Swahili
riziki
ree-ZEE-kee
How to say it
Swahilirizikiree-ZEE-keesoon
Englishlivelihoodsoon
Frenchsubsistancesoon
Meaning
one's livelihood or daily sustenance, the food and provision needed to live, often regarded as granted by fate or God.
Good to know
means of subsistence, food, nourishment, tangu asubihi hajapata -. He has had nothing to eat since morning
Examples
- Tangu asubuhi hajapata riziki.He has had nothing to eat since morning.
- Je, unaamini riziki ya kila mtu imepangwa?Do you believe everyone's livelihood is predetermined?
- Hawakupata riziki ya kutosha msimu wa ukame.They did not get enough sustenance during the drought season.
- Alishukuru kwa riziki aliyopewa siku hiyo.He gave thanks for the sustenance he received that day.
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