kitanda cha bembea
kee-TAH-ndah CHAH beh-MBEH-ah
How to say it
Swahilikitanda cha bembeakee-TAH-ndah CHAH beh-MBEH-ah
Englishhammock
Frenchhamac
Meaning
A bed made of cloth or netting hung between two trees or posts, which swings when one lies in it.
Good to know
Plural vitanda vya bembea. Built from kitanda, bed, and bembea, a swing.
Examples
- Babu hupumzika mchana kwenye kitanda cha bembea.Grandfather rests in the afternoon in a hammock.
- Tulifunga kitanda cha bembea kati ya minazi miwili.We tied a hammock between two coconut palms.
- Kitanda cha bembea ni rahisi kubeba unapokwenda kambini.A hammock is easy to carry when you go camping.
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