wakati mmoja
wah-KAH-tee MMOH-jah
How to say it
Swahiliwakati mmojawah-KAH-tee MMOH-jah
Englishat the same time; once, at one time
Meaning
Happening together, at one and the same moment; said alone at the start of a story it means once, at some time in the past.
Good to know
Usually with kwa: kwa wakati mmoja, at the same time, simultaneously. Without kwa, at the head of a sentence, it means once: wakati mmoja niliishi Arusha.
Examples
- Hawezi kufanya kazi mbili kwa wakati mmoja.He cannot do two jobs at the same time.
- Wanafunzi wote walijibu swali kwa wakati mmoja.All the students answered the question at the same time.
- Wakati mmoja niliishi Arusha kwa miaka mitatu.Once I lived in Arusha for three years.
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