kupiga mbizi
koo-PEE-gah MBEE-zee
How to say it
Swahilikupiga mbizikoo-PEE-gah MBEE-zee
Englishto dive (under water)
Frenchplonger
Meaning
To jump or go head first into water and swim under the surface, for fun, for fishing or to search for something.
Good to know
Mbizi is a dive, and the phrase takes no object: alipiga mbizi, he dived. A diver is mzamiaji.
Examples
- Vijana walipiga mbizi baharini kutafuta kome.The young men dived into the sea to look for mussels.
- Anaweza kupiga mbizi kwa dakika mbili.He can dive for two minutes.
- Watoto walipiga mbizi mtoni wakicheza.The children dived into the river while playing.
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