kilogramu
kee-loh-GRAH-moo
How to say it
Swahilikilogramukee-loh-GRAH-moo
Englishkilogram
Frenchkilogramme
Meaning
A unit of weight equal to one thousand grams, used for goods, body weight and in science.
Good to know
N class noun, the plural is also kilogramu: kilogramu tano, five kilograms. In everyday speech it is shortened to kilo: kilo mbili za sukari.
Examples
- Mtoto alizaliwa akiwa na kilogramu tatu.The baby weighed three kilograms at birth.
- Nunua kilogramu moja ya nyama sokoni.Buy one kilogram of meat at the market.
- Mfuko huu una uzito wa kilogramu hamsini.This bag weighs fifty kilograms.
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