Usages of kunong'ona
Mbona Asha ananong’ona darasani?
Why is Asha whispering in class?
Sitaki udaku darasani; mbona mnanong’ona badala ya kusoma?
I don’t want gossip in class; why are you whispering instead of reading?
Tafadhali usinong’one tena darasani, tusije tukasahau kusikiliza.
Please don’t whisper again in class, so that we don’t end up forgetting to listen.
Afadhali uulize swali mbele ya wote kuliko kunong’ona na jirani yako.
It is better to ask a question in front of everyone than to whisper with your neighbor.
Wakati mwingine mimi hunong’ona kwa sauti ya chini ili nisimsumbue mtoto anayesoma.
Sometimes I whisper in a low voice so that I do not disturb the child who is studying.
Ninyi msinong’one darasani, andikeni majibu yenu kwenye daftari la mazoezi.
You (all) don’t whisper in class, write your answers in the exercise book.
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