karibu na
kah-REE-boo NAH
How to say it
Swahilikaribu nakah-REE-boo NAHsoon
Englishnear, close to, next tosoon
Frenchprès de, à côté desoon
Meaning
Says that something is a short distance from a place or a person.
Good to know
A fixed phrase followed by the place: karibu na shule, near the school. Karibu alone means welcome, and before a number it means nearly (karibu watu mia, nearly a hundred people).
Examples
- Tunaishi karibu na hospitali.We live near the hospital.
- Njoo ukae karibu na mimi.Come and sit next to me.
- Gari liliegeshwa karibu na mlango wa ofisi.The car was parked close to the office door.
The same word in
Not yet checked by a native speaker.