singo
SEE-ngoh
How to say it
SwahilisingoSEE-ngohsoon
Frenchcélibataire; single (chanson)soon
Meaning
Informal word from English for a person who has no partner at the moment, and also for a song released on its own.
Good to know
Informal, common in entertainment news: yupo singo, she is single; kukaa singo, to stay single. In careful Swahili, a person without a spouse is mseja.
Examples
- Msanii huyo amesema yupo singo kwa sasa.That artist has said she is single at the moment.
- Amekaa singo tangu aachane na mchumba wake.He has been single since he broke up with his fiancée.
- Mwimbaji ameachia singo mpya wiki hii.The singer has released a new single this week.
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