mafua

the cold

Usages of mafua

• Jana sikuwa na mafua, lakini leo nina kikohozi kidogo na ninapiga chafya mara kwa mara.: I didn’t have a cold yesterday, but today I have a little cough and I am sneezing from time to time.
• Ukiwa na mafua na kukohoa usiku, ni vizuri kunywa maji ya uvuguvugu.: If you have a cold and cough at night, it is good to drink lukewarm water.
• Jana Amina hakuwa darasani kwa sababu alikuwa na mafua makali.: Amina was not in class yesterday because she had a bad cold.
• Jana usiku, nilipiga chafya mara nyingi kwa sababu ya mafua.: Last night, I sneezed many times because of a cold.
• Leo nina mafua na kikohozi kidogo.: I have a cold and a little cough today.
• Jana nilikuwa na mafua, kwa hiyo nilimeza kidonge na kupumzika mapema.: Yesterday I had a cold, so I swallowed a pill and rested early.
• Ingawa nina mafua kidogo, nitapita supermarketi kununua sharubati na shampuu baada ya kazi.: Although I have a slight cold, I will stop by the supermarket to buy syrup and shampoo after work.
• Daktari aliniambia kwamba nikipiga chafya au nikianza kupata kikohozi darasani, nibaki nyumbani mpaka mafua yapungue.: The doctor told me that if I sneeze or start getting a cough in class, I should stay at home until the cold gets better.

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