Swahili
chindi
CHEEN-dee
How to say it
SwahilichindiCHEEN-deesoon
Englishdistresssoon
Frenchdétressesoon
Meaning
need or distress; a dialectal word for being in want or hardship.
Good to know
dialectal (regional) usage, meaning need or distress.
Examples
- Familia ilikuwa katika chindi kubwa.The family was in great distress.
- Je, unaona chindi yao?Do you see their distress?
- Hawakuwa na chindi tena baada ya msaada.They were no longer in distress after the aid.
- Chindi hiyo itapungua polepole.That distress will ease little by little.
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