Swahili
dakika
da-KI-ka
How to say it
Swahilidakikada-KI-kasoon
Englishminutesoon
Frenchminutesoon
Meaning
a minute, a unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or more loosely a brief moment.
Good to know
kwa dakika moja means in a moment, at once; ndani ya dakika chache means within a few minutes.
Examples
- Nitarudi baada ya dakika tano.I will return after five minutes.
- Subiri dakika moja tu.Wait just one minute.
- Hukumaliza kazi ndani ya dakika chache?Didn't you finish the work within a few minutes?
- Basi litaondoka kwa dakika moja.The bus will leave in a moment.
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