Usages of polepole
Lifti ikiharibika, tutapanda ngazi polepole.
If the elevator breaks, we will climb the stairs slowly.
Mvua ikianza leo, ukame huo utapungua polepole.
If it starts raining today, that drought will slowly decrease.
Siku hizi, nimekuwa nikifanya maamuzi polepole ili kuepuka makosa.
Nowadays, I have been making decisions slowly in order to avoid mistakes.
Asubuhi mama hutupikia uji wa mahindi uliochemshwa polepole.
In the morning mother cooks us maize porridge that has been boiled slowly.
Baada ya tukio hilo, umati ulitawanyika polepole.
After that event, the crowd dispersed slowly.
Kwa sasa, twende polepole; hatua kwa hatua tutajifunza mada ngumu.
For now, let’s go slowly; step by step we will learn the difficult topic.
Kwa sasa tusogee polepole; mwishowe tutaelewa vizuri.
For now let’s move slowly; in the end we will understand well.
Asubuhi kulikuwa na ukungu mzito, kwa hiyo tulitembea polepole.
There was heavy fog in the morning, so we walked slowly.
Aliposikia mtu akibisha hodi, mama alifungua mlango polepole.
When she heard someone knocking and saying “hodi,” mother slowly opened the door.
Watoto wanateremka mteremko polepole.
The children are going down the slope slowly.
Mwalimu alitembea kwenye korido polepole akitazama madarasa yote.
The teacher walked slowly in the corridor while looking at all the classrooms.
Kwenye bwawa dogo, tuliona bata weupe wakielea polepole.
At the small pond, we saw white ducks floating slowly.
Kadiri tunavyofanya mazoezi ya kupumua polepole, ndivyo pumzi yetu inavyokuwa tulivu.
The more we do slow breathing exercises, the calmer our breath becomes.
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