Swahili
mfasiri
m-fa-SI-ri
How to say it
Swahilimfasirim-fa-SI-risoon
Englishinterpretersoon
Frenchinterprètesoon
Meaning
a person who translates or interprets language, a translator.
Good to know
from -fasiri (to translate, interpret).
Examples
- Mfasiri alitafsiri hotuba kwa Kiingereza.The interpreter translated the speech into English.
- Je, unahitaji mfasiri wa Kifaransa?Do you need a French interpreter?
- Hakuwa mfasiri mzuri wa vitabu vya sheria.He wasn't a good translator of legal books.
- Mfasiri atafika kwenye mkutano kesho.The interpreter will attend the meeting tomorrow.
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