utangulizi

How to say it

Meaning

The opening part of a book, report, speech or course that presents what follows, and more generally a first step that prepares for something.

Good to know

U class noun with no plural, from kutangulia, to go before. Utangulizi wa kitabu, the preface of a book; kozi ya utangulizi, an introductory course; malipo ya utangulizi, an advance payment.

Examples

• Soma utangulizi kabla ya kuanza sura ya kwanza.Read the introduction before starting the first chapter.
• Profesa aliandika utangulizi wa kitabu hicho.The professor wrote the foreword to that book.
• Wanafunzi wapya wanaanza na kozi ya utangulizi.New students start with an introductory course.