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Usages of kitambaa
Ninataka kufunika chakula hiki na kitambaa safi.
I want to cover this food with a clean cloth.
Mimi ninatumia kitambaa jikoni.
I use a cloth in the kitchen.
Tafadhali panguza meza kwa kitambaa baada ya chakula.
Please wipe the table with a cloth after the meal.
Ukisha osha sahani, panguza meza kwa kitambaa.
Once you have washed the plates, wipe the table with a cloth.
Ukikosa kifuniko, funika sufuria kwa kitambaa.
If you lack a lid, cover the pot with a cloth.
Baada ya mazoezi, mimi ninapangusa jasho kwa kitambaa safi.
After exercise, I wipe sweat with a clean cloth.
Ukipiga chafya mara nyingi darasani, tafadhali tumia kitambaa na ukae mbali kidogo na wengine.
If you sneeze many times in class, please use a cloth and sit a little away from the others.
Ukipiga chafya, tafadhali funika mdomo wako kwa kitambaa.
If you sneeze, please cover your mouth with a cloth.
Nikipiga chafya darasani, huwa nafunika mdomo wangu kwa kitambaa.
When I sneeze in class, I usually cover my mouth with a cloth.
Usipotumia mkasi kwa uangalifu, unaweza kukata kitambaa vibaya.
If you do not use scissors carefully, you can cut the cloth badly.
Mtoto akipiga chafya darasani, mwalimu atamwambia afunike mdomo wake kwa kitambaa.
If the child sneezes in class, the teacher will tell him/her to cover his/her mouth with a cloth.
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