biolojia
bee-oh-loh-JEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilibiolojiabee-oh-loh-JEE-ahsoon
Englishbiologysoon
Frenchbiologiesoon
Meaning
The science that studies living things, plants, animals and people, and how they grow and live; taught as a school subject.
Good to know
N class noun with no plural; borrowed from English. Mwalimu wa biolojia is a biology teacher and mwanabiolojia a biologist.
Examples
- Somo la biolojia linafundishwa kidato cha kwanza.Biology is taught from Form One.
- Alifaulu vizuri biolojia na kemia.She passed biology and chemistry well.
- Shule yetu haina walimu wa kutosha wa biolojia.Our school does not have enough biology teachers.
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