kungoja
koo-NGOH-jah
How to say it
Swahilikungojakoo-NGOH-jah
Englishto wait, to wait for
Frenchattendre
Meaning
To stay where one is, or delay acting, until something happens or someone comes.
Good to know
Takes the person or thing waited for as a direct object: kungoja basi, to wait for the bus. Kusubiri means the same and is more common in Tanzania; ngoja! means wait!.
Examples
- Tulingoja basi kwa saa moja.We waited for the bus for an hour.
- Ngoja kidogo, ninakuja sasa hivi.Wait a moment, I am coming right now.
- Hatuwezi kungoja mpaka mwaka ujao.We cannot wait until next year.
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