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Usages of saa ya mkononi
Mama alinunua saa ya mkononi ili ajue ni saa ngapi bila kutazama saa ya ukutani kila mara.
Mother bought a wristwatch so that she knows what time it is without looking at the wall clock all the time.
Mimi nilipata saa ya mkononi kama zawadi ya kuzaliwa, na sasa sitachelewa darasani tena.
I received a wristwatch as a birthday present, and now I will not be late to class again.
Nilipokuwa nikisoma historia jana, saa ya mkononi iliniambia ni saa tatu tayari.
While I was reading history yesterday, my wristwatch told me it was already nine o’clock.
Jana jogoo huyo aliniamsha kabla hata saa ya mkononi haijalia.
Yesterday that rooster woke me up even before my wristwatch rang.
Nilipokuwa nikisoma, sikuona saa ya mkononi ikionyesha muda wa mtihani.
While I was studying, I did not see the wristwatch showing the exam time.
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