Swahili
mtu
m-TU
How to say it
Swahilimtum-TUsoon
Englishpersonsoon
Frenchpersonnesoon
Meaning
a person, a human being.
Good to know
person (one)
Examples
- Kuna mtu mlangoni.There's a person at the door.
- Je, mtu huyu unamfahamu?Do you know this person?
- Sikuwahi kuona mtu kama yeye.I had never seen a person like him.
- Watu wengi walihudhuria mkutano.Many people attended the meeting.