banter

[US]/ˈbæntə(r)/
[UK]/ˈbæntər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mazungumzo ya kucheza na kumwaga vitu vya kuudhi; kucheza na kumwaga vitu vya kuudhi kwa njia ya ucheshi.
vi. kuingia katika mazungumzo ya kucheza na kumwaga vitu vya kuudhi
vt. kumwaga vitu vya kuudhi au kudharaibisha kwa njia ya ucheshi
Word Forms
Third Person Singularbanters
Past Participlebantered
Present Participlebantering
Past Tensebantered
Pluralbanters

Phrases & Collocations

friendly banter

mazungumzo rafiki

light-hearted banter

mazungumzo ya kupendeza

engage in banter

kuendelea na mazungumzo

casual banter

mazungumzo ya kawaida

exchange banter

kubadilishana mazungumzo

good-natured banter

mazungumzo ya rafiki

banter with friends

mazungumzo na marafiki

banter with colleagues

mazungumzo na wenzake

quick banter

mazungumzo ya haraka

Example Sentences

the men bantered with the waitresses.

wanaume walibadiliana maneno na wavuliziaji.

He bantered with his grandchildren.

Alibadiliana maneno na mjukuu zake.

The students exchanged banter with each other.

Wanafunzi walibadiliana maneno kwao.

The actress exchanged banter with reporters.

Mwigizaji alibadiliana maneno na waandishi wa habari.

The rival team members bantered before the game.

Wanachama wa timu pinzani walibadiliana maneno kabla ya mchezo.

We bantered Nick on the subject of marriage.

Tulimzungumza Nick kuhusu suala la ndoa.

The students enjoyed their teacher's bantering them about their mistakes.

Wanafunzi walifurahia mwalimu wao wakizungumza nao kuhusu makosa yao.

He suddenly dropped his habitual banter.

Ghafla, alesiwa mazungumzo yake ya kawaida.

She engages in friendly banter with her customers.

Yeye anafanya mazungumzo rafiki na wateja wake.

bantered with her colleagues about their long coffee breaks;

walibadiliana maneno na wenzake kuhusu mapumziko yao marefu ya kahawa;

buffoonery, facetious, chaffing, badinage, bantering, quizzical, waggish.

Ucheshi, mzaha, kupiga mchepo, mazungumzo ya kirafiki, mchezo, mchanganio, mchezi.

Real-world Examples

I really enjoy our banter at work!

Ninakuvumilia sana mazungumzo yetu ya kupendeza kazini!

Source: BBC Authentic English

Sure, I engaged in some friendly e-mail banter.

Ndiyo, niliwasiliana na mazungumzo ya kirafiki kupitia barua pepe.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

Hello. Hello. All right, let's dispense with the friendly banter.

Habari. Habari. Sawa, acha mazungumzo ya kirafiki.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

You don't have to do the banter, but what's it cost me?

Huna lazima ufanye mazungumzo, lakini unani gharamiaje?

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

I want this type of playful banter in my relationship.

Ninataka aina hii ya mazungumzo ya kuchekesha katika mahusiano yangu.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Sometimes we call it banter when you can have a really great conversation back and forth with someone.

Wakati mwingine tunaita mazungumzo wakati unaweza kuwa na mazungumzo mazuri sana na mtu.

Source: Emma's delicious English

What it once considered lighthearted banter is now verboten homophobia.

Kile kilichotazamwa hapo awali kama mazungumzo ya kupendeza sasa ni homofobia ya kupendeza.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Well, it's a revenge on wit, on chat and on banter.

Vizuri, ni kisasi kwa akili, mazungumzo na mazungumzo.

Source: The Power of Art - Jacques-Louis David

It was banter. Has this country come to the point where you can't joke with the help?

Iliikuwa mazungumzo. Je, nchi hii imeifikia hatua ambapo huwezi kudadea na wasaidizi?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

I set up, and we waited, our banter dissipating as the daylight waned and tiny specks of light emerged.

Niliandaa, na tukingojea, mazungumzo yetu yakipotea wakati mwanga wa mchana unapungua na matoayo madogo ya mwanga yanatokea.

Source: National Geographic Anthology

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