Swahili
kijumba
ki-JU-mba
How to say it
Swahilikijumbaki-JU-mbasoon
Englishhut, boothsoon
Frenchpetite maison, huttesoon
Meaning
a small house, hut, or booth, diminutive of nyumba.
Good to know
kijumba cha simu names a telephone booth.
Examples
- Aliishi kwenye kijumba kidogo nyuma ya shamba.He lived in a small hut behind the farm.
- Kijumba cha simu kile bado kinatumika?Is that telephone booth still in use?
- Hawakuwa na kijumba cha kuhifadhia zana zao.They did not have a small shed to store their tools.
- Wafanyabiashara walijenga vijumba vidogo sokoni.The traders built small booths at the market.
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