gesi
GEH-see
How to say it
SwahiligesiGEH-seesoon
Englishgassoon
Frenchgazsoon
Meaning
A substance like air, used as fuel for cooking, vehicles and power, such as natural gas or cooking gas.
Good to know
A noun of the n class with no plural. Gesi asilia is natural gas, jiko la gesi a gas cooker, and mtungi wa gesi a gas cylinder.
Examples
- Tunapika kwa jiko la gesi.We cook on a gas cooker.
- Tanzania ina akiba kubwa ya gesi asilia.Tanzania has large reserves of natural gas.
- Mtungi wa gesi umeisha jana.The gas cylinder ran out yesterday.
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