mle
MLEH
How to say it
SwahilimleMLEHsoon
Englishin there (far or known place)soon
Frenchlà dedans, là à l’intérieursoon
Meaning
Points to the inside of a place that is away from the speaker or already known to both, like English in there.
Good to know
One of three words for inside a place: humu, in here; humo, in there just mentioned; mle, in there, further away. Often with ndani: mle ndani, in there.
Examples
- Usiingie mle, kuna nyoka chumbani.Do not go in there, there is a snake in the room.
- Tulikaa mle ndani kwa saa nzima.We stayed in there for a whole hour.
- Mle pangoni kulikuwa na giza kubwa.Inside that cave it was very dark.
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