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Swahili

michai

mee-CHAH-ee

How to say it

Swahilimichaimee-CHAH-eesoon
Englishtea plantssoon
Frenchthéierssoon

Meaning

Tea plants, whose leaves are picked and processed to make tea.

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plural of mchai (m- class).

Examples

  • Michai hustawi vizuri milimani.Tea plants thrive well in the highlands.
  • Je, michai hii ilipandwa mwaka gani?What year were these tea plants planted?
  • Michai haikuvunwa kwa sababu ya mvua kubwa.The tea plants were not harvested because of heavy rain.
  • Wakulima watapanda michai zaidi bondeni.The farmers will plant more tea plants in the valley.

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