pili
PEE-lee
How to say it
SwahilipiliPEE-leesoon
Englishsecond
Frenchdeuxième, secondsoon
Meaning
The number two used to show order, meaning second, as in mara ya pili, the second time.
Good to know
It follows -a: mara ya pili, siku ya pili, mtoto wa pili. At the start of a sentence Pili means secondly. For counting use mbili: vitu viwili.
Examples
- Hii ni mara yangu ya pili kufika Zanzibar.This is my second time coming to Zanzibar.
- Alishika nafasi ya pili katika mbio.She came second in the race.
- Pili, tunahitaji kuongeza walimu.Secondly, we need more teachers.
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