Swahili
kifua
ki-FU-a
How to say it
Swahilikifuaki-FU-asoon
Englishchestsoon
Frenchpoitrinesoon
Meaning
the chest or breastbone, especially of a man.
Good to know
hawezi kifua describes someone with chest trouble or a persistent cough; kifua kikuu is the medical term for tuberculosis.
Examples
- Alilalamika maumivu ya kifua usiku kucha.He complained of chest pain all night.
- Kifua chake kinamsumbua tangu wiki iliyopita?Has his chest been bothering him since last week?
- Hakuweza kupumua vizuri kwa sababu ya kifua.He could not breathe well because of his chest.
- Madaktari walimchunguza kwa kifua kikuu.The doctors examined him for tuberculosis.
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