Swahili
mwanaanga
mwah-nah-AH-ngah
How to say it
Swahilimwanaangamwah-nah-AH-ngahsoon
Englishastronautsoon
Frenchastronautesoon
Meaning
an astronaut or cosmonaut.
Good to know
cosmonaut
Examples
- Mwanaanga alirudi duniani baada ya safari ndefu.The astronaut returned to Earth after a long journey.
- Je, unataka kuwa mwanaanga ukikua?Do you want to be an astronaut when you grow up?
- Hakuwa mwanaanga, alikuwa rubani wa ndege.He wasn't an astronaut, he was an airplane pilot.
- Wanaanga wawili walitembea angani mwezi uliopita.Two astronauts walked in space last month.
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