people

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

Translation

n. watu; binadamu; makundi ya watu; wananchi
vt. kuishi; kujaza wakaazi
Word Forms
Third Person Singularpeoples
Pluralpeoples
Past Tensepeopled
Present Participlepeopling
Past Participlepeopled

Phrases & Collocations

ordinary people

wanadamu wa kawaida

young people

vijana

busy people

wanadamu busy

many people

watu wengi

some people

watu kadhaa

other people

watu wengine

chinese people

watu wa Kichina

most people

watu wengi

common people

raia wa kawaida

old people

wazee

number of people

idadi ya watu

millions of people

mamilioni ya watu

business people

watu wa biashara

poor people

watu masikini

older people

watu wazee

good people

watu wazuri

people first

Watu kwanza

working people

watu wafanyaji

the best people

watu bora

several people

watu kadhaa

serve the people

hudumu watu

Example Sentences

the people in the picture

wanadamu pichaoni

But often these people, these people are fantast forever.

Lakini mara nyingi watu hawa, watu hawa ni fantast milele.

people of all fashions.

Watu wa kila mtindo.

people dependent on drugs.

Watu wanaotegemea dawa za kulevya.

a million people will benefit.

Mamilioni ya watu watafaidika.

people in professional occupations.

Watu katika kazi za kitaalamu.

people who are related.

watu ambao ni ukoo.

tribal people in Malaysia.

Watu wa makabila nchini Malaysia.

the Monument to the People's Heroes

Hekalu la Shujaa za Wanadamu

The bulk of the people voted.

Watu wengi walipiga kura.

people with dissimilar tastes

Watu wenye ladha tofauti.

appoint people by favoritism

uteua watu kwa upendeleo

Chinese people are industrious.

Watu wa Kichina hufanya kazi kwa bidii.

People revere the general.

Watu wanacheshi jenerali.

the monkey people of the forest

Watu nyani wa pori

Real-world Examples

Like what? -Like I haven't met any Portuguese people.

Source: Friends Season 7

His frivolity annoys the other people in the office.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

There are four people in my family.

Source: Essential Interview Skills

Conceited people never hear anything but praise.

Source: The Little Prince

" Getting high skilled people is still a challenge."

Source: VOA Standard June 2015 Collection

He pledged the administration would spare no expense to protect its people overseas.

Source: NPR News May 2013 Compilation

There are some people who are waiting for treatment.

Source: Science 60 Seconds Listening Collection May 2016

But I don't want to meet mad people.

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

They're people I met during the trip.

Source: New Concept English: British English Version, Book 1 (Translation)

They were emphatically a people whose God was the Lord.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

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