sweetheart

[US]/'swiːthɑːt/
[UK]/'swit'hɑrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mpenzi, muwema
Word Forms

Example Sentences

They were sweethearts for ten years before they married.

Walikuwa wapenzi kwa miaka kumi kabla ya kuolewa.

don't worry, sweetheart, I've got it all worked out.

Usijali, mpenzi, nimepanga kila kitu.

She called him sweetheart as they danced together.

Yeye alimwita mpenzi wakati walipokuwa wakicheza pamoja.

He surprised his sweetheart with a bouquet of flowers.

Alimshangaza mpenzi wake na ruzuku ya maua.

They have been sweethearts since high school.

Walikuwa wapenzi tangu shule ya sekondari.

She is my sweetheart and my best friend.

Yeye ni mpenzi wangu na rafiki yangu bora.

He always writes his sweetheart love letters.

Yeye daima anamwandikia mpenzi wake barua za upendo.

They are the sweethearts of the town.

Wao ni wapenzi wa mji.

She baked her sweetheart a batch of cookies.

Yeye alitayarisha kuki kwa mpenzi wake.

He whispered sweet nothings into his sweetheart's ear.

Yeye alimwambia maneno matamu kwa mpenzi wake.

Their love story is like a fairytale, they are each other's sweethearts.

Hadithi yao ya upendo ni kama hadithi ya hadithi, wao ni wapenzi wa kila mmoja.

She always keeps a photo of her sweetheart in her wallet.

Yeye daima anabeba picha ya mpenzi wake katika mkoba wake.

Real-world Examples

They were accompanied by their wives and sweethearts.

Walisindikwa na wake zao na wapenzi wao.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

Well, until today, you were his high school sweetheart.

Vizuri, hadi leo, wewe ulikuwa mpenzi wake wa shule ya sekondari.

Source: The Best Mom

No, of course she didn't, sweetheart.

Hapana, kwa hakika hakuweza, mpenzi.

Source: S03

It was inspired by his childhood sweetheart who refused his hand in marriage.

Ilichukuliwa na usukani wake wa mpenzi utoto ambaye alikataa kuolewa naye.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

Well, she just went through a very nasty divorce from her high school sweetheart.

Vizuri, yeye tu amepitia talaka mbaya sana kutoka kwa mpenzi wake wa shule ya sekondari.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

I cannot, Diggory, marry you, or think of letting you call me your sweetheart.

Sewezi, Diggory, kuolewa nawe, au kufikiria kuruhusu uninitie mpenzi wangu.

Source: Returning Home

Yeah, good night, sweetheart. I love you.

Ndiyo, usiku mwema, mpenzi. Nakupenda.

Source: Friends Season 9

For example, your name or your sweetheart's name.

Kwa mfano, jina lako au jina la mpenzi wako.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) December 2015 Collection

Oh, sweetheart. She sleep through the night?

Ee, mpenzi. Yeye amelala usiku kucha?

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

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