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Usages of mkasi
Dada yangu alichukua mkasi na sega kabla ya kuanza kutengeneza nywele za mtoto.
My sister took scissors and a comb before she started fixing the child’s hair.
Usitumie mkasi kukata nywele bila kuchana kwanza.
Do not use scissors to cut hair without combing first.
Asubuhi, dada yangu hutumia sega na mkasi kutengeneza nywele za mtoto.
In the morning, my sister uses a comb and scissors to fix the child’s hair.
Usipotumia mkasi kwa uangalifu, unaweza kukata kitambaa vibaya.
If you do not use scissors carefully, you can cut the cloth badly.
Nilipokuwa mdogo, niliogopa wembe na mkasi, lakini sasa ninajua kuvitumia kwa uangalifu.
When I was young, I was afraid of razors and scissors, but now I know how to use them carefully.
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