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Learn Hardcore Swahili: baridi - cold

Hardcore Swahili
/Lesson 11
/baridi

baridi

Word

baridi

Meaning

cold

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Swahili

Lesson

Usages of baridi

Ninapohisi baridi, ninavaa kofia na sweta.

When I feel cold, I wear a hat and a sweater.

Maji ni baridi.

The water is cold.

Leo, hali ya hewa ni yenye baridi zaidi kuliko jana.

Today, the weather is colder than yesterday.

Hali ya hewa ni baridi leo.

The weather is cold today.

Mfereji una maji baridi asubuhi.

The ditch has cold water in the morning.

Wengine wanasisitiza kwamba mvinyo unapaswa kunywewa baada ya chakula, huku wengine wakipendelea pombe baridi wakati wa chakula.

Some insist that wine should be drunk after the meal, while others prefer cold beer during the meal.

Bakuli hizo zimetayarishwa mapema na zimejazwa maembe baridi.

Those bowls have been prepared early and have been filled with cold mangoes.

Baada ya kazi, baba hunywa bia baridi moja tu kabla ya chakula.

After work, father drinks just one cold beer before the meal.

Mimi ninahitaji kinywaji baridi sasa.

I need a cold drink now.

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.

Tuna soda baridi kwa wageni; wengine wanataka chai moto badala yake.

We have cold soda for the guests; others want hot tea instead.

Weka blanketi juu ya kitanda kwa sababu usiku unakuwa baridi.

Put a blanket on the bed because the night gets cold.

Leo mama amenunua koti jipya la kijivu kwa sababu usiku kunakuwa na baridi.

Today mother has bought a new gray jacket because at night it becomes cold.

Usiku ulipokuwa baridi sana, nilijifunika blanketi mbili ili nipate joto.

When the night was very cold, I covered myself with two blankets so that I got warm.

Baada ya chakula, tunakunywa maziwa mgando baridi sebuleni.

After the meal, we drink cold yogurt in the living room.

Usiku baridi, mimi ninapenda kujifunika blanketi nene.

On a cold night, I like to cover myself with a thick blanket.

Mimi ninavaa koti hili jioni kwa sababu kuna baridi.

I am wearing this coat in the evening because it is cold.

Mfereji ule una maji baridi asubuhi.

That ditch over there has cold water in the morning.

Dada yangu anapenda maziwa mgando baridi kuliko soda yenye sukari nyingi.

My sister likes cold yogurt more than soda with a lot of sugar.

Japo jokofu limejaa, bado kuna nafasi ya kuweka maji ya baridi.

Although the refrigerator is full, there is still space to put cold water.

Usipovaa sweta, utahisi baridi usiku.

If you do not wear a sweater, you will feel cold at night.

Mama ameninunulia blauzi mpya na skafu nyembamba kwa sababu asubuhi kuna baridi kidogo.

Mother has bought me a new blouse and a thin scarf because it is a little cold in the morning.

Asha anavaa skafu ya bluu asubuhi kwa sababu kuna baridi.

Asha wears a blue scarf in the morning because it is cold.

Nimefunga zipu ya koti langu kwa sababu kuna baridi.

I have zipped up my coat because it is cold.

Kuna baridi asubuhi, kwa hiyo funga zipu ya koti lako mpaka juu.

It is cold in the morning, so zip your coat all the way up.

Mama anatumia blenda kutengeneza juisi ya ndimu, iliki, na maziwa baridi.

Mother uses a blender to make juice with lime, cardamom, and cold milk.

Usipoivaa skafu yako asubuhi, utahisi baridi.

If you do not wear your scarf in the morning, you will feel cold.

Asubuhi kuna baridi kidogo, kwa hiyo Asha anavaa skafu ya bluu.

In the morning it is a little cold, so Asha wears a blue scarf.

Usipoifunga zipu ya koti lako, utahisi baridi asubuhi.

If you do not fasten the zipper of your coat, you will feel cold in the morning.

Usipovaa skafu yako na sandaali zako asubuhi, utahisi baridi.

If you do not wear your scarf and sandals in the morning, you will feel cold.

Nikihisi baridi, ninavaa sweta yangu.

If I feel cold, I wear my sweater.

Juma alijua kinyume cha “baridi”, lakini hakujua kisawe cha “haraka”.

Juma knew the opposite of “cold,” but he did not know a synonym of “quick.”

Mwalimu alituuliza kisawe cha neno “furaha” na kinyume cha neno “baridi”.

The teacher asked us for a synonym of the word “happiness” and the opposite of the word “cold”.

Usipoifunga friji, maziwa hayatakuwa baridi.

If you do not close the fridge, the milk will not be cold.

Tafadhali tandika mkeka sebuleni, kwa sababu sakafu ni baridi leo.

Please spread the mat in the living room, because the floor is cold today.

Leo kuna baridi kidogo, kwa hiyo Amina amevaa skafu juu ya blauzi yake na amefunga zipu ya koti.

It is a little cold today, so Amina is wearing a scarf over her blouse and has zipped up her coat.

Usiku wa baridi, mimi hupaka krimu usoni na losheni miguuni kabla ya kulala.

On cold nights, I put cream on my face and lotion on my legs before sleeping.

Mama alileta mtindi baridi na vipande vya tikitimaji baada ya chakula cha mchana.

Mother brought cold yogurt and slices of watermelon after lunch.

Kijijini kwa babu kuna chemchemi ya maji baridi.

In grandfather’s village there is a spring of cold water.

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