Swahili
wabadahu
wah-bah-DAH-hoo
How to say it
Swahiliwabadahuwah-bah-DAH-hoosoon
Englishand nowsoon
Frenchet maintenantsoon
Meaning
and now, a conjunction used to introduce the main body of a letter after the opening greeting.
Good to know
a formal, old-fashioned way to move from a letter's salutation into its main content.
Examples
- Nakutakia amani, wabadahu nataka kukujulisha jambo moja.I wish you peace; now, I want to inform you of something.
- Je, ni kawaida kutumia wabadahu baada ya salamu katika barua?Is it customary to use wabadahu after the greeting in a letter?
- Hakuandika wabadahu, alianza barua yake moja kwa moja.He didn't write wabadahu, he started his letter directly.
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