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Usages of kikombe
Mama yangu anaandaa bidhaa mbalimbali, kama vile vikapu na vikombe, ili kuuza kwa wateja wa eneo hili.
My mother prepares various goods, such as baskets and cups, to sell to customers in this area.
Mama ananunua kikombe sokoni.
Mother is buying a cup at the market.
Baada ya chakula, nitaosha vikombe vyote na kusafisha meza.
After the meal, I will wash all the cups and clean the table.
Nitaosha vikombe, halafu nitaweka vyombo kwenye stoo.
I will wash the cups, then I will put the utensils in the storeroom.
Tafadhali weka vikombe mezani kwa utaratibu.
Please place the cups on the table in an orderly way.
Nikirudi nyumbani jioni, nitaosha vikombe vyote.
When I return home in the evening, I will wash all the cups.
Vikombe vyako viko mezani.
Your cups are on the table.
Kikombe hiki ni kichafu.
This cup is dirty.
Kikombe nilichokipenda sokoni kilikuwa cha bei nafuu.
The cup that I liked at the market was cheap.
Jana ulisahau kikombe chako cha chai kwangu, bado kiko juu ya meza.
Yesterday you forgot your tea cup at my place, it is still on the table.
Kikombe hiki kikubwa kiko juu ya meza.
This big cup is on the table.
Kikombe kiko jikoni.
The cup is in the kitchen.
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