Swahili
mabehewa
mah-beh-HEH-wah
How to say it
Swahilimabehewamah-beh-HEH-wahsoon
Englishcarriagessoon
Frenchwagonssoon
Meaning
Railway carriages or compartments of a train.
Good to know
Plural of behewa (ji-/ma class, class 5/6); originally an open inner courtyard, now used for a train carriage.
Examples
- Treni hii ina mabehewa kumi.This train has ten carriages.
- Je, mabehewa haya yana viyoyozi?Do these carriages have air conditioning?
- Mabehewa hayo hayakuwa na abiria wengi asubuhi hii.Those carriages did not have many passengers this morning.
- Kampuni ya reli itaongeza mabehewa mapya mwakani.The railway company will add new carriages next year.
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