kuambia
koo-ah-MBEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikuambiakoo-ah-MBEE-ahsoon
Englishto tell
Frenchdire
Meaning
To say something to a particular person, giving them information, an instruction or a story.
Good to know
Always carries a marker for the person told: nilimwambia, I told him; nitakuambia, I will tell you. Kusema is to say, without naming the listener.
Examples
- Nilimwambia aje mapema kesho asubuhi.I told him to come early tomorrow morning.
- Mama aliwaambia watoto hadithi ya sungura.Mother told the children the story of the hare.
- Nitakuambia ukweli wote kesho.I will tell you the whole truth tomorrow.
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