chaki

How to say it

Meaning

A soft white stick used for writing on a blackboard, and the soft white rock it is made from. Tailors also use it to mark cloth.

Good to know

N class, same form in the plural: chaki nyeupe, white chalk. A loan from English; kipande cha chaki is a piece of chalk, and ubao is the board it writes on.

Examples

• Mwalimu aliandika swali ubaoni kwa chaki nyeupe.The teacher wrote the question on the board with white chalk.
• Tafadhali niletee kipande cha chaki kutoka ofisini.Please bring me a piece of chalk from the office.
• Kiwanda hicho kinatengeneza chaki kwa ajili ya shule.That factory makes chalk for schools.

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