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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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