indimi

Swahili

imla

EEM-lah

How to say it

SwahiliimlaEEM-lahsoon
Englishdictationsoon
Frenchdictéesoon

Meaning

a dictation exercise given to students, especially in school.

Good to know

dictation (in. school). imo loc. be. mizizi imo mchangani. The roots are in the sand, nguo imo sandu- kini. The clothes are in the chest. ina, inna adv. truly, surely, certainly, positively

Examples

  • Mwalimu alitoa imla kwa wanafunzi wa darasa la tano.The teacher gave a dictation to the fifth-grade students.
  • Alifanya makosa mengi kwenye imla ya leo.He made many mistakes in today's dictation.
  • Je, mtafanya imla kesho pia?Will you have dictation tomorrow too?
  • Wanafunzi walisoma kwa bidii kabla ya imla.The students studied hard before the dictation.

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