Swahili
chakari
cha-KA-ri
How to say it
Swahilichakaricha-KA-risoon
Englishdrunksoon
Frenchivresoon
Meaning
(informal) very drunk.
Good to know
adv. much, very, to a high degree; fig. coll. be drunk. alikuwa chakari. He was drunk. chakarisha, charakisha frighten, startle
Examples
- Alikuwa amelewa chakari usiku ule.He was very drunk that night.
- Baba alirudi nyumbani akiwa chakari.Dad came home very drunk.
- Sikuwahi kumwona mtu akiwa chakari namna hiyo.I had never seen a person that drunk before.
- Marafiki zake walimsaidia kwa sababu alikuwa chakari.His friends helped him because he was very drunk.
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