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.
Good to know
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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