honestly

[US]/'ɒnɪstlɪ/
[UK]/'ɑnɪstli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. kwa jinsi ya ujumbe; na ujumbe

Phrases & Collocations

honestly speaking

kwa uaminifu, kwa hakika

Example Sentences

deal honestly with competitors.

kupiga maelezo kwa ujumla na wakulima.

I honestly don't care.

Nimekumbua sana kama haja ya kuchangia.

I honestly don't know.

Nimekumbua sana kama haja ya kujua.

honestly, that man is the absolute limit!.

kwa ujumla, mwanamme huyu ni muda mrefu sana!

Honestly! Look at the mess you've made.

Hakika! Tazama mchezo uliofanya.

honestly, darling, I'm not upset.

hakika, mke, ninafanya kwa ujumla.

Honestly! What a thing to do!

Hakika! Je, nini kwa kufanya?

this does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully.

hili si kusimamia kwa maelezo yake kwa kufanya kazi kwa uaminia na uwekwa wa ujumbe.

she honestly believed that she was making life easier for Jack.

Alikumbua sana kuwa amekuwa kushinda mafua ya Jack.

"I didn't tell anyone about it, honestly I didn't."

"Nimeweka kila mmoja kuhusu hii, hakika nimeweka kila mmoja."

He never behaves honestly, nor wisely.

Amejua kwa ujumla, hata kwa ujumla.

I will say I honestly think, even at the risk of offending people.

Natafanya ujumbe unayekuwa wa kipenzi, hata kwa ujumla wa kushindwa kusimamia watu.

This is a very quick and surprisingly effective way to limit your opponent's economy and is especially effective against the turtler because they honestly won't be expecting it.

Hii ni njia ya haraka na yenye ufanisi kwa kushangaza ya kuzuia uchumi wa mpinzani wako na ni mzuri hasa dhidi ya mchezaji kwa sababu hawatatarajii.

Real-world Examples

I think twice about going anywhere honestly.

Ninakosahau kwa kusimamia kudumu kwenye mji mwingine kwa mafupi.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

No man can earn a million dollars honestly.

Hakuna mwanadamu anayekuwa na miliyoni ya dola kwa mafupi.

Source: Legend of American Business Tycoons

I'm not really a desert person honestly.

Sijui kwa mafupi mimi si mtu wa miguu.

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

Well, she does come by her wanderlust honestly.

Hakika, alichangia kwa mafupi kwa kusimamia kwenye miguu.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

I can't imagine anybody else playing this part, honestly.

Hakuna mafupi kwa mimi kusahau kwa mtu mwingine akifanyia sehemu hii.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

I think it did a pretty good job honestly.

Ninakosahau kwa mafupi kwa kusimamia kwa kazi ya mafupi.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

She is as thick as two short planks honestly.

Aya ni kama mizani mbili ya miguu kwa mafupi.

Source: Leila and Sabrah's idioms English class

Ugh, fine, honestly you're so annoying.

Ugh, kwa mafupi, unakusimamia kwa mafupi.

Source: Creative broadcast by YouTube star Lilly.

When you are confident, you can evaluate your own skills and self-worth honestly.

Wakati unakosa ujibini, unaweza kusimamia kwa mafupi kwa mafupi ya mimi na thumia yangu.

Source: Tips for Men's Self-Improvement

Now it's a long step from fly after that honestly.

Hakika, ina mafupi kwa mafupi kwa kusimamia kwa mafupi.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

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