kunywa

How to say it

Meaning

To take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it; in speech often to drink alcohol.

Good to know

The ku stays in most tenses: nitakunywa, I will drink; amekunywa, he has drunk. Kinywaji is a drink; mlevi is a drunkard.

Examples

• Ninakunywa chai kila asubuhi.I drink tea every morning.
• Watoto wanapaswa kunywa maji ya kutosha.Children should drink enough water.
• Tulikunywa kahawa baada ya chakula.We drank coffee after the meal.

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