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Usages of mbili
Seremala anayekata shina la mti huu atatumia mbao zake kutengeneza meza mbili kwa shule.
The carpenter who is cutting the trunk of this tree will use its wood to make two tables for the school.
Mimi nina baiskeli mbili.
I have two bicycles.
Kiwanja chetu kipya cha michezo kiko umbali wa kilomita mbili tu kutoka hapa.
Our new sports field is only two kilometres from here.
Ushindani kati ya shule mbili uliwafanya wanafunzi kujitahidi sana.
The competition between the two schools made students work very hard.
Msanii akipata mialiko miwili, atachagua tamasha lenye sauti bora.
If the artist receives two invitations, he will choose the festival with better sound.
Ifikapo saa mbili, utakuwa umeweka utaratibu salama wa kuhifadhi nyaraka.
By eight o’clock, you will have put a safe procedure in place for storing documents.
Baada ya miezi miwili, mimi nitakuwa nimeandika malengo mapya ya kampuni.
After two months, I will have written new goals for the company.
Fundi alisema saruji haitatosha, kwa hiyo ninahitaji uagize magunia mawili zaidi.
The technician said the cement will not be enough, so I need you to order two more sacks.
Tafadhali weka mapumziko mafupi kila saa mbili ili wafanyakazi wapumzike.
Please set a short break every two hours so that the workers rest.
Baada ya kusaini, unapaswa kuchapisha nakala mbili za mkataba huo.
After signing, you should print two copies of that contract.
Itachukua takriban dakika mbili kupakua video, mradi tu mtandao usikatike.
It will take about two minutes to download the video, as long as the connection doesn’t drop.
Tafadhali subiri dakika mbili kabla ya kuingia ukumbini.
Please wait two minutes before entering the hall.
Afadhali tuanze mkutano saa tatu, si saa mbili.
It’s better that we start the meeting at nine, not eight.
Usiku ulipokuwa baridi sana, nilijifunika blanketi mbili ili nipate joto.
When the night was very cold, I covered myself with two blankets so that I got warm.
Kesho tutakutana kwako saa mbili usiku kuangalia filamu.
Tomorrow we will meet at your place at eight in the evening to watch a movie.
Kesho saa mbili asubuhi, utakuwa ukifanya mazoezi ya viungo uwanjani na kocha.
Tomorrow at eight in the morning, you will be doing physical exercises on the field with the coach.
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