raha

How to say it

Meaning

rest, peace, and quiet; comfort, contentment, or enjoyment.

Good to know

rest, peace, quiet; comfort, con- tentment; enjoyment, entertainment; happi- ness, ona raha. find peace/contentment, kaa raha mustarehe. be in very good circumstan- ces

Examples

• Baada ya safari ndefu, alipata raha ya kupumzika.After the long journey, he found the comfort of rest.
• Je, umepata raha likizoni?Did you find enjoyment on holiday?
• Hakupata raha kazini kwa sababu ya msongo.He did not find contentment at work because of the stress.
• Wazee waliishi kwa raha mustarehe kijijini.The elders lived in very good comfort in the village.