Swahili
kidogo
ki-DO-go
How to say it
Swahilikidogoki-DO-gosoon
Englisha littlesoon
Frenchun peusoon
Meaning
a small amount, a little, not much.
Good to know
a very common quantifier, reduplicated as kidogo kidogo to mean bit by bit; bado kidogo means soon, in a little while.
Examples
- Nipe maji kidogo tafadhali.Give me a little water please.
- Umebaki na pesa kidogo?Do you have a little money left?
- Hukula chakula kidogo hata kimoja.You didn't eat even a little food.
- Bado kidogo tutafika mjini.We will reach town soon.
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