Mdomo

Mdomo

mouth

Swahili → English

Example

Usifungue mdomo wakati mwingine bila kufikiri.
Don’t open your mouth sometimes without thinking.
Pronunciation: Oo-see-foon-GOO-eh M-doh-moh wah-KAH-tee mwing-EE-neh BEE-lah koo-fee-KEE-ree
Grammar: “Mdomo” is a class 3 noun (m-/mi-). Singular: mdomo, plural: midomo. Used literally here; “usifungue” is negative imperative (don’t open).