ukumbi

How to say it

Meaning

a hall, vestibule, or entrance room of a house; more broadly, a large room or venue used for gatherings.

Good to know

front room of a house, vestibule, hall, anteroom; porch, veranda; corridor; tribal initiation rites. 'ukumbizi sing, sweeping up/away, removal, elimination

Examples

• Harusi itafanyika kwenye ukumbi mkubwa.The wedding will take place in a big hall.
• Wageni walikaa ukumbini wakisubiri chakula.The guests sat in the hall waiting for food.
• Je, ukumbi huu unachukua watu wangapi?How many people does this hall hold?
• Tulikutana ukumbi wa mkutano asubuhi.We met in the meeting hall in the morning.