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Usages of meli
Meli yetu itawasili saa kumi na moja jioni, ikiwa injini yake haitaharibika.
Our ship will arrive at five in the evening if its engine does not break down.
Meli inaleta mzigo bandarini jioni.
The ship brings cargo to the port in the evening.
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