Kirundi
isima
ee-SEE-mah
How to say it
Kirundiisimaee-SEE-mahsoon
Englishcementsoon
Frenchciment (fr. ciment)soon
Meaning
a fine gray powder mixed with water and sand to make a hard building material, cement.
Good to know
cement (Fr. ciment) uru-sīma illness where abdomen swells and fills with fluid
Examples
- Bavanze isima n'umusenyi mu kubaka.They mixed cement with sand for building.
- Isima ryarangiye ku mubatsi.The builder ran out of cement.
- Ntabwo hasigaye isima rihagije kuri iki gikorwa.There isn't enough cement left for this job.
- Bagemuye amasaki y'isima ku bubiko.They delivered bags of cement to the warehouse.
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