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Usages of kidole
Nilijikata kidole nilipokuwa nikikata mboga, lakini mama alinisaidia haraka.
I cut my finger while cutting vegetables, but mother helped me quickly.
Kabla ya kupika, hakikisha kidole kilichojeruhiwa kimefungwa vizuri usipate uchafu.
Before cooking, make sure the injured finger is well wrapped so you do not get it dirty.
Nilijikata kidole nilipokuwa nikikata mkate.
I cut my finger when I was cutting bread.
Pete yake si kubwa, bali ndogo inayokaa vizuri kidoleni.
Her ring is not big, but small and fits well on the finger.
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