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Usages of bibi
Je, unaweza kusimulia hadithi uliyosikia kutoka kwa bibi yako?
Can you narrate the story you heard from your grandmother?
Bibi anapenda kuimba wimbo.
Grandmother likes to sing a song.
Pengine unaweza kutafsiri barua hii ili bibi yetu aielewe.
Perhaps you can translate this letter so that our grandmother understands it.
Kila jioni bibi husimulia simulizi fupi kuhusu safari za zamani.
Every evening grandmother tells a short narrative about past journeys.
Kesho kutwa, tutasafiri kijijini kumtembelea bibi.
The day after tomorrow, we will travel to the village to visit grandmother.
Simulizi ambazo bibi husimulia hutufundisha adabu na uvumilivu.
The narratives that grandmother tells teach us manners and patience.
Shikamoo, bibi; marahaba, karibu ukae.
Respectful greetings, grandmother; I receive your respect, please have a seat.
Rahma hupiga simu kwa bibi yake mara chache, lakini kila simu huwa ndefu sana.
Rahma calls her grandmother rarely, but each call is very long.
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