maabara
mah-ah-BAH-rah
How to say it
Swahilimaabaramah-ah-BAH-rah
Englishlaboratory
Frenchlaboratoire
Meaning
A room or building with special equipment where scientists test, examine or make things, such as medical samples or chemicals.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in plural: maabara moja, maabara nyingi. Maabara ya shule is a school science lab and maabara ya kompyuta a computer lab.
Examples
- Sampuli za damu zilipelekwa maabara kwa uchunguzi.The blood samples were sent to the laboratory for testing.
- Shule yetu imejenga maabara mpya ya kemia.Our school has built a new chemistry laboratory.
- Wanafunzi walivaa miwani maalumu walipokuwa maabara.The students wore special goggles while they were in the laboratory.
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