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kibiashara

kee-bee-ah-SHAH-rah

How to say it

Swahilikibiasharakee-bee-ah-SHAH-rah
Englishcommercial, business; commercially
Frenchcommercial ; commercialement

Meaning

Describes something done for trade or profit, or that has to do with business; it can also mean from a business point of view.

Good to know

An adjective that does not change with the noun: ndege za kibiashara, commercial flights; mji wa kibiashara, a trading town. Used alone it is an adverb: kibiashara, commercially. Biashara is trade.

Examples

  • Dar es Salaam ni mji mkuu wa kibiashara.Dar es Salaam is the main commercial city.
  • Wanafunzi walifundishwa ujuzi wa kibiashara.The students were taught business skills.
  • Filamu hiyo haikufanya vizuri kibiashara.That film did not do well commercially.

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