Swahili words and phrases beginning with L

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This page lists the 8 words and 10 phrases beginning with L in the Swahili community dictionary. Each entry has its own page with its full meaning and example sentence. This data is openly available at no cost for language preservation and research, with attribution to LanguageKnow. You can return to the home page or browse all languages at any time.

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8 words and 10 phrases — 18 entries in total.

Words (8)

L (8)

Laini (Swahili) adjective AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Soft

Laki (Swahili) noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Hundred thousand

Lala (Swahili) verb Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Sleep

lao (Swahili) adj Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

their (for ji-ma class nouns)

Leo (Swahili) adverb AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Today

ligi (Swahili) noun Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

league

Lini (Swahili) question AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

when

Lugha (Swahili) Noun Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Language

Phrases (10)

Lala salama (Swahili) Checked by a teacher or the LanguageKnow team — awaiting native speaker review

Sleep peacefully

Lazima tufikie makubaliano yaliyokubalika na pande zote. (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

We must reach an agreement acceptable to both parties.

Lazima ufanye mazoezi ili uwe na nguvu. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

You must exercise to be strong.

Lazima unywe maji mengi. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

You must drink a lot of water.

Leo ni siku ya Jumanne. (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Today is Tuesday.

Leo ni siku ya kwanza ya mwezi. (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

Today is the first day of the month.

Leo ni siku ya mapumziko. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Today is a day of rest.

Leo ni tarehe ngapi? (Swahili) AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

What date is it today?

Leo tuna somo la hisabati. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Today we have a math lesson.

Lete bili, tafadhali. (Swahili) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Bring the bill, please.

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