melody

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

Translation

n. muziki ya kichwa kipya kwa kila kichwa; muziki; muziki mazuri.
Word Forms
Pluralmelodies

Phrases & Collocations

beautiful melody

melodi ya kifuniko

Example Sentences

the melody of verse.

melodi ya mshororo.

picked a melody out on the guitar.

alipiga melodi ya kifua kwenye gitaru.

She struck up a folk melody on the piano.

Alikua melodi ya kijamii kwenye pianoforte.

she began to pick out a rough melody on the guitar.

alishauri kusimamia melodi ya kijamii kwenye gitaru.

you've pitched the melody very high.

umeangalia melodi kwa matokeo ya juu sana.

Melody managed to raise him to his feet.

Melodi alitumia mwenyewe kusimamia kwenye mizani.

guitar melodies with deep African rhythms.

melodi za gitaru na ritmi ya Afrika ya mabaya.

the melody seduces the ear with warm string tones.

melodi hujenga mabawa na toa matokeo ya mizani ya mabaya.

He played a delightful melody on his flute.

Alacheza nyimbo ya kupendeza kwa mtego wake.

He played an Irish melody on the harp.

Alikua melodi ya Eri ya kifua kwenye harp.

melody and harmony, two of the constituents of a musical composition;

melodi na umoja, wawili kati ya vifaa vya muundo wa muziki;

he picked out an intricate melody on his guitar.

alipiga mshororo mchongomeni kwenye gitari yake.

we have the melody and bass of a song composed by Strozzi.

tunapata melodi na bass ya kifua uliuchaguliwa na Strozzi.

the first half of the melody, modulating from E minor to G.

mipaka ya mwepe wa melodi, kusimamia kutoka E minor kwa G.

The saxophonist quoted a Duke Ellington melody in his solo.

Mwasisaxofoni alisumbua mshororo wa Duke Ellington katika mshororo yake.

Song: A long, Thrush-like, somewhat halting melody, often with a ventriloquial quality.

Ukuletwa: Mshindi mrefu, mrefu kama mnyama wa Thrush, mshindi mrefu, mshindi mrefu, mshindi mrefu na mshindi mrefu.

As soon as a melody is finished with, the composer writes another.

Habari ya melodi ya kifua, mchezaji hujenga mwepe mwingine.

The melody harks back to one of his earlier symphonies.

Melodi ya mbele kwa mimi kwa mpira yote yake ya mpira mpya.

he starts playing melody lines on the bass instead of laying the foundation down.

Alikua mwepe ya kifua kwenye bass kwa matokeo ya kusimamia mabawa.

he always went for the most obvious melody he could get, no matter how naff it sounded.

Alikua mwepe ya kifua mwingine kwa matokeo ya kusimamia mabawa.

Real-world Examples

The melody echoed around to far away.

Melodi ya moyo ilifungua kwa mizigo ya mengine.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

I like that song because of its beautiful melody.

Ninaahidi kwa muziki hili kwa sababu ya melodi ya mazingira.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

It was impossible not to respond to the familiar, soothing melody.

Hakuna maelekeo ya kusikiliza melodi ya mazingira ya kina.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

The melody within his voice rouses his people.

Melodi ya moyo yake huondoa watu wanao.

Source: The secrets of body language.

What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

Nini dunia ya mazuri ambayo melodi yao hujua!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

In fiction, the paragraph is less structured—it's the beat instead of the actual melody.

Katika fiksi, mstari haujafanywa kwa mafupi—ni mizigo haja ya melodi ya mazingira.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

Now try to really imitate the melody and the rhythm, don't just repeat the words.

Sasa jaribu kuzama melodi na mizigo, usisikiliza mfulu mwa maneno.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

Sometimes it's a fragment of a melody that has a lyric on it already.

Wakati mwingine ni sehemu ya melodi ambayo ina mfulu mwa maneno yake.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

I wrote a song, I don't remember the exact melody. I'll make it up now.

Nimekosa muziki, sisi kusahihisha melodi ya mazingira. Nisikiliza kusahihisha sasa.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

And the melody from the first line...

Na melodi kutoka kwa mstari mwingine...

Source: Rock documentary

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