Swahili
kweli
KWEH-lee
How to say it
SwahilikweliKWEH-leesoon
Englishtruthsoon
Frenchvéritésoon
Meaning
truth, or the quality of being true and honest.
Good to know
Also used as an adverb meaning 'really' or 'indeed', and in the phrase -a kweli meaning 'true, genuine'.
Examples
- Kweli inauma.The truth hurts.
- Je, hii ni hadithi ya kweli?Is this a true story?
- Sikusema kweli kabisa.I was not being entirely truthful.
- Kweli ulikwenda Ulaya mwaka jana?Did you really go to Europe last year?
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