reli
REH-lee
How to say it
SwahilireliREH-leesoon
Englishrailway, railway line; railsoon
Frenchchemin de fer, voie ferrée ; railsoon
Meaning
The track of steel rails on which trains run, and the railway service as a whole.
Good to know
A noun of the n class, the same in the plural. Treni or gari la moshi runs on it; reli ya kisasa is the new standard gauge railway (SGR), and stesheni ya reli is a railway station.
Examples
- Reli mpya itaunganisha Dar es Salaam na Mwanza.The new railway will link Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
- Tulisafiri kwa reli hadi Kigoma.We traveled by rail to Kigoma.
- Watoto wasicheze karibu na njia ya reli.Children should not play near the railway line.
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