kochi
KOH-chee
How to say it
SwahilikochiKOH-chee
Frenchcanapé, divan; (train) voiture, wagon
Meaning
A long upholstered seat for two or more people, found in a sitting room. It is also a passenger carriage of a train.
Good to know
Ji/ma class noun, plural makochi; everyday word beside sofa. Kochi la treni is a railway coach.
Examples
- Baba amelala kwenye kochi sebuleni.Father is lying on the couch in the sitting room.
- Tulinunua makochi mapya kwa ajili ya sebule.We bought new sofas for the sitting room.
- Treni hii ina makochi kumi ya abiria.This train has ten passenger coaches.
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