kusalimia
koo-sah-lee-MEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikusalimiakoo-sah-lee-MEE-ahsoon
Englishto greet
Frenchsaluer
Meaning
To greet someone with words or a gesture, or to visit people to see how they are.
Good to know
It takes the person greeted as object: kumsalimia mtu. Nisalimie mama is send my greetings to mother; salamu, greetings, comes from the same root.
Examples
- Alinisalimia kwa furaha alipofika.She greeted me happily when she arrived.
- Tulikwenda kijijini kusalimia babu na bibi.We went to the village to greet grandfather and grandmother.
- Watoto wanasalimia wageni kwa heshima.The children greet the visitors politely.
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