Swahili
kingojeo
ki-ngo-JE-o
How to say it
Swahilikingojeoki-ngo-JE-osoon
Englishwaiting roomsoon
Frenchsalle d'attentesoon
Meaning
a waiting place, such as a waiting room or area.
Good to know
a noun (class 7), from the verb kungoja (to wait); common in clinics, offices, and stations.
Examples
- Wagonjwa walikaa kwenye kingojeo.The patients sat in the waiting room.
- Je, kingojeo hiki kina viti vya kutosha?Does this waiting room have enough chairs?
- Hakuna mtu kwenye kingojeo sasa.There is no one in the waiting room now.
- Hospitali itajenga kingojeo kipya.The hospital will build a new waiting room.
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