wakati

while

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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