Swahili
sakafu
sa-KA-fu
How to say it
Swahilisakafusa-KA-fusoon
Englishfloorsoon
Frenchsolsoon
Meaning
a floor made of packed mud or concrete; also the roof of a flat-roofed clay or stone building.
Good to know
floor (of hard-packed mud or concrete); roof (of a flat-roofed clay or stone building)
Examples
- Sakafu ya nyumba imejengwa kwa saruji.The floor of the house is built with concrete.
- Walipaka rangi sakafu jana.They painted the floor yesterday.
- Je, sakafu hii inateleza ukiiloweka maji?Does this floor become slippery when wet?
- Hawakusafisha sakafu baada ya sherehe.They did not clean the floor after the party.
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