Swahili
mnafiki
m-na-FEE-kee
How to say it
Swahilimnafikim-na-FEE-keesoon
Englishhypocritesoon
Frenchhypocritesoon
Meaning
a hypocrite or deceiver, someone whose words and true feelings do not match.
Good to know
deceiver, hypocrite, liar
Examples
- Usimwamini, ni mnafiki mkubwa.Don't trust him, he's a big hypocrite.
- Mnafiki husema mazuri mbele yako na mabaya nyuma yako.A hypocrite speaks well to your face and badly behind your back.
- Je, unamwona yeye kama mnafiki?Do you consider him a hypocrite?
- Wanafiki wengi walifichuliwa baada ya uchaguzi.Many hypocrites were exposed after the election.
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