Swahili
sikukuu
si-ku-KU-u
How to say it
Swahilisikukuusi-ku-KU-usoon
Englishholidaysoon
Frenchcongésoon
Meaning
a day of celebration set aside by custom or law, a holiday or festival.
Good to know
holiday, festival
Examples
- Sikukuu ya Krismasi inakuja wiki ijayo.The Christmas holiday is coming next week.
- Tutasherehekea sikukuu ya uhuru kesho.We will celebrate independence day tomorrow.
- Watoto wanapenda sikukuu kwa sababu ya likizo.Children love holidays because of the break from school.
- Je, sikukuu hii ni ya kitaifa?Is this holiday a national one?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.