Swahili
kijisanduku
ki-ji-sa-NDU-ku
How to say it
Swahilikijisandukuki-ji-sa-NDU-kusoon
Englishmailboxsoon
Frenchboîte aux lettressoon
Meaning
a small box, in modern use a mailbox.
Good to know
(dimin. of sanduku) mail- box
Examples
- Alituma barua kwenye kijisanduku cha posta.He posted the letter in the mailbox.
- Kijisanduku hicho kimejaa barua za zamani?Is that mailbox full of old letters?
- Hawakupata barua yoyote kwenye kijisanduku wiki hii.They found no letters in the mailbox this week.
- Kila nyumba mtaani ina kijisanduku chake cha barua.Every house in the neighborhood has its own mailbox.
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