Usages of wakati
Ninapenda kusikiliza muziki wa redio wakati ninapika.
I like to listen to radio music while I cook.
Yeye anasoma kitabu wakati mimi ninapika chai.
He/She reads a book while I cook tea.
Walimu wanatutazama wakati tunakimbia uwanjani.
Teachers are watching us while we run in the field.
Upepo mkali unavuma usoni wakati ninatembea sokoni.
A strong wind blows on my face while I walk at the market.
Jana mchana nilikuwa nikisoma kitabu changu wakati mvua ilikuwa ikinyesha.
Yesterday afternoon I was reading my book while it was raining.
Wakati watoto walikuwa wakicheza uwanjani, mama alikuwa akipika chakula cha jioni.
While the children were playing in the field, mother was cooking dinner.
Wakati nilikuwa nikifanya mazoezi ya viungo jana, nilisikia muziki mzuri kutoka kwa jirani.
While I was doing physical exercises yesterday, I heard nice music from the neighbor.
Wakati ulikuwa ukifua nguo bafuni, mtoto alikuwa akicheza sebuleni.
While you were washing clothes in the bathroom, the child was playing in the living room.
Watoto watakuwa wakicheza mchezo wa bodi sebuleni wakati sisi tunapika.
The children will be playing a board game in the living room while we cook.
Jana jioni nilikuwa nikisoma magazeti wakati watoto walikuwa wakicheza uwanjani.
Yesterday evening I was reading newspapers while the children were playing in the field.
Wakati umekuwa ukifanya mazoezi ya Kiswahili kila siku, matokeo yako yameboreshwa polepole.
While you have been practising Swahili every day, your results have improved gradually.
Bibi alikuwa akiimba kimya kimya jikoni wakati sisi tulikuwa tukila katika chumba cha kulia chakula.
Grandmother was singing quietly in the kitchen while we were eating in the dining room.
Jana ulikuwa ukifanya kazi ya nyumbani wakati mimi nilikuwa nikipumzika kwenye benchi nje.
Yesterday you were doing homework while I was resting on the bench outside.
Katika chumba cha kulia chakula, tunakaa kimya wakati baba anasema.
In the dining room, we stay quiet while father is speaking.
Wakati wewe ulikuwa ukitazama runinga, nilikuwa nikisoma gazeti sebuleni.
While you were watching television, I was reading a newspaper in the living room.
Leo tulikuwa tukitazama orodha hiyo wakati mvua ilikuwa ikianza kunyesha.
Today we were looking at that list while the rain was starting to fall.
Watoto waliimba wimbo mmoja wakati mwalimu akipiga kinanda taratibu.
The children sang one song while the teacher gently played the keyboard.
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