Swahili
vyumba
VYOOM-bah
How to say it
SwahilivyumbaVYOOM-bahsoon
Englishroomssoon
Frenchchambressoon
Meaning
Rooms within a house or building.
Good to know
plural of chumba (ki-/vi- class, vy- allomorph).
Examples
- Nyumba hii ina vyumba vitano.This house has five rooms.
- Je, vyumba hivi vina madirisha makubwa?Do these rooms have large windows?
- Vyumba havikupambwa kwa wakati.The rooms were not decorated in time.
- Wapangaji watasafisha vyumba kabla ya kuhama.The tenants will clean the rooms before moving out.
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