Kirundi
kuzuyaza
Word parts: ku-zuyaza
koo-zoo-YAH-zah
How to say it
Kirundikuzuyazakoo-zoo-YAH-zahsoon
Englishto be lukewarmsoon
Frenchêtre tièdesoon
Meaning
to be lukewarm.
Good to know
used of liquids like water or tea, neither hot nor cold.
Examples
- Amazi arazuyaza, ntakiri ashushe.The water is lukewarm, it's no longer hot.
- Ntukanywe icayi kizuyaza, kizongere gushushwa.Don't drink lukewarm tea, have it reheated.
- Ese amazi yo koga arazuyaza?Is the bathing water lukewarm?
- Isupu yazuyaje kubera yamaze igihe kirekire itari ku muriro.The soup went lukewarm because it had been off the fire for a long time.
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