Swahili
masoko
mah-SOH-koh
How to say it
Swahilimasokomah-SOH-kohsoon
Englishmarketssoon
Frenchmarchéssoon
Meaning
Places where goods are bought and sold, markets.
Good to know
plural of soko (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement.
Examples
- Masoko ya mjini yanafunguliwa asubuhi mapema.The town's markets open early in the morning.
- Je, masoko hayo yanauza mboga safi?Do those markets sell fresh vegetables?
- Masoko hayakuwa na wateja wengi leo.The markets did not have many customers today.
- Wafanyabiashara watajenga masoko mengine mwaka ujao.Traders will build more markets next year.
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