ualimu

How to say it

Meaning

The work and profession of a teacher; chuo cha ualimu is a teachers' college and mafunzo ya ualimu teacher training.

Good to know

U class noun with no plural, from mwalimu, teacher. Kazi ya ualimu is the teaching job; stashahada ya ualimu is a diploma in education.

Examples

• Mama yangu amefanya kazi ya ualimu kwa miaka thelathini.My mother has worked as a teacher for thirty years.
• Anasoma katika chuo cha ualimu Morogoro.He studies at a teachers' college in Morogoro.
• Ualimu ni kazi yenye heshima kubwa.Teaching is a highly respected profession.