Swahili
mkulivu
mku-LI-vu
How to say it
Swahilimkulivumku-LI-vusoon
Englishlazy personsoon
Frenchparesseuxsoon
Meaning
an idle, lazy person; also someone who is boring or tiresome to be around.
Good to know
mildly pejorative.
Examples
- Mkulivu huyo hataki kufanya kazi yoyote.That lazy person doesn't want to do any work.
- Je, kwa nini unamwona kama mkulivu?Why do you see him as tiresome?
- Hakuna anayetaka kufanya kazi na mkulivu.No one wants to work with a lazy person.
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