Definition of compliment in English
The meaning of compliment is a polite expression of praise or admiration.
Compliment in Swahili
Compliment in Swahili is translated as: sifa or hamdi.
Examples of compliment in Swahili in sentences
- Walimsifu sana. (They paid him a high compliment.)
- Nilisumbuliwa na sifa yao. (I was embarrassed by their compliment.)
- Uwepo wako ni sifa kubwa. (Your presence is a great compliment.)
- Kulinganishwa na John ni sifa kubwa. (Being compared to John is a great compliment.)
- Kuombwa kufanya kazi hiyo ni sifa kubwa. (It’s a great compliment to be asked to do the job.)
- Kumsikiliza mtu ndio sifa kubwa zaidi unayoweza kumtolea. (To listen to someone is the greatest compliment you can pay.)
- Nitachukulia maneno hayo kama sifa. (I’ll take that remark as a compliment.)
- Tafadhali usinielewe vibaya? Nilimaanisha kuwa sifa. (Please don’t misunderstand me? I meant it as a compliment.)
- Daima ni vizuri kusifiwa. (It’s always nice to be paid a compliment.)
- Meneja alimsifu kwa kazi yake. (The manager paid her a compliment on her work.)
- Alionekana kufurahishwa na sifa hiyo. (She seemed pleased by the compliment.)
- Nitachukulia hilo kuwa sifa. (I’ll take that as a compliment.)
- Jane aliona haya kutokana na sifa ya ghafla. (Jane blushed at the unexpected compliment.)
- Ilikuwa na nia ya kuwa sifa. (It was intended as a compliment.)
- Haipaswi kusikika kama sifa ya kulazimishwa. (It mustn’t sound like a contrived compliment.)
- Alichukulia maneno yake kuwa sifa. (She took what he said as a compliment.)
- Lazima nikusifu jinsi ulivyoshughulikia hali ngumu sana. (I must compliment you on your handling of a very difficult situation.)
- Ni sifa kubwa kwa timu kwamba alitoka katika kustaafu kuwafanyia mahojiano. (It’s a great compliment to the group that he came out of retirement to interview them.)
- Ninaweza kuishi miezi miwili kwa sifa nzuri. (I can live for two months on a good compliment.) – (This is a figurative expression and might not translate directly to Swahili.)
- Usikasirike – Nina uhakika alimaanisha kuwa sifa. (Don’t be upset-I’m sure she meant it as a compliment.)
