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🇰🇪 Swahili words for places around town

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Around Town

BenkiBank
ATMATM
PostaPost office
PolisiPolice
UbaloziEmbassy
Duka la karibuConvenience store
Maduka makubwaMall
BarabaraStreet
DarajaBridge
RamaniMap

City Life

JengoBuilding
Treni ya juuSkytrain (BTS)
Duka kubwaDepartment store
Bustani ya ummaPublic park
MsongamanoTraffic
UchafuziPollution
MtaaNeighbourhood
Gharama za maishaCost of living
Msongamano mkubwaHeavy traffic
Jiji kubwaBig city

Around Town

BenkiBank
HospitaliHospital
MkahawaRestaurant
SokoMarket
Maduka makubwaShopping mall
Kituo cha mafutaGas station
Kituo cha polisiPolice station
PostaPost office
ShuleSchool
HekaluTemple
PwaniBeach
Uwanja wa ndegeAirport

Places & Buildings

BenkiBank
ShuleSchool
SokoMarket
HekaluTemple
Kituo cha polisiPolice station
Kituo cha mafutaGas station
Uwanja wa ndegeAirport
HoteliHotel
Bustani ya ummaPark
DarajaBridge
KiwandaFactory
StesheniStation
MakumbushoMuseum
MoliMall
KafeCafé
PostaPost office

Sewing & Clothes Care

Sindano ya kushoneaNeedle
UziThread
MkasiScissors
KifungoButton
ZipuZipper
CherehaniSewing machine
KushonaTo sew
KutariziTo embroider
KufumaTo knit
Pini ya usalamaSafety pin
UtepeRibbon
Kukunja nguoTo fold clothes

Volunteering & Charity

Mtu wa kujitoleaVolunteer
HisaniCharity
WakfuFoundation
Kutoa damuTo give blood
Nguo za mitumbaSecondhand clothes
Usafi wa ufukweBeach cleanup
KusaidiaTo help out
Nafurahi kusaidiaHappy to help
WemaKindness
Kurudisha kwa jamiiTo give back

At the Flower Shop

Duka la mauaFlower shop
Shada la mauaBouquet
Waridi nyekunduRed roses
Dazeni mojaA dozen
Funga vizuriWrap it nicely
Pamoja na kadiWith a card
Maua freshiFresh flowers
Chombo cha mauaVase
Inanukia vizuri sanaSmells lovely
Utepe wa mauaFlower garland
Peleka nyumbani kwakeDeliver to her house
Badilisha maji kila sikuChange the water daily
Kwa mpenzi wanguFor my girlfriend
Yananyauka haraka?Does it wilt fast?

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