daku

How to say it

Meaning

the meal eaten before dawn during the Ramadan fast.

Good to know

eaten each night before dawn throughout Ramadan to sustain the day's fast.

Examples

• Tuliamka usiku kula daku kabla ya alfajiri.We woke up at night to eat the pre-dawn meal before dawn.
• Mama ameandaa daku kwa ajili ya familia.Mother has prepared the pre-dawn meal for the family.
• Je, mmeshakula daku?Have you already eaten the pre-dawn meal?
• Hawakupata muda wa kula daku asubuhi hiyo.They didn't get time to eat the pre-dawn meal that morning.