nimero
nee-MEH-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandanimeronee-MEH-roh
Englishnumber (of a phone, a house, a shirt)
Frenchnuméro
Meaning
A number used to identify something, such as a telephone line, a house, a document or a player's shirt.
Good to know
Loan from French numéro, also written numero. Nimero ya telefoni, telephone number; nimero ya mbere, number one, the best.
Examples
- Mpa nimero yawe ya telefoni.Give me your phone number.
- Yambaye umupira wa nimero icumi.He wears the number ten shirt.
- Twanditse nimero y'inzu ku rugi.We wrote the house number on the door.
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