laiti

if only

Usages of laiti

• Laiti ningekuwa na muda zaidi leo jioni, ningekaa maktabani mpaka mkutubi afunge mlango.: If only I had more time this evening, I would stay in the library until the librarian closes the door.
• Laiti ungejifunza matamshi haya mapema, ungezungumza kwa ujasiri zaidi darasani.: If only you learned this pronunciation early, you would speak with more confidence in class.
• 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.
• Laiti mpwa wangu asingekuwa mgonjwa, angeenda na shemeji yangu sokoni kununua kanga nyingine.: If only my niece/nephew were not sick, he/she would go with my in-law to the market to buy another khanga.
• Laiti ungejua kisawe cha neno hilo, usingeandika kinyume chake kwa makosa.: If only you knew the synonym of that word, you would not write its opposite by mistake.
• Laiti nisingechelewa jana, ningewahi kufika maktabani kabla ya mkutubi kufunga mlango.: If only I had not been late yesterday, I would have arrived at the library before the librarian closed the door.
• Laiti tungesoma dondoo hizo mapema, tungeelewa somo la leo kwa urahisi zaidi.: If only we had read those notes earlier, we would understand today’s lesson more easily.
• Laiti tusingekuwa na kiburi wala chuki, tungeishi kwa amani zaidi.: If only we did not have pride or hatred, we would live more peacefully.
• Laiti ningekadiria muda vizuri jana, nisingechelewa kufika kituoni.: If only I had estimated the time well yesterday, I would not have been late getting to the station.

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