Kinyarwanda
urugi
Word parts: uru-gi
oo-ROO-gee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaurugioo-ROO-geesoon
Englishdoorsoon
Frenchportesoon
Meaning
a movable barrier used to open and close an entrance to a room or building.
Good to know
the everyday word for "door"; umuryango also means door/gate but literally "family".
Examples
- Funga urugi hanze harakonje.Close the door, it's cold outside.
- Umwana yakinguye urugi maze yinjira.The child opened the door and went in.
- Urugi rwaracitse ntirushobora gufunga.The door is broken, it can't close.
- Ese urugi rwa mbere ruri he?Where is the front door?
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