acquaintance

[US]/əˈkweɪntəns/
[UK]/əˈkweɪntəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mtu anayefahamika kwa mtu mmoja, lakini si rafiki wa karibu
v. kujua au kuelewa
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

casual acquaintance

rafiki wa kawaida

mutual acquaintance

rafiki wa pande zote

new acquaintance

rafiki mpya

work acquaintance

rafiki wa kazi

acquaintance with

ufahamu na

acquaintance with someone

rafiki na mtu

nodding acquaintance

rafiki wa kutasalimiana

Example Sentences

cross an acquaintance on the street

mwandani na mtu anayefahamiana barabarani

I have no acquaintance with this book.

Sifahamu vitabu hicho.

the pupils had little acquaintance with the language.

wanafunzi walikuwa na uelewa mdogo na lugha.

I have some acquaintance with the Russian.

Nina uelewa kidogo na Kirusi.

The guide has some acquaintance with Italian.

Mwongozo una uelewa kidogo na Kitalia.

a casual acquaintance with avant-garde music.

marafiki wa kawaida na muziki wa kisasa.

This is how I struck up an acquaintance with her.

Hivi ndivyo niliwasiliana naye.

They have little acquaintance with colloquial English.

Wana uelewa mdogo na Kiingereza cha kila siku.

I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert.

nimeendeleza urafiki wangu na Herbert.

he had renewed an acquaintance with MacAlister.

alikuwa ameidhinisha tena urafiki na MacAlister.

I made the acquaintance of several musicians around that time.

Niligundua wasanii kadhaa wakati huo.

I have a nodding acquaintance with some members of the committee.

Nina uelewa wa kawaida na baadhi ya wanachama wa kamati.

his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats.

marafiki zake waliojua sana walikuwa Oscar Wilde na Yeats.

students will need a nodding acquaintance with three other languages.

wanafunzi watahitaji uelewa wa kawaida na lugha nyingine tatu.

I have some acquaintance with English, but I do not know it well.

Nina uelewa kidogo na Kiingereza, lakini sielewi vizuri.

When did you make the acquaintance of his brother?

Mlitakaa na kaka yake lini?

I am delighted to make your acquaintance,Mrs. Baker.

Nimefurahi kukutana nawe, Bi. Baker.

He has some acquaintance with German,but doesn’t speak it fluently.

Ana uelewa kidogo na Kijermani, lakini haisemi kwa ufasaha.

Their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their acquaintance. It can also mean subordinate or nonessential:

Utaalamu wao wa bahati mbaya uliwasababisha kuendelea na marafiki zao. Pia inaweza kumaanisha chini au isiyo ya lazima:

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