boksi

How to say it

Meaning

A container of cardboard, wood or metal for keeping or carrying things, and in football the penalty area in front of the goal.

Good to know

Plural maboksi (ji/ma class): boksi moja, maboksi mawili; some speakers treat it as n class (boksi nne). Loanword from English box; sanduku is the older word for a wooden box or case.

Examples

• Tuliweka vitabu vyote kwenye boksi kubwa.We put all the books in a big box.
• Maboksi ya dawa yalifika hospitalini jana.The boxes of medicine arrived at the hospital yesterday.
• Mshambuliaji aliangushwa ndani ya boksi.The striker was brought down inside the box.