Swahili
makarai
mah-kah-RAH-ee
How to say it
Swahilimakaraimah-kah-RAH-eesoon
Englishbasinssoon
Frenchbassinessoon
Meaning
Metal washbasins or cooking pots.
Good to know
plural of karai (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular).
Examples
- Mama alichemsha maji kwenye makarai mawili.Mother boiled water in two basins.
- Je, makarai haya ni ya alumini?Are these basins made of aluminum?
- Makarai hayakusafishwa vizuri jana.The basins were not cleaned well yesterday.
- Watanunua makarai zaidi kwa ajili ya harusi.They will buy more basins for the wedding.
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