Water definition in English

Water is a clear thin liquid that has no color or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas.

Water in Swahili

Water in Swahili is called maji.

Maji is pronounced as: mah-jee.

Maana ya maji katika Kiswahili (Water definition in Swahili)

Maji ni kiowevu kisicho na rangi wala ladha kinachopatikana kwenye mito, bahari au maziwa na wakati mwingine hutokana na mvua ambacho viumbe hunywa na watu hupikia, huogea au kufulia.

(Water is a colorless and tasteless liquid found in rivers, seas or lakes and sometimes comes from rain that animals drink and people cook with, bathe or wash with.)

Examples of water in Swahili in sentences

• Mji huu utakumbwa na uhaba mkubwa wa maji ikiwa mvua itanyesha hivi karibuni. (This city will face severe water shortage unless it rains soon.)
• Samaki huishi ndani ya maji. (Fish live in water.)
• Samaki hawawezi kuishi nje ya maji. (Fish cannot live out of water.)
• Samaki akaruka kutoka majini. (The fish jumped out of the water.)
• Mhudumu, tafadhali niletee maji. (Waiter, please bring me some water.)
• Joto la chini hugeuza maji kuwa barafu. (Low temperatures turn water into ice.)
• Viumbe mbalimbali vinaweza kuonekana chini ya maji. (Various creatures can be seen under the water.)
• Tunakumbwa na uhaba mkubwa wa maji msimu huu wa joto. (We are experiencing a severe water shortage this summer.)
• Tuna maji mengi. (We have plenty of water.)
• Nilijaza maji kwenye chombo. (I filled the container with water.)
• Maua na miti huhitaji hewa safi na maji safi. (Flowers and trees need fresh air and fresh water.)
• Weka maji kidogo kwenye chombo. (Put a little water in the container.)
• Mimea ilikufa kwa kukosa maji. (Plants died from lack of water.)
• Daima weka ndoo ya maji karibu na moto. (Always keep a bucket of water near the fire.)
• Katika majira ya joto ni muhimu kunywa maji mengi tunapotoka jasho. (In summer it is important to drink a lot of water when we sweat.)
• Tafadhali hifadhi maji wakati wa kiangazi. (Please save water during summer.)
• Maji ya chumvi yana nguvu zaidi kuliko maji safi. (Salt water is stronger than fresh water.)
• Mvua ililazimisha maji kupita juu ya kingo. (The rain forced water over the banks.)
• Kuwa na usambazaji mzuri wa maji ya kunywa. (Have a good supply of drinking water.)
• Nguo zilizolowekwa kwa maji. (Water-soaked clothes.)
• Hata siku moja hatuwezi kuishi bila maji. (We cannot live even a day without water.)
• Kisima ni mahali ambapo unaweza kupata maji. (A well is a place where you can get water.)