Swahili
jumla
JOOM-lah
How to say it
SwahilijumlaJOOM-lahsoon
Englishtotalsoon
Frenchsommesoon
Meaning
a total or sum, the whole amount arrived at by adding things together.
Good to know
also used adverbially, kwa jumla, meaning altogether or in general.
Examples
- Jumla ya bei ilikuwa shilingi elfu tano.The total price was five thousand shillings.
- Kwa jumla, kazi ilifanyika vizuri.On the whole, the work went well.
- Je, jumla ya wanafunzi ni wangapi?What is the total number of students?
- Hawakuhesabu jumla sahihi ya gharama.They did not calculate the correct total cost.
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