hosteli
hoh-STEH-lee
How to say it
Swahilihostelihoh-STEH-leesoon
Englishhostel; student residencesoon
Frenchfoyer, auberge; résidence étudiantesoon
Meaning
A building with rooms where students, workers or travelers stay cheaply, often sharing rooms.
Good to know
Plural stays hosteli (n class): hosteli za wanafunzi, student hostels. A loanword from English; bweni is the school dormitory.
Examples
- Wanafunzi wa mwaka wa kwanza wanaishi hosteli.First year students live in the hostel.
- Chuo kinajenga hosteli mpya ya wasichana.The college is building a new hostel for girls.
- Wasafiri walilala katika hosteli ya bei nafuu.The travelers slept in a cheap hostel.
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