Tuesday, January 12, 2010

prepositional/ adverbial phrases of place

Mbele ya = Infront of
Mfano: Nilisimama mbele ya rais wa Tanzania=I stood in front of the president of Tanzania

Nyuma=Behind
Kiti kipo nyuma yako= The chair is behind you

Kando=Beside
kaa kando ya mwenzako= sit beside your colleague

Kati ya= between
Yuko kati ya Amina na Bakari=s/he is between Amina na Bakari

Pembeni mwa=In the corner/far end of
Pembeni mwa nyumba mna nyoka=In the corner of the house there is(inside) a snake

Juu ya=On /on top of
Juu ya ghorofa=On top of the storey building

Chini = Below/under/down
Jifiche chini ya meza=(you) hide yourself under the table

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