Swahili
vijisanduku
vee-jee-sahn-DOO-koo
How to say it
Swahilivijisandukuvee-jee-sahn-DOO-koosoon
Englishmailboxessoon
Frenchboîtes aux lettressoon
Meaning
Small boxes, in modern use mailboxes.
Good to know
plural of kijisanduku (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Kila nyumba mtaani mwetu ina vijisanduku vya barua.Every house in our neighborhood has mailboxes.
- Vijisanduku hivi vimewekwa karibu na malango ya nyumba.These mailboxes are placed near the house gates.
- Je, posta itaweka vijisanduku vipya barabarani?Will the post office install new mailboxes on the street?
- Mtoa barua alijaza vijisanduku vyote kabla ya saa tano.The postman filled all the mailboxes before eleven o'clock.
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