Kiswahili Sanifu

Cardamom is the aromatic seeds of a plant of the ginger family, used as a spice and also medicinally. (Iliki ni mbegu yenye harufu nzuri ya mmea wa familia ya tangawizi, inayotumiwa kama viungo na pia dawa.)

Sorghum is a type of corn that is grown in warm countries. Its grain can be made into flour or syrup. (Mtama ni aina ya mahindi ambayo hulimwa katika nchi zenye joto. Nafaka yake inaweza kufanywa unga au syrup.)

Cinnamon is the bark (hard outer covering) of a tropical tree, or a brown powder made from this, used as a spice to give a particular taste to sweet or savoury food. (Mdalasini ni gome (kifuniko kigumu cha nje) cha mti wa kitropiki, au unga wa kahawia unaotengenezwa kutokana na mti huu, hutumika kama kitoweo ili kutoa ladha fulani kwa chakula.

A cheetah is a large slender spotted cat found in Africa and parts of Asia. It is the fastest animal on land. (Duma ni paka mkubwa mwembamba mwenye madoadoa anayepatikana Afrika na sehemu za Asia. Ni mnyama mwenye kasi zaidi ardhini.)

Apple fruit in Swahili is tufaha.

Pronunciation: Too-fah-ha.

Tufaha ni tunda tamu lenye mbegu chache na nyama nyingi nyeupe.

Karafuu ni viungo vinavyotumika sana katika vyakula vya Swahilini, vinaongeza harufu nzuri na ladha kali kwenye chakula. Kwa kawaida hutumiwa katika kitoweo kitamu, wali, nyama, na hata vinywaji kama chai.

The Mugumo tree, also known as the Strangler Fig in English.

Here’s what you need to know about it in English:

Scientific name: Ficus thonningii or Ficus natalensis

Family: Moraceae (Fig family)

Rangi ya samawati inatafsiriwa kama sky blue color in English. Ufafanuzi wa sky blue in English ni:

“Sky blue is a shade of light blue comparable to that of a clear daytime sky.”