KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS: capital D

Now we are looking for the word which start with letter D in Swahili language and ther meaning and also how to use that word in the sentence

Dada means sister ,so in Swahili language the Women who is elder than other in the family is called dada,also in Africa tradition when the members of family all become elder and they have a little sister also they call her sister and not little sister ,sample translated sentence dada mwajuma anaumwa ( sister mwajuma is sick) ,dada ameenda sokoni kununua mahitaji ya nyumbani,dada anamuogesha mdogo wake,nowadays many family they not call ther house keeper especially women their name so they call it dada ,this is to show respect to that house keeper and also to keep good relation ship between  the member of a family and workers.

Dakika means minutes,sample transmitted sentence hivi Sasa ni saa Moja na dakika 15 asubuhi ,naomba dakika Moja tu nimaliza hii kazi ( give me a minutes to finish this work) Toka amefika ni kama dakika mbili tu zimepita.i give you one minutes to finish your work,( nakupa dakika Moja tu umaliza kazi Yako.saa Moja ni dakika sitini,na dakika has no singular or plural also ipo katika ngeli ya i-zi

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Dalili means symptoms,nasikia dalili ya homa Kali nadhani Nina malaria ,also Swahili say” dalili ya mvua ni mawingu”,HIV /AIDS  symptoms are headhech,high fever,rushes,( dalili ya ugonjwa wa ukimwi ni kuumwa kwa kichwa,homa za mara kwa mara ,mapele,hizo ndo dalili za ugonjwa wa ukimwi.dalili zipo za maradhi na kitu,mfano wa dalili ya kitu ni huu wa dalili ya mvua ni mawingu,na  dalili za ukame (drought) ni kukosekana kwa mvua.

Damu means blood ,sample translated sentence of blood ni Juma amelazwa hospitali kwa sababu amepungukiwa dawa ,( Juma is hospitalize because of the blood problem)as a citizen of Tanzania we need to have a habity of donate blood when necessary( tuwe tinachangia damu pale panapo hitajika .

Darasa means class room ,this Swahili word borrowed from Arabic language .sample transmitted sentence nenda darasani akasome ( go to your class and study) darasa is  singular and madarasa is plural not only a class but in Islamic reliligion the lesson which is given by sheikh in the evining in a mosque after prayer(salat)also they call it darsa (darasa).because we get also a new knowldge

Dawa means medicine ,so in Africa especially in Tanzania tradition medicine we call it miti shamba,also the poisons which used to kill insert,cocloches ,mosqitor also it called dawa eg dawa ya mbu ,( mosquito killer) sample translated sentence ,Juma nenda dukani ukalete dawa ya mbu ,tuwauwe Hawa mbu wameIdi kuwa wengi mnooo.

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