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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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