taxi

[US]/'tæksɪ/
[UK]/'tæksi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. motokaribuni
vi. (kwa mengine ya udha) kuondoka kwenye mizigo au mizani
Word Forms
Past Tensetaxied
Pluraltaxis
Present Participletaxiing
Past Participletaxied
Third Person Singulartaxies

Phrases & Collocations

taxi cab

kibao

hail a taxi

kutumia kipya

taxi rank

mipangi ya matibua

taxi fare

mshahara wa taxi

taxi driver

mshariki wa matandao

take a taxi

kutumia kipya

by taxi

kwa kipya

call a taxi

simu teksi

taxi stand

mipangi ya matibua

taxi ride

safari ya teksi

taxi service

utekelezi wa kipya

taxi meter

mipya ya kipya

Example Sentences

take a taxi to the station

tumia motokata kwa makumbi

to take a taxi to the station

kutumia motokata kwa makumbi

taxi drivers honking their support.

Wamshahidi wa matandao wakifungua kichwa kwa mchango wao.

a licensed taxi operator.

mshahiri wa matibabu mepo.

the taxi cab skidded to a halt.

kabu la matibati alimtumia kwa kichwani.

We taxied to the station.

Tulipitia kwa makumbi.

Please remember the taxi driver.

Tafadhali kumbuka dereva wa teksi.

The taxi will be here any minute now.

Motokata atakapotea hapa kwa muda mrefu.

an airplane taxiing down the runway.

ndege inasukuma barabarani.

a taxi that shaved the curb;

kabati ambaye alikaa kwenye kubaa;

Let's hail a taxi, shall we?

Tunapiga kama kwa matibati, kwa kushangaza?

Would you call me a taxi?

Umetumia motokata kwa mimi?

taxis cruising for fares.

matandao ya matandao ya kusaidia.

She hailed a taxi for him.

Alikuwa na motokata kwa anye.

taxied the children to dance class; taxi documents to a law office.

alipitia watoto kwa darasa la muziki; alipitia taarifa za motokata kwa ofisi ya sheria.

We started out originally as a taxi firm.

Tunapokua kuanzia kama shirika la matibabu ya kijana.

she dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road.

alikataliwa teksi kwenye kona ya barabara.

as a taxi driver he was vulnerable and an easy target.

kama mshahidi wa motokata, alikuwa mwenye uchovu na mwenye ujumla wa kujitokeza.

I got a taxi across to Baker Street.

Niliwacha motokabini kwa Baker Street.

Real-world Examples

But you will also find illegal taxis.

Lakini utapata pia matandao ya mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2015

Even hailing or flagging a taxi does not require speaking.

Hakuna mshale kwa kuchangia au kuchangia mizigo.

Source: VOA Special August 2016 Collection

Well, we can call a taxi for you.

Sawa, tunaibua mizigo kwa wewe.

Source: New types of questions for the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4).

Do we need to take a taxi?

Tunaposahau kuchangia mizigo?

Source: Daily Travel Phrases

We took a yellow taxi to their home.

Tupitia mizigo ya mizigo kwa nyumba yao.

Source: New Standard Elementary English for Grade 5, Volume 2, published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

Are we going to drive, or take a taxi?

Tunaposahau kuchangia au kuchangia mizigo?

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

You drove a taxi. Surely you had a flat.

Umechanga mizigo. Hakuna mshale unapewa mizigo.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Let's run and get a taxi. Come on. Bye!

Tupitia mizigo. Tumia. Hadai!

Source: BBC Authentic English

Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.

Mkomvi Ben Fawcett amepita mizigo ya mizigo na ameweka huduma mpya.

Source: New Concept English, American Version, Book Two (Translation)

If I missed the bus, I would take a taxi.

Kama nimepewa mizigo, nitaibua mizigo.

Source: Emma's delicious English

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