Usages of bibi
Bibi hutumia fimbo kutembea kwenda kanisani kila Jumapili.
Grandmother usually uses a stick to walk to church every Sunday.
Bibi huenda kwa daktari wa meno mara moja kwa mwaka wakati wa likizo.
Grandmother usually goes to the dentist once a year during the vacation.
Shikamoo, bibi; tumekuja kuzungumza kuhusu ushuru wa soko.
Respectful greetings, grandmother; we have come to talk about the market tax.
Bibi anapenda baraza kwa sababu kuna upepo mwanana mchana.
Grandmother likes the veranda because there is a gentle breeze in the afternoon.
Bibi mwenye huruma anafariji watoto.
A compassionate grandmother comforts children.
Bibi anauliza, “Umri wako ni miaka mingapi sasa?”
Grandmother asks, “How old are you now?”
Bibi yangu ana umri mkubwa, lakini bado anapenda kujifunza maneno mapya ya Kiswahili.
My grandmother is of advanced age, but she still likes to learn new Swahili words.
Bibi yangu ana lahaja tamu ya Pwani, na mimi nina lahaja tofauti ya mjini.
My grandmother has a sweet Coastal dialect, and I have a different urban dialect.
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