televisheni

How to say it

Meaning

A system for sending moving pictures and sound over a distance, the set that shows them, or the stations that broadcast them.

Good to know

Plural also televisheni. Kituo cha televisheni is a TV station, and kutazama televisheni means to watch television; runinga is another Swahili word for it.

Examples

• Tunatazama taarifa ya habari kwenye televisheni kila usiku.We watch the news on television every night.
• Mahojiano yake yalirushwa na kituo cha televisheni.His interview was broadcast by a television station.
• Tumenunua televisheni mpya ya sebuleni.We have bought a new television for the living room.

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