maili
mah-EE-lee
How to say it
Swahilimailimah-EE-lee
Englishmile
Frenchmille (mesure anglaise)
Meaning
A unit of length used in Britain and the United States, about 1.6 kilometers; in Swahili news it is often given beside kilometers.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in the plural: maili kumi, ten miles. Kilomita is the usual unit in East Africa; Maili Moja is also part of place names.
Examples
- Kijiji chao kiko maili tano kutoka mjini.Their village is five miles from town.
- Gari hilo lilikuwa likienda maili mia moja kwa saa.That car was going a hundred miles an hour.
- Maili moja ni sawa na kilomita moja na nusu hivi.One mile is roughly equal to one and a half kilometers.
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