skrini

How to say it

Meaning

The flat glass surface of a phone, television, computer or cinema on which pictures and text are shown.

Good to know

N class noun, the plural is also skrini: skrini ya simu, a phone screen; picha ya skrini, a screenshot. Kompyuta and tarakilishi are words it often goes with.

Examples

• Skrini ya simu yake ilipasuka alipoiangusha.The screen of her phone cracked when she dropped it.
• Watoto hukaa mbele ya skrini kwa saa nyingi.Children sit in front of screens for many hours.
• Mechi ilionyeshwa kwenye skrini kubwa uwanjani.The match was shown on a big screen at the stadium.