gari la wagonjwa
GAH-ree LAH wah-GOH-njwah
How to say it
Swahiligari la wagonjwaGAH-ree LAH wah-GOH-njwah
Englishambulance
Frenchambulance, véhicule de secours
Meaning
A vehicle equipped to carry sick or injured people to hospital quickly.
Good to know
Gari is a ji/ma noun: gari la wagonjwa, plural magari ya wagonjwa. Also called ambulensi.
Examples
- Gari la wagonjwa lilifika dakika kumi baada ya ajali.The ambulance arrived ten minutes after the accident.
- Tulipiga simu kuomba gari la wagonjwa.We phoned to ask for an ambulance.
- Mgonjwa alipelekwa hospitalini kwa gari la wagonjwa.The patient was taken to hospital by ambulance.
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