Swahili
mwandishi
mwahn-DEE-shee
How to say it
Swahilimwandishimwahn-DEE-sheesoon
Englishwritersoon
Frenchécrivainsoon
Meaning
a writer or author; a newspaper reporter, correspondent, or secretary.
Good to know
mwandishi mkuu means secretary-general.
Examples
- Mwandishi alichapisha kitabu chake cha kwanza.The author published his first book.
- Je, mwandishi wa habari hii ni nani?Who is the reporter of this news?
- Hakuwa mwandishi, alikuwa msomaji wa habari.He wasn't a writer, he was a newsreader.
- Mwandishi mkuu alitia saini barua ile.The secretary-general signed that letter.
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