fokilifti ~ foklifti (mafoklifti ~ mafokilifti)< EngforkliftFoklifti ni makina ya kupakiira na kusezeza mizigo.A forklift is a machine for loading and unloading cargo.Seguzo kadaha kwigala fokilifti.Seguzo knows how to operate a forklift.Negala foklifti.I operate a forklift.
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folfota (mafolfota)lung(s)Ni hatari folfota dinegirwa ni kansa.It's dangerous when the lungs are infected with cancer.Kadyula kana folfota.A baby frog has lungs.The two lungs of one individual are viewed as one organ, so the plural of this noun is only used with more than one individual.
foliyo< It fogliobanana leaf /leavesNinkha foliyo nifungire matindi ya maboko hamwenga!Give me a banana leaf so I can tie banana stalks together!Nyumba yangu siitimira foliyo.My house, I thatched it with banana leaves.
fomu< Engform(s)Fomu yangu siikosha mwe meza.My form, I can't find it on the table.Setambulishiza fomu zino.I identified myself with these forms.Fomu zino zisahihwa ni raisi.These forms have been signed by the president.
forno< Itoven(s)Noka maroti mwe forno.I'm baking loaves of bread in the oven.Kama ukakoka nguku mwe forno, moto wake wigale mbokolo ntratu.When you cook chicken in the oven, put the heat at three hundred.Mo mgahawa uno mna forno mbiri nkulu za kukokera maroti.In this restaurant there are two big ovens for baking bread.
foroza1port(s)Kwiza ngalawa mbiri he foroza.There came two ships into the port.Nashegeya kwe foroza.I'm working at the port.2dock(s)Mizigo mingi ihokereswa kwe foroza.Lots of loads were received on the dock.Wantru wa kwe foroza wahokeresa mizigo mingi dyero.People at the dock received lots of loads today.mshegale we foroza / washegale we forozadock worker / dock workers
frankabola< Itpostage stamp(s)Baruwa ino ifumwa bila frankabola.This letter has been sent without a postage stamp.Kagule frankabola nyingi za kutumira baruwa kila siku!Go buy a lot of postage stamps to send letters every day!
Fransa ~ FaransaFranceNna safari ya kwita Fransa Mwezi wa Kaidi.I've a trip going to France in February.See: Mfransa.
fremu< Engframe(s)Fremu ya nyumba ino itoga.The frame of this house is sturdy.Fremu za nyumba zino zilegera.The frames of these houses are weak.
friwei< Engfreeway(s)Usisini wa sira za mwe kaya ni tafauti na friwei.The narrowness of streets in town is different from that of freeways.
fu1totallyKafa fu.He died totally. (= He's totally dead.)This form is used exclusively with kufa.2completelyTala difa fu.The light died completely.
fuchiyo (mafuchiyo) ~ fucho (mafucho)eraserGalamu yango isira idi fucho (~ fuchiyo).My pencil wore out its eraser.Fucho (~ fuchiyo) dye galamu yangu disira.The eraser of my pencil wore out.Fucho dino sidya kudya.This eraser is not for eating.Fuchiyo dino sifuchiza sentensi yangu.With this eraser I erased my sentence.See: kufucha.Fuchiyo is Swahili, but since it's used in schools Kiziguans use it also.
fudistampufood stampsWolfeya wanitumira makaratasi ya kumemeza fudistampu.Welfare sent me papers to fill out for food stamps.Ninkha fudistampu iyo!Give me those food stamps!
fudyoaggressionLeka fudyo, wi mtru mdyima!Stop [your] aggression, you're an adult!
fufu (mafufu)stick (kind of, used for framework)Ngomore na fufu ziwoteranywa bhoti."Ngomore" sticks and "fufu" sticks have been used to fence in the latrine.Siwotera ngomore na fufu.I fenced with "ngomore" sticks and "fufu" sticks.Kagula fufu mzigo umwenga.She bought a load of frame sticks.This plant has several canes or sticks coming out from the base and is used in making traditional fences and frames for the walls of houses, to which mud is stuck.
fuguntrulo (mafuguntrulo)crumbSono uleke fuguntrulo mwe meza!Don't leave a crumb on the table!
FukalaFukalaSibwirana na Mze Fukala he mamuli ya Mhina.I met with Mr. Fukala at Mhina's ceremony.man's name
fukobug(s) that dig holes in the soilFuko ni dudu dikufuka hasi."Fuko" is a bug that digs in the ground.See: kufuka.
fuko (mafuko)1pocket (large)Fuko dyako dyengira mabhorsa maidi na simu.Your large pocket holds two wallets and a phone.
fuko (mafuko)21NG5ceramic pot(s)Siumba fuko.I created a pot.Fuko iumbwa ni Mwaliko.The pot was created by Mwaliko.Nakoka fuko.I'm baking pots.See: kafuko.2NG5clay pot(s)Setwika fuko ya mazi.I put a clay pot of water on my head.3NG3pot (big)Siteyi adegadega anetwika fuko.Siteyi wobbles when she puts a big pot on her own head.The plural in this sense is mafuko.
fularain(s)Nataradyiya fula.I'm hoping for rain.Chitereza mwe fula.We slid [in the mud] in the rain.Fula imata.There's too much rain.Dyero sichingiriza bhaldhi mbiri za mazi ya fula.Today I caught two buckets of rain water.I fula yanyunya.The rain is drizzling.Fula ni nyingi siku zino.There is a lot of rain these days.Fula yayna kila mahali.Rain falls everywhere.kukoza mwe fulato piss in the rain -- Proverb meaning: It's excusable.This noun is always singular; the plural is not used. See: kunya fula.
fulafularainyHewa wa dyero zi vihi? -- Ni fulafula.How is the weather today? -- It's rainy.
fulani (na fulani)1such and suchMiye ni kabila fulani.I am from such and such a tribe.Mwanangu aaita skulu fulani.My child goes to such and such a school.Ukazi wa dyero nachilongere mbuli fulani na fulani.At today's gathering we'll talk about such and such matters.2so-and-soWazehe fulani na fulani wachilekera wasiya.Elders so-and-so and so-and-so left us wisdom.Fulani kaleta sakame.So-and-so is menstruating.
fulescardy catMnyau yudya ni fule.That cat is a scardy cat.Shabani ni fule.Shabani is a scardy cat.Shabani na Salimu ni mafule.Shabani and Solomon are scardy cats.
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