| The professor was old | Profesa alikuwa mzee |
| hair | nywele |
| grey | kijivu |
| grey hair | nywele za kijivu |
| The professor was old with grey hair | Profesa alikuwa mzee na nywele za kijivu |
| which were frustrated / disheveled | zilizofadhaika |
| to be confused /to be troubled | kufadhaika |
| I was confused / I was troubled | Nilifadhaika |
| the grey hair was disheveled | nywele za kijivu zilifadhaika |
| the grey hair which was disheveled | nywele za kijivu zilizofadhaika |
| the grey hair which was disheveled | nywele za kijivu zilizofadhaika |
| beard | ndevu |
| a grey beard | ndevu za kijivu |
| eyes | macho |
| his eyes | macho yake |
| close to | karibu na |
| close to his eyes | karibu na macho yake |
| a grey disheveled beard close to his eyes | ndevu za kijivu zilizofadhaika karibu na macho yake |
| The professor was an old man with grey hair which was disheveled and a grey disheveled beard close to his eyes. | Profesa alikuwa mzee na nywele za kijivu zilizofadhaika na ndevu za kijivu zilizofadhaika karibu na macho yake. |