Swahili
karai
ka-RA-i
How to say it
Swahilikaraika-RA-isoon
Englishbasinsoon
Frenchbassinesoon
Meaning
a metal washbasin or cooking pot.
Good to know
karai la kukaanga refers specifically to a frying pan.
Examples
- Mama aliosha nguo kwenye karai kubwa.Mother washed clothes in a large basin.
- Alikaanga chapati kwenye karai jekundu.She fried chapatis in a red frying pan.
- Je, karai hili limevunjika chini?Is this basin cracked at the bottom?
- Watoto walioga kwa maji ya karai.The children bathed with water from the basin.
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