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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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