Swahili
sanduku
san-DU-ku
How to say it
Swahilisandukusan-DU-kusoon
Englishboxsoon
Frenchboîtesoon
Meaning
a box, chest, or trunk.
Good to know
box, chest, trunk. _ la kupiga kura. ballot box. _ I a posta. mail- box; letters to the editor (in a newspaper)
Examples
- Aliweka nguo zake ndani ya sanduku.He put his clothes inside the trunk.
- Sanduku la kupiga kura liko kwenye ukumbi.The ballot box is in the hall.
- Je, sanduku hili ni zito kubeba peke yako?Is this box too heavy to carry alone?
- Hawakufungua sanduku hilo mbele ya wageni.They did not open that box in front of the guests.
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