choosy

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

Translation

adj. chonoo
Word Forms
Comparativechoosier
Superlativechoosiest

Example Sentences

Jean's very choosy about food.

Jean anachagua sana chakula.

She is very choosy when it comes to selecting a restaurant.

Yeye anachagua sana pale anapotaka kuchagua mgahawaya.

He is quite choosy about the type of coffee he drinks.

Yeye anachagua sana aina ya kahawa anayokunywa.

Being choosy about the ingredients is important in cooking.

Kuachua viungo muhimu ni muhimu katika kupika.

I'm a bit choosy when it comes to picking out clothes for a special occasion.

Mimi nina kuchagua kidogo pale ninapotaka kuchagua nguo za hafla maalum.

She's very choosy about who she lets into her inner circle.

Yeye anachagua sana watu anayewaruhusu kuingia katika duru yake ya karibu.

He's so choosy when it comes to finding the perfect gift for his girlfriend.

Yeye anachagua sana pale anapotaka kupata zawadi bora kwa mpenzi wake.

The job candidate was extremely choosy about the companies he wanted to work for.

Momba kazi alikuwa anachagua sana kuhusu kampuni anazotaka kufanya kazi.

She's choosy about the books she reads and prefers a specific genre.

Yeye anachagua vitabu anayosoma na anapendelea aina maalum ya vitabu.

Don't be too choosy when it comes to finding a place to eat, just pick one and enjoy the meal.

Usijue kuchagua sana pale unapotaka kupata mahali pa kula, chukua tu na ufurahie chakula.

He's choosy about the people he surrounds himself with and prefers quality over quantity.

Yeye anachagua watu anawakaribisha na anapendelea ubora kuliko wingi.

Real-world Examples

Times were too hard for men to be choosy.

Nyakati zilizopita zilikuwa ngumu sana kwa wanaume kuwa wa kuchagua.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Well, you said yourself, women over 40 can only be so choosy.

Vizuri, ulisema mwenyewe, wanawake zaidi ya miaka 40 wanaweza tu kuwa wa kuchagua hivyo.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

Generations of choosy females have driven the evolution of these remarkable displays.

Vizazi vya wanawake wa kuchagua vimeendesha mabadiliko ya maonyesho haya ya ajabu.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

(Question: )You can afford to be choosy about roles. Why this play?

(Swali: )Unaweza kuweza kuweka choo kuhusu majukumu. Kwa nini kucheza hili?

Source: Time

And plants have evolved lots of mechanisms that allow them to be choosy about their mating partners.

Na mimea imeendeleza uwezekano mwingi ambao huwaruhusu kuwa wa kuchagua kuhusu wenzi wao wa kuzaa.

Source: Crash Course Botany

And I think if we are choosy about what comes in as long as it's good growth, it's okay.

Na nadhani ikiwa sisi ni wa kuchagua kuhusu nini kinachokuja kimoja na kama ni ukuaji mzuri, ni sawa.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

If I'm fussy, I am too choosy, too picky.

Ikiwa mimi ni mchanganyifu, mimi ni choo sana, choo sana.

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

You may be a bit more choosy about the jobs you take on.

Unaweza kuwa choo kidogo kuhusu kazi unazochukua.

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

Harry says that Judy can't afford to be choosy.

Harry anasema Judy hawezi kuweka choo.

Source: 2011 ESLPod

No? You love your choosy mom.

Hapana? Unampenda mama yako choo.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) November 2017 Collection

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