Swahili
mipepea
mee-peh-PEH-ah
How to say it
Swahilimipepeamee-peh-PEH-ahsoon
Englishbreezessoon
Frenchbrisessoon
Meaning
Breezes or drafts of air.
Good to know
plural of mpepea (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mipepea ya jioni ilituliza hewa ya joto.The evening breezes cooled the hot air.
- Je, mipepea hii hutokea kila siku pwani?Do these breezes occur every day on the coast?
- Mipepea baridi ilituletea faraja baada ya mchana wa jua.Cool breezes brought us relief after a sunny afternoon.
- Wavuvi watasubiri mipepea kabla ya kuondoka baharini.Fishermen will wait for breezes before heading out to sea.
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