoto anakula papai kana kwamba hajawahi kula tunda hilo kabla.

The child is eating papaya as if he/she has never eaten that fruit before.

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