kuandika
koo-ah-NDEE-kah
How to say it
Swahilikuandikakoo-ah-NDEE-kahsoon
Englishto write
Frenchécrire
Meaning
To put words or signs on paper or on a screen; also to write a letter, a book or a song, or to register someone.
Good to know
Kuandika barua, to write a letter. The passive kuandikwa means to be written or registered; mwandishi is a writer or a journalist.
Examples
- Ninaandika barua kwa rafiki yangu.I am writing a letter to my friend.
- Mwanafunzi aliandika jina lake ubaoni.The student wrote his name on the board.
- Watoto wanajifunza kusoma na kuandika.The children are learning to read and write.
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