tofali
toh-FAH-lee
How to say it
Swahilitofalitoh-FAH-lee
Englishbrick; block
Frenchbrique; parpaing
Meaning
A block of baked clay or cement used for building walls and houses.
Good to know
Ji/ma noun, plural matofali: nyumba ya matofali, a brick house. Kufyatua matofali, to make bricks. Tufali is an older spelling.
Examples
- Alijenga nyumba yake kwa matofali ya kuchoma.He built his house with fired bricks.
- Kila mzazi alichangia tofali moja kwa shule.Each parent contributed one brick for the school.
- Bei ya tofali la saruji imepanda.The price of a cement block has gone up.
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