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Usages of tamu
Tunapaswa kuchanganya maziwa na maji kidogo, kisha tutie sukari ili chai iwe tamu.
We should mix milk with a little water, then put in sugar so that the tea becomes sweet.
Maisha ni tamu.
Life is sweet.
Kama ungekuja mapema, ungeonja siagi hiyo tamu na asali safi.
If you had come early, you would have tasted that sweet butter and pure honey.
Ningekuwa na siagi ya kutosha, ningeoka mandazi matamu kwa Jumapili.
If I had enough butter, I would bake sweet doughnuts for Sunday.
Tafadhali uweke sukari kidogo tu ili chai isiwe tamu mno.
Please put only a little sugar so the tea is not too sweet.
Ukiweka asali kidogo kwenye uji, ladha yake inakuwa tamu sana.
If you add a little honey to the porridge, its taste becomes very sweet.
Bibi yangu ana lahaja tamu ya Pwani, na mimi nina lahaja tofauti ya mjini.
My grandmother has a sweet Coastal dialect, and I have a different urban dialect.
Chai yako itakuwa tamu ukiongeza maziwa na sukari kidogo.
Your tea will be sweet if you add milk and a little sugar.
Matunda yakiganda kwenye friza, tunapata barafu tamu.
When the fruits freeze in the freezer, we get sweet ice.
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