Usages of lake
Daktari alimwambia mtoto atoe ulimi ili aangalie koo lake.
The doctor told the child to stick out his/her tongue so that he/she could look at his/her throat.
Mama anasoma gazeti lake jioni.
Mother reads her newspaper in the evening.
Mtoto alianza kutapika usiku, na asubuhi tumbo lake bado lilikuwa limevimba kidogo.
The child started vomiting at night, and in the morning his/her stomach was still a little swollen.
Daktari alisema pumu yake si kali, lakini koo lake linahitaji kupumzika.
The doctor said his/her asthma is not severe, but his/her throat needs rest.
Rahma aliuliza, “Je, nahau hii ina maana gani?” huku Juma akiandika jibu lake polepole.
Rahma asked, “What does this idiom mean?” while Juma wrote his answer slowly.
Mtoto amevaa sandaali na kaptula, lakini zipu ya koti lake iko wazi na kola yake imekunjika.
The child is wearing sandals and shorts, but the zipper of his/her coat is open and the collar is folded.
Mtoto alianguka na kuumia paji la uso na paja lake wakati wa mchezo.
The child fell and hurt his/her forehead and thigh during the game.
Muuguzi alipaka marashi kwenye paji lake, kisha akafunga bandeji ndogo juu ya jeraha.
The nurse applied ointment to his/her forehead, then tied a small bandage over the wound.
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