Friday, April 23, 2021

Swahili - His face is rough


We just learned in Swahili hands are soft is Mikono yake ni laini.

To say his face is rough you would say Uso wake ni mkali.
His - Uso - sounds like oo-soh 文A

face - wake - sounds like wah-kay 文A

is - ni - sounds like nee 文A

rough - mkali - sounds like m-kah-lee 文A



So all together Uso wake ni mkali sounds like oo-soh wah-kay nee m-kah-lee.


swahili
(from: wikipedia - swahili language)

Russian: Его лицо грубо (Yego litso grubo)

Norwegian: Ansiktet hans er grovt

Greek: Το πρόσωπό του είναι τραχύ (To prósopó tou eínai trachý)

ASL: His face is rough

Italian: il suo volto è ruvida

German: Sein Gesicht ist rau.

Spanish: Su cara es áspera

French: Son visage est rude