indimi

Swahili

hospitali

hoh-spee-TAH-lee

How to say it

Swahilihospitalihoh-spee-TAH-leesoon
Englishhospitalsoon
Frenchhôpitalsoon

Meaning

a hospital, an institution providing medical care to the sick and injured.

Good to know

A borrowing from English 'hospital'; the stress falls on -ta-.

Examples

  • Alipelekwa hospitali baada ya ajali.He was taken to the hospital after the accident.
  • Daktari anafanya kazi hospitalini.The doctor works at the hospital.
  • Je, hospitali hii ina madaktari wa kutosha?Does this hospital have enough doctors?
  • Mgonjwa alilazwa hospitali kwa wiki mbili.The patient was admitted to the hospital for two weeks.

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