Usages of ama
Mhasibu alisema tunaweza kulipa ama kwa hundi ama kwa pesa taslimu.
The accountant said we can pay either by cheque or by cash.
Kesho tutasafiri ama kwa basi ama kwa treni, kutegemea hali ya hewa.
Tomorrow we will travel either by bus or by train, depending on the weather.
Darasani unaweza kujibu ama kwa sauti ama kwa kuandika kwenye ubao.
In class you can answer either aloud or by writing on the board.
Ama utanunua sandwichi ya jibini, ama utachagua tosti na jamu.
Either you will buy a cheese sandwich, or you will choose toast and jam.
Ama tutapika dengu na mchicha nyumbani, ama tutanunua chipsi na kachumbari sokoni.
Either we will cook lentils and spinach at home, or we will buy fries and kachumbari at the market.
Ama utakula mtindi sasa, ama utaweka tikitimaji ndani ya jokofu hadi jioni.
Either you will eat the yogurt now, or you will put the watermelon in the refrigerator until evening.
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