Kirundi
kubanza
Word parts: ku-banza
koo-BAHN-zah
How to say it
Kirundikubanzakoo-BAHN-zahsoon
Englishto begin bysoon
Frenchcommencer par, faire en premiersoon
Meaning
to do something first, before other things.
Good to know
to begin by, to do first
Examples
- Ndabanza gukaraba amaboko imbere yo kurya.I wash my hands first before eating.
- Ese ubanza iki mu gitondo?What do you do first in the morning?
- Ntiyabanje kwiyumvira, yaciye avuga.He didn't think it through first, he just spoke.
- Twarabanje gusenga imbere yo gutangura umuhango.We prayed first before starting the ceremony.
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