Kinyarwanda
gusinda
Word parts: gu-sinda
goo-SEE-ndah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagusindagoo-SEE-ndahsoon
Englishto be drunksoon
Frenchêtre ivresoon
Meaning
to be intoxicated from drinking alcohol.
Good to know
everyday, informal; describes the state of drunkenness rather than the act of drinking.
Examples
- Uwo mugabo yasinze cyane ejo nijoro.That man got very drunk last night.
- Waba usinze se, kuki uvuga utyo?Are you drunk? Why are you talking like that?
- Sinsinda vuba, ndanywa buhoro buhoro.I don't get drunk quickly, I drink slowly.
- Nizeye ko atazasinda muri iryo joro.I hope he won't get drunk that night.
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