Usages of ati
Asha amesema ati atafika baadaye kidogo, kwa sababu daladala imechelewa.
Asha has said that she will arrive a little later, because the minibus is late.
Nilimsikia bibi akisema ati jogoo amewika mapema kuliko kawaida leo.
I heard grandmother saying that the rooster crowed earlier than usual today.
Mwalimu alituambia ati tukimaliza kazi mapema, tutakuwa na muda wa kusoma riwaya.
The teacher told us that if we finish the work early, we will have time to read a novel.
Daktari alisema ati mtoto asipokunywa maji ya kutosha, kuhara kutamchosha zaidi.
The doctor said that if the child does not drink enough water, diarrhea will tire him/her even more.
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