| Plural | grandmothers |
maternal grandmother
bibi mkunga
paternal grandmother
bibi kwa
Her grandmother is still alive.
Mzee wake bado yuko hai.
Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.
Mzee/O na kukaa akisikiliza kwa kichwa akitazama moto.
Your grandmother is the salt of the earth.
Mzee/O wako ni chumvi ya dunia.
a bespectacled grandmother
mzee/O mwenye miwani.
My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.
Mzee/O wangu ana vito vya pembe.
his grandmother was in her eighties.
mzee/O wake alikuwa miaka themanini.
her grandmother's pretensions to gentility.
majivuno ya mzee/O wake kuwa na tabia nzuri.
my grandmother made a dress for me.
Mzee/O wangu alinifanyia gauni.
my grandmother is losing her memory.
Mzee/O wangu anakumbwa na ugonjwa wa kumbukizi.
please give your grandmother my regrets.
tafadhali muombee mzee/O wako sala zangu.
My grandmother was a mine of information on the family’s history.
Mzee/O wangu alikuwa chanzo cha habari kuhusu historia ya familia.
My grandmother lived to a ripe old age.
Mzee/O wangu aliishi kwa miaka mingi.
My grandmother drove the car at a snail’s pace.
Mzee/O wangu alikuwa naendesha gari polepole sana.
My grandmother puts by her fresh vegetables.
Mzee/O wangu anahifadhi mboga mboga zake mpya.
Grandmother smiled her consent.
Mzee/O alitabasamu kwa ridhaa yake.
Grandmother helps with washing and baby-sitting.
Mzee/O husaidia na kuoga na kuangalia watoto.
My grandmother knitted me some socks.
Mzee/O wangu akanifanyia miguu.
My grandmother is very much alive and kicking.
Mzee/O wangu yuko hai na vizuri.
He helped his grandmother in.
Alimsaidia mzee/O wake.
His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.
Mzee/O wake alimuambia hadithi mahali moto.
The baby was also named after her paternal grandmother, the late Princess Diana.
Mtoto pia aliitwa jina la bibi mkubwa kutoka upande wa baba, marehemu Mashetani Diana.
Source: BBC News VocabularyI was raised by my maternal grandmother.
Nilikulia na bibi mkubwa kutoka upande wa mama.
Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 CompilationPeggy visits her grandmother on a regular basis.
Peggy hutembelea bibi yake kwa msingi wa kawaida.
Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000For this report I have interviewed my grandmother.
Kwa ripoti hii, nimehoji bibi yangu.
Source: Beijing Ren'ai Edition Junior High School English Grade Nine Upper VolumeHad her grandmother got it from her grandmother?
Je, bibi yake aliipata kutoka kwa bibi yake?
Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4Amelia was named after her maternal grandmother Millie Otis.
Amelia aliitwa jina la bibi mkubwa kutoka upande wa mama, Millie Otis.
Source: Women Who Changed the WorldMy dream job would be best grandmother on the planet!
Kazi yangu ya ndoto itakuwa bibi bora zaidi kwenye sayari!
Source: Hobby perspective ReactThe person I admire the most is my grandmother.
Mtu ningemchukulia kwa heshima zaidi ni bibi yangu.
Source: IELTS Speaking High Score ModelLisa helped her grandmother to climb up the stairs.
Lisa alimsaidia bibi yake kupanda ngazi.
Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000Let's see! says Bill. I can ask my grandmother.
Tuone! asema Bill. Naweza kuuliza bibi yangu.
Source: Halloween Adventuresmaternal grandmother
bibi mkunga
paternal grandmother
bibi kwa
Her grandmother is still alive.
Mzee wake bado yuko hai.
Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.
Mzee/O na kukaa akisikiliza kwa kichwa akitazama moto.
Your grandmother is the salt of the earth.
Mzee/O wako ni chumvi ya dunia.
a bespectacled grandmother
mzee/O mwenye miwani.
My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.
Mzee/O wangu ana vito vya pembe.
his grandmother was in her eighties.
mzee/O wake alikuwa miaka themanini.
her grandmother's pretensions to gentility.
majivuno ya mzee/O wake kuwa na tabia nzuri.
my grandmother made a dress for me.
Mzee/O wangu alinifanyia gauni.
my grandmother is losing her memory.
Mzee/O wangu anakumbwa na ugonjwa wa kumbukizi.
please give your grandmother my regrets.
tafadhali muombee mzee/O wako sala zangu.
My grandmother was a mine of information on the family’s history.
Mzee/O wangu alikuwa chanzo cha habari kuhusu historia ya familia.
My grandmother lived to a ripe old age.
Mzee/O wangu aliishi kwa miaka mingi.
My grandmother drove the car at a snail’s pace.
Mzee/O wangu alikuwa naendesha gari polepole sana.
My grandmother puts by her fresh vegetables.
Mzee/O wangu anahifadhi mboga mboga zake mpya.
Grandmother smiled her consent.
Mzee/O alitabasamu kwa ridhaa yake.
Grandmother helps with washing and baby-sitting.
Mzee/O husaidia na kuoga na kuangalia watoto.
My grandmother knitted me some socks.
Mzee/O wangu akanifanyia miguu.
My grandmother is very much alive and kicking.
Mzee/O wangu yuko hai na vizuri.
He helped his grandmother in.
Alimsaidia mzee/O wake.
His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.
Mzee/O wake alimuambia hadithi mahali moto.
The baby was also named after her paternal grandmother, the late Princess Diana.
Mtoto pia aliitwa jina la bibi mkubwa kutoka upande wa baba, marehemu Mashetani Diana.
Source: BBC News VocabularyI was raised by my maternal grandmother.
Nilikulia na bibi mkubwa kutoka upande wa mama.
Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 CompilationPeggy visits her grandmother on a regular basis.
Peggy hutembelea bibi yake kwa msingi wa kawaida.
Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000For this report I have interviewed my grandmother.
Kwa ripoti hii, nimehoji bibi yangu.
Source: Beijing Ren'ai Edition Junior High School English Grade Nine Upper VolumeHad her grandmother got it from her grandmother?
Je, bibi yake aliipata kutoka kwa bibi yake?
Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4Amelia was named after her maternal grandmother Millie Otis.
Amelia aliitwa jina la bibi mkubwa kutoka upande wa mama, Millie Otis.
Source: Women Who Changed the WorldMy dream job would be best grandmother on the planet!
Kazi yangu ya ndoto itakuwa bibi bora zaidi kwenye sayari!
Source: Hobby perspective ReactThe person I admire the most is my grandmother.
Mtu ningemchukulia kwa heshima zaidi ni bibi yangu.
Source: IELTS Speaking High Score ModelLisa helped her grandmother to climb up the stairs.
Lisa alimsaidia bibi yake kupanda ngazi.
Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000Let's see! says Bill. I can ask my grandmother.
Tuone! asema Bill. Naweza kuuliza bibi yangu.
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