kugira iseseme
koo-GEE-rah ee-seh-SEH-meh
How to say it
Kinyarwandakugira isesemekoo-GEE-rah ee-seh-SEH-meh
Englishto feel nauseous, to feel sick
Frenchavoir la nausée
Meaning
To feel sick in the stomach, as if about to vomit, for example in early pregnancy, on a rough journey or after bad food.
Good to know
Iseseme is nausea and kugira is to have. The cause follows with kubera: yagize iseseme kubera urugendo. Kuruka is to vomit.
Examples
- Mu mezi ya mbere y'inda, abagore benshi bakunda kugira iseseme.In the first months of pregnancy many women often feel nauseous.
- Nyuma yo kurya ibyo biryo, natangiye kugira iseseme.After eating that food, I started to feel sick.
- Iyo nkoze urugendo rurerure mu modoka, nkunda kugira iseseme.When I take a long trip by car, I tend to feel sick.
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