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Usages of kufunika
Usisahau kufunika sufuria hii ili chakula kipikike haraka.
Do not forget to cover this cooking pot so that the food cooks quickly.
Tafadhali funika chakula ili harufu yake isienee chumbani.
Please cover the food so that its smell does not spread in the room.
Tafadhali usioke keki bila kufunika sufuria, au itapoteza unyevu.
Please do not bake a cake without covering the pot, or it will lose moisture.
Ninataka kufunika chakula hiki na kitambaa safi.
I want to cover this food with a clean cloth.
Usisahau kufunika meza baada ya kula chakula cha mchana.
Do not forget to cover the table after eating lunch.
Funika sufuria hii kwa kifuniko ili chakula kipikike haraka.
Cover this pot with a lid so that the food cooks quickly.
Kifuniko kikidondoka, funika sufuria tena.
If the lid falls off, cover the pot again.
Ukikosa kifuniko, funika sufuria kwa kitambaa.
If you lack a lid, cover the pot with a cloth.
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