tu

Usages of tu

Ni vizuri kukabiliana na utawala kandamizi kwa umoja, badala ya kuuruhusu utudhibiti.
It is good to confront oppressive administration with unity, rather than allowing it to control us.
Mwalimu anatufundisha Kiswahili darasani.
The teacher teaches us Swahili in the classroom.
Mwalimu alituuliza kisawe cha neno “furaha”.
The teacher asked us for a synonym of the word “happiness.”
Bibi hupenda kutuambia methali jioni.
Grandmother likes to tell us proverbs in the evening.
Mwalimu alitukumbusha akifishaji mzuri: koma mahali pake, nukta mwishoni, na alama ya kuuliza mwishoni mwa swali.
The teacher reminded us about good punctuation: a comma in its place, a period at the end, and a question mark at the end of a question.
Mwalimu alituonyesha herufi “t” kwenye ubao.
The teacher showed us the letter “t” on the board.
Mwalimu alituambia tuhesabu silabi za neno hili kwa sauti.
The teacher told us to count the syllables of this word aloud.
Mkutubi wa shule alituletea kamusi mpya na kutuonyesha jinsi rejesta ya maktaba inavyotumika.
The school librarian brought us a new dictionary and showed us how the library register is used.
Baadaye alituonyesha jinsi kivumishi na kiwakilishi vinavyobadilika katika sentensi.
Later, she/he showed us how an adjective and a pronoun change in a sentence.
Laiti kondakta asingetuacha stesheni jana, tungefika kwenye warsha mapema.
If only the conductor had not left us at the station yesterday, we would have arrived at the workshop early.
Mwalimu wa uraia alitufundisha kwamba katiba na sera nzuri hulinda haki za wananchi.
The civics teacher taught us that a good constitution and good policy protect the rights of citizens.
Waziri alisema sera mpya itatusaidia kuboresha elimu katika wilaya yetu.
The minister said the new policy will help us improve education in our district.
Mwalimu alituonyesha herufi “m” na akasema ni konsonanti, lakini “a” ni irabu.
The teacher showed us the letter “m” and said it is a consonant, but “a” is a vowel.
Mwalimu alituuliza kisawe cha neno “furaha” na kinyume cha neno “baridi”.
The teacher asked us for a synonym of the word “happiness” and the opposite of the word “cold”.
Bibi hupenda kutuambia methali jioni, lakini leo tulijifunza nahau mpya darasani.
Grandmother likes to tell us proverbs in the evening, but today we learned a new idiom in class.
Mwalimu alitukumbusha kutumia koma mahali pake, nukta mwishoni, na alama ya kuuliza mwishoni mwa swali.
The teacher reminded us to use a comma in the right place, a full stop at the end, and a question mark at the end of a question.
Mwalimu alituonyesha tena kwamba herufi “m” ni konsonanti, lakini “o” ni irabu.
The teacher showed us again that the letter “m” is a consonant, but “o” is a vowel.
Wema wa bibi hutufanya tujisikie salama.
Grandmother’s kindness makes us feel safe.
Subira ya mwalimu inatusaidia kujibu maswali magumu.
The teacher’s patience helps us answer difficult questions.
Mwalimu alituonyesha jinsi ya kupata wastani wa namba tano.
The teacher showed us how to find the average of five numbers.
Mwalimu alituonyesha jinsi ya kupata wastani wa namba tano kwa kutumia kikokotoo.
The teacher showed us how to get the average of five numbers by using a calculator.
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