Swahili
mwaandishi
mwahn-DEE-shee
How to say it
Swahilimwaandishimwahn-DEE-sheesoon
Englishwritersoon
Frenchécrivainsoon
Meaning
a writer or author; a newspaper reporter, correspondent, or secretary.
Good to know
mwandishi mkuu means secretary-general.
Examples
- Mwaandishi alikamilisha kitabu chake.The writer finished his book.
- Je, mwaandishi huyu anaandika habari za mchezo?Does this reporter write sports news?
- Mwaandishi mkuu alisaini barua rasmi.The secretary-general signed the official letter.
- Hakuwa mwaandishi, alikuwa mhariri.He wasn't a writer, he was an editor.
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