Swahili
wapaki
wah-PAH-kee
How to say it
Swahiliwapakiwah-PAH-keesoon
Englishpainterssoon
Frenchpeintressoon
Meaning
People who apply or smear a substance onto a surface.
Good to know
plural of mpaki (m-/wa- class); near-synonym of wapakaji.
Examples
- Wapaki wale walitumia mafuta kupaka mbao.Those painters used oil to coat the wood.
- Je, wapaki hao wana vifaa vya kutosha?Do those painters have enough equipment?
- Hawa si wapaki wa rangi za kisasa.These are not painters of modern paints.
- Wapaki watafika kesho kupaka geti.The painters will arrive tomorrow to paint the gate.
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