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Learn Hardcore Swahili: kuchemsha - to boil

Hardcore Swahili
/Lesson 9
/kuchemsha

kuchemsha

Word

kuchemsha

Meaning

to boil

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Swahili

Lesson

Usages of kuchemsha

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.

Mama anachemsha maji nyumbani.

Mother boils water at home.

Katika majira ya baridi, mama anachemsha maji ya chai nyumbani kila asubuhi.

In the cold season, mother boils water for tea at home every morning.

Mama hutumia chujio cha maji kila siku, na baba huchemsha maji zaidi kwa usalama.

Mother uses a water filter every day, and father boils extra water for safety.

Jana tulikula mihogo ya kuchemsha na mchicha, lakini leo tutapika mchele.

Yesterday we ate boiled cassava and spinach, but today we will cook rice.

Leo tunapika mchicha pamoja na mihogo ya kuchemsha.

Today we are cooking spinach together with boiled cassava.

Akiwa amechemsha mihogo, mama aliweka mchicha mezani kwa kila mtu.

After boiling cassava, mother put spinach on the table for everyone.

Akiwa amesafisha uduvi, shangazi alichemsha kunde na kuongeza chumvi kidogo.

After cleaning the shrimp, aunt boiled the beans and added a little salt.

Mama anapika mchicha na mihogo ya kuchemsha, lakini mimi napendelea mchele.

Mother is cooking spinach and boiled cassava, but I prefer rice.

Bibi anapenda kuchemsha mbaazi, lakini mimi napenda kutafuna njugu jioni.

Grandmother likes to boil peas, but I like to chew peanuts in the evening.

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