Swahili
marafiki
mah-rah-FEE-kee
How to say it
Swahilimarafikimah-rah-FEE-keesoon
Englishfriendssoon
Frenchamissoon
Meaning
People one knows well and trusts, friends.
Good to know
plural of rafiki (irregular class, human referent); wa- agreement.
Examples
- Marafiki wangu walinitembelea jana.My friends visited me yesterday.
- Je, marafiki hao wanakuja lini?When are those friends coming?
- Marafiki hawakumsahau hata baada ya miaka mingi.The friends did not forget him even after many years.
- Tutakutana na marafiki wengine wikendi hii.We will meet other friends this weekend.
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