Kinyarwanda
kuvuga
Word parts: ku-vuga
koo-VOO-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuvugakoo-VOO-gahsoon
Englishto speaksoon
Frenchparlersoon
Meaning
to produce words with one's voice in order to communicate, to speak or say something.
Good to know
the everyday verb for speaking; kuvuga ku means "to talk about", and kuvugana means "to converse with".
Examples
- Perezida yavuze ijambo rikomeye mu iserukiramuco.The president gave an important speech at the cultural event.
- Uvuga iki, sinakumva neza?What are you saying, I didn't hear you well?
- Ntabwo yavuze ukuri kose ku byabaye.He didn't say the whole truth about what happened.
- Reka tuvuge ku bibazo by'urubyiruko.Let's talk about the problems facing the youth.