Kinyarwanda
kuryarya
Word parts: ku-ryarya
koo-RYAH-ryah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuryaryakoo-RYAH-ryahsoon
Englishto be a hypocritesoon
Frenchêtre hypocritesoon
Meaning
to speak or act in a two-faced way, saying one thing while meaning another.
Good to know
to be a hypocrite, act hypocritically
Examples
- Uwo mugabo aryarya, avuga ikintu akora ikindi.That man is a hypocrite, he says one thing and does another.
- Kuki uryarya imbere y'abandi?Why do you act two-faced in front of others?
- Ntabwo naryarya, mvuga uko mbibona koko.I'm not being hypocritical, I say what I actually think.
- Ntukiryarye imbere yanjye, mbizi neza.Don't act hypocritically in front of me, I know it well.
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