Swahili
takriban
tak-ri-BAN
How to say it
Swahilitakribantak-ri-BANsoon
Englishalmostsoon
Frenchpresquesoon
Meaning
close to a certain amount without being exact, almost or approximately.
Good to know
adv. almost, nearly
Examples
- Watu takriban mia moja walihudhuria mkutano.Approximately one hundred people attended the meeting.
- Safari itachukua takriban saa mbili.The journey will take almost two hours.
- Bei ni takriban shilingi elfu kumi.The price is about ten thousand shillings.
- Alifika takriban saa nne usiku.He arrived at around ten in the evening.
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