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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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