halijoto
hah-lee-JOH-toh
How to say it
Swahilihalijotohah-lee-JOH-tohsoon
Englishtemperaturesoon
Frenchtempératuresoon
Meaning
How hot or cold the air, water or a body is, measured in degrees.
Good to know
N class noun, no plural: halijoto ya juu, a high temperature; nyuzi joto thelathini, thirty degrees. Joto alone is heat.
Examples
- Halijoto imefikia nyuzi thelathini na tano leo.The temperature has reached thirty five degrees today.
- Halijoto ya dunia inaongezeka kila mwaka.The world’s temperature is rising every year.
- Mlimani halijoto hushuka sana usiku.On the mountain the temperature drops a lot at night.
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