olds

[US]/əʊld/
[UK]/old/
Frequency: Very High

Translation


adj. mzee; ya kale
n. zama za kale

Phrases & Collocations

old age

umri wa uzeo

old-fashioned

ya zamani

old man

mwanamume mzee

old soul

roho ya zamani

of old

ya kale

years old

miaka mingi

young and old

wachanga na wazee

old people

wazee

old lady

mwanamke mzee

old friend

rafiki wa zamani

how old

umri gani

old city

mji wa zamani

old and young

wazee na wachanga

old world

ulimwengu wa zamani

grow old

kuzeeka

old days

nyakati za zamani

from of old

kutoka nyakati za kale

old enough

kufikia umri

old ones

wazee

old town

mji wa zamani

old testament

testamenti ya kale

as old as

mzee kama

Example Sentences

that bomb of an old movie.

filmi ya zamani iliyojaa mabomu.

an old brown coat.

koti kahawia cha zamani.

the old regime was dismantled.

utawala wa zamani uliharibiwa.

a dotty old lady.

mwanamke mzee ambaye hupoteza fikra mara kwa mara.

it's a nasty old night.

ni usiku mbaya wa zamani.

a quaint old custom.

adat ya kale ya kupendeza.

a ratty old armchair.

kiti cha zamani chenye kasoro.

a bundle of old clothes

kundi la nguo za zamani

an accumulator of old magazines.

mkusanyaji wa majarida ya zamani.

Real-world Examples

He then greeted death as an old friend.

Alimshukuru kifo kama rafiki wa zamani.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

The house is a little too old.

Nyumba ni kidogo sana ni ya zamani.

Source: Traveling Abroad Conversation Scenarios: Accommodation Section

Has a weird ten year old, too.

Ana mtoto wa miaka kumi mwenye tababu pia.

Source: Lost Girl Season 3

Must be dealing with something hella old.

Lazima anakabiliwa na kitu chenye umri mkubwa sana.

Source: Lost Girl Season 05

The great sphinx is thousands of years old.

Hekima kuu ni elfu za miaka.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

He died on Sunday at 93 years old.

Alifariki siku ya Jumapili akiwa na miaka 93.

Source: AP Listening Collection September 2014

I could read a defense at three years old.

Niliweza kusoma hoja ya ulinzi nilikuwa na miaka mitatu.

Source: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

Have you ever owned a house this old before?

Je, umemiliki nyumba hii ya zamani kabla?

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

She was a tall, fat woman, thirty years old.

Alikuwa mwanamke mrefu na mjanja, miaka thelathini.

Source: "Love and Money" Simplified Version

It'll help Americans both old and new to thrive, flourish and prosper.

Itasaidia Wamarekani wa zamani na wapya ili kustawi, kustawi na kustahili.

Source: Audio version of Trump's weekly television addresses (2017-2018 collection)

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