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Sema kidogo, fanya mengi.

[seh-mah kee-doh-go, fan-yah men-gee]

phrase cultural phrases

LanguageSwahili (Tanzania)

Meaning
  1. Say little, do much.
Examples

Kiongozi mzuri hufuata kanuni ya Sema kidogo, fanya mengi.

A good leader follows the principle of say little, do much.

Tunapopanga kazi, tunapaswa kusema kidogo, fanya mengi.

When we plan work, we should say little, do much.

Pronunciationseh-mah kee-doh-go, fan-yah men-gee

RomanizationSema kidogo, fanya mengi.

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How it is usedTo encourage actions over words; useful in discussions about productivity.

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