Usages of kola
Zipu ya koti lako iko wazi, na kola ya blauzi yako imekunjika.
The zipper of your coat is open, and the collar of your blouse is folded.
Kabla ya sherehe, Asha alisafisha kola ya shati lake na kufunga zipu ya koti mpaka juu.
Before the celebration, Asha cleaned the collar of her shirt and zipped her coat all the way up.
Zipu ya koti langu imeharibika, na kola ya blauzi yako imekunjika.
The zipper of my coat is broken, and the collar of your blouse is folded.
Kabla ya sherehe, Amina hukata kucha zake, husafisha kola ya blauzi yake, na kuvaa nguo safi.
Before the celebration, Amina cuts her nails, cleans the collar of her blouse, and puts on clean clothes.
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.
Nimefunga zipu ya koti langu, lakini kola ya blauzi ya Amina bado imekunjika.
I have zipped up my coat, but the collar of Amina’s blouse is still folded.
Zipu ya koti lake imeharibika, na kola ya blauzi yake imekunjika.
The zipper of her coat is broken, and the collar of her blouse is folded.
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