Swahili
vivi
VEE-vee
How to say it
SwahiliviviVEE-veesoon
Englishjust sosoon
Frenchexactement ainsisoon
Meaning
just as it is, in this very manner (used in the phrase vivi hivi).
Good to know
adv. vivi hivi. just so, in this very way. vivia, vuvia; blow (with the mouth), blow up; coll. cheat, swindle, dupe
Examples
- Acha kitu hicho vivi hivi.Leave that thing just as it is.
- Je, tunapaswa kufanya vivi hivi kila wakati?Should we do it just like this every time?
- Alikaa vivi hivi bila kusema neno.He sat just like that without saying a word.
- Mambo yalibaki vivi hivi kwa miaka mingi.Things stayed just as they were for many years.
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