chemba

How to say it

Meaning

A closed room or space inside something, such as a chamber of the heart or a sealed storage chamber, or an official body like a chamber of commerce. Kwenda chemba or kuongea chemba means to go aside and talk in private.

Good to know

N class noun, the plural is also chemba: chemba za moyo, the chambers of the heart. Chemba is also the name of a district in Dodoma region, which many news sentences mean.

Examples

• Moyo wa binadamu una chemba nne.The human heart has four chambers.
• Viongozi hao waliondoka mkutanoni wakazungumza chemba.The leaders left the meeting and talked in private.
• Wafanyabiashara walijiunga na chemba ya biashara ya mkoa.The traders joined the regional chamber of commerce.