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.