karakana
kah-rah-KAH-nah
How to say it
Swahilikarakanakah-rah-KAH-nah
Englishworkshop; repair garage
Frenchatelier; garage (de réparation)
Meaning
A place where machines, vehicles or tools are made, repaired or serviced, and where students learn a trade by hand.
Good to know
Plural stays karakana (n class). Karakana ya magari is a car repair garage; a place to park a car at home is gereji or banda la gari.
Examples
- Gari letu limepelekwa karakana kwa matengenezo.Our car has been taken to the garage for repairs.
- Wanafunzi wa ufundi hujifunza katika karakana ya chuo.Technical students learn in the college workshop.
- Baba yake anamiliki karakana ndogo ya kutengeneza pikipiki.His father owns a small motorcycle repair workshop.
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