Swahili
sikio
si-KI-o
How to say it
Swahilisikiosi-KI-osoon
Englishearsoon
Frenchoreillesoon
Meaning
the organ of hearing on the side of the head, the ear.
Good to know
the idiom tega sikio means to listen carefully, and sikio la simu is a telephone receiver.
Examples
- Sikio langu la kulia linauma.My right ear hurts.
- Tega sikio, nataka kukuambia jambo.Listen carefully, I want to tell you something.
- Mtoto alipiga sikio la mwenzake.The child hit his friend's ear.
- Je, unasikia vizuri kwa sikio hilo?Can you hear well with that ear?
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