lita
LEE-tah
How to say it
SwahililitaLEE-tah
Englishliter
Frenchlitre
Meaning
A unit for measuring liquids such as water, milk or fuel; one liter is a thousand milliliters.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in the plural: lita tano za maziwa, five liters of milk. Often written l after a number.
Examples
- Nunua lita mbili za maziwa ukirudi.Buy two liters of milk on your way back.
- Bei ya lita moja ya petroli imepanda.The price of one liter of petrol has gone up.
- Ndoo hii inabeba lita ishirini za maji.This bucket holds twenty liters of water.
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