検索ワード: nilijaribu (スワヒリ語 - 英語)

nilijaribu kuomba kupunguziwa mpaka bei niliyokuwa nayo, bila mafanikio.
i tried to haggle the price to the amount i had on me, in vain.

kuna wakati nilijaribu kumimina maji ya moto kwenye kikombe na ikaganda ikiwa nusu...
i once tried to pour hot water into a cold cup and it cracked in half...

nilijaribu kubembeleza punguzo na baadae nikafahamu kuwa kilichokuwa kwenye mkoba kilikuwa na thamani kuliko gharama hiyo iliyoombwa.
i tried to argue and realised whatever was still in that bag had more value than the amount requested.

kwa hiyo tuliamua kuwatembeleeni tena. nami, paulo, nilijaribu kuja kwenu zaidi ya mara moja, lakini shetani alituzuia.
wherefore we would have come unto you, even i paul, once and again; but satan hindered us.

kwa mara ya kwanza nilijaribu kulipuliza vuvuzela wiki mbili zilozopita, mwanzoni mwa kombe la mabara ambalo lilifanyika afrika kusini kabla ya kombe la dunia la mwaka ujao.
i first tried to blow a vuvuzela two weeks ago, at the start of the confederations cup which has been held in south africa ahead of next year’s world cup.