Kinyarwanda
nusu kiro
NOO-soo KEE-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandanusu kiroNOO-soo KEE-rohsoon
Englishhalf a kilosoon
Frenchdemi-kilosoon
Meaning
a measure of weight equal to five hundred grams, half a kilogram.
Good to know
1/2 kilo (from Sw.)
Examples
- Ndagura nusu kiro y'inyama.I am buying half a kilo of meat.
- Ese ufite nusu kiro y'isukari?Do you have half a kilo of sugar?
- Ntabwo yagemuye nusu kiro.He did not deliver half a kilo.
- Tuzagura nusu kiro y'umuceri.We will buy half a kilo of rice.
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