Swahili
mianzo
mee-AHN-zoh
How to say it
Swahilimianzomee-AHN-zohsoon
Englishbeginningssoon
Frenchcommencementssoon
Meaning
Starts or beginnings of things, especially points at which something new commences.
Good to know
plural of mwanzo (m-/mw- class).
Examples
- Vitabu vyote vina mianzo tofauti.All books have different beginnings.
- Je, unakumbuka mianzo ya hadithi hizi?Do you remember the beginnings of these stories?
- Mianzo hii haikuwa rahisi kwetu.These beginnings were not easy for us.
- Miradi mipya itakuwa na mianzo migumu.New projects will have difficult beginnings.
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