Swahili
samaki
sa-MA-ki
How to say it
Swahilisamakisa-MA-kisoon
Englishfishsoon
Frenchpoissonsoon
Meaning
fish, in general, whether as an animal or as food.
Good to know
fish (in gen.) - mbichi (mkavu)
Examples
- Baba alinunua samaki wabichi sokoni.Father bought fresh fish at the market.
- Tunapenda samaki wa kukaanga.We like fried fish.
- Je, samaki hawa wametoka wapi?Where did these fish come from?
- Hawakupata samaki wowote siku ile ya uvuvi.They did not catch any fish that day of fishing.
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