Swahili
jirani
jee-RAH-nee
How to say it
Swahilijiranijee-RAH-neesoon
Englishneighborsoon
Frenchvoisinsoon
Meaning
a neighbor, a person who lives nearby.
Good to know
extremely common word; central to the widely quoted proverb about neighbors and distant relatives.
Examples
- Jirani yetu ni mtu mwema sana.Our neighbor is a very kind person.
- Heri jirani karibu kuliko ndugu mbali.A neighbor nearby is better than a relative far away.
- Je, unafahamiana vizuri na majirani wako?Do you know your neighbors well?
- Hawakuwa na jirani wa kuwaomba msaada usiku ule.They had no neighbor to ask for help that night.
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