Usages of nahau
Leo tulijifunza nahau mpya, lakini fasili yake ilikuwa ngumu kidogo.
Today we learned a new idiom, but its definition was a little difficult.
Nahau hiyo haipaswi kutafsiriwa neno kwa neno.
That idiom should not be translated word for word.
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.
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.
Asha anauliza ati nahau hii ina maana gani, huku Juma akiandika fasili yake polepole.
Asha is asking what this idiom means, while Juma is slowly writing its definition.
Bibi alipenda kutuambia methali, lakini leo mwalimu alitufundisha nahau mpya.
Grandmother liked to tell us proverbs, but today the teacher taught us a new idiom.
Tulitafuta fasili ya nahau hiyo kwenye kamusi na kuandika nukuu fupi pembeni.
We looked for the definition of that idiom in the dictionary and wrote a short quotation beside it.
Kila nahau ina fasili yake, lakini si kila methali ina maana ya moja kwa moja.
Every idiom has its definition, but not every proverb has a direct meaning.
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