Swahili
goigoi
go-i-GO-i
How to say it
Swahiligoigoigo-i-GO-isoon
Englishlazy personsoon
Frenchparesseuxsoon
Meaning
a person who is lazy, idle, and inactive, a laggard.
Good to know
laggard, lazy person; adj. inactive, idle, lazy, indolent
Examples
- Mvulana yule ni goigoi kazini.That boy is lazy at work.
- Je, kwa nini umekuwa goigoi hivi majuzi?Why have you been so idle lately?
- Hawakuwa goigoi walipofanya kazi ya shamba.They were not lazy when they did the farm work.
- Mwalimu alimkemea mwanafunzi goigoi.The teacher scolded the idle student.
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