friend

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

Translation

n. rafiki, mshirika, msaada, mwema
Word Forms
Pluralfriends

Phrases & Collocations

close friend

rafiki wa karibu

best friend

rafiki bora

trusted friend

rafiki anayetegemeka

loyal friend

rafiki mwaminifu

good friend

rafiki mzuri

childhood friend

rafiki wa utotoni

friend of mine

rafiki yangu

old friend

rafiki wa zamani

dear friend

rafiki mpendwa

true friend

rafiki wa kweli

girl friend

mwanamke mpenzi

new friend

rafiki mpya

make friend

fanya rafiki

boy friend

mchumba

real friend

rafiki halisi

be friends with

kuwa rafiki na

net friend

rafiki mtandaoni

bosom friend

rafiki wa karibu sana

female friend

rafiki mke

pen friend

rafiki barua

intimate friend

rafiki wa karibu

male friend

rafiki mwanaume

false friend

rafiki wa uongo

Example Sentences

A friend in need is a friend in deed.

Msaidizi katika hali ngumu ni msaidizi kweli.

a trustworthy friend

mwanafunzi wa kuamini

an unreliable friend

mwanafunzi wasioweaminika

abandon a friend in trouble.

Acha rafiki katika shida.

spot a friend in the crowd

Tambua rafiki katika makundi.

work a friend for a loan

omba mkopo kwa rafiki.

be a consistent friend to sb.

kuwa rafiki thabiti kwa mtu.

console a friend in grief

Futa machozi ya rafiki aliye na huzuni.

identification of friend or foe

utambuzi wa rafiki au adui.

salute a friend with a smile

salimia rafiki kwa tabasamu.

acknowledge a friend's smile.

kugundua tabasamu la rafiki.

a coterie of friends and advisers.

mkundi wa marafiki na washauri.

a friend of mine is a demon cook.

rafiki yangu ni mpishi wa shetani.

some friends of his.

marafiki kadhaa yake.

they became friends for life.

walifikiriana kuwa marafiki milele.

some friends of mine.

marafiki kadhaa yangu.

ran into an old friend by accident.

Nilikutana na rafiki wa zamani kwa bahati ghaibini.

a close friend from their schooldays.

rafiki wa karibu kutoka shuleni.

ask a friend if they could help.

uliza rafiki kama wao wanawezaa kuwasaidia.

She is a great friend of mine.

Yeye ni rafiki mzuri kwangu.

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