wonder

[US]/'wʌndə/
[UK]/'wʌndɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. kuhisi kupendezwa na kuuliza zaidi; kuuliza mwenziwe
n. kushangaza, ajabu, tukio la kawaida
Word Forms
Pluralwonders
Third Person Singularwonders
Past Participlewondered
Present Participlewondering
Past Tensewondered

Phrases & Collocations

I wonder

Naitazama

Wonder about

Kujiuliza kuhusu

Wonderful experience

Uzoefu mzuri

Wonderful discovery

Utafauti mzuri

Childlike wonder

Hafifu kama mtoto

Wonder aloud

Kuangalia kwa sauti

wonder if

kujiuliza kama

no wonder

Hakika

wonder at

Kuangalia kwa kushangazwa

work wonders

Kufanya maajabu

in wonder

Kwa kushangazwa

natural wonder

Ajiabu asilia

small wonder

Hafifu

wonder drug

Dawa ajabu

do wonder

Naitazama

stevie wonder

stevie wonder

wonder woman

mwanamke ajabu

boy wonder

mvulana ajabu

to a wonder

Kwa ajabu

for a wonder

Kwa ajabu

Example Sentences

the seven wonders of the world

miujiza saba ya dunia

It is not to be wondered at.

Sio jambo la kushangaza.

wondering what would happen next.

akiuliza ni nini kitakachotokea baadaye.

wondered if the marriage would last.

aliuliza kama ndoa itadumu.

Athens was a place of wonder and beauty.

Ateni ilikuwa mahali pa ajabu na uzuri.

Oh, what a wonder!

Ee, ni ajabu gani!

I wonder whether it is true.

Nnashangilia kama ni kweli.

I wonder if this will meet your views.

Nnashangilia kama hii itakidhi mawazo yako.

The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world.

Ukuta Mkuu ni mmoja wa miujiza ya dunia.

I wonder at your patience.

Nnashangilia uvumilivu wako.

saw the wonders of Paris;

aliona miujiza ya Paris;

I wonder at his rudeness.

Nnashangilia ukali wake.

wondering how to do it

akiuliza jinsi ya kufanya hivyo

a delusive faith in a wonder drug.

amini ya bandia katika dawa ya ajabu.

I was wondering where to spend the weekend.

Niliuliza nini cha kufanya siku ya wikiendi.

I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.

Nnashangilia ujana wake wa kudumu.

I wondered if I'd heard aright.

Niliuliza kama nimesikia vizuri.

the botanical gardens were a wonder to behold .

bustani za botaniki zilikuwa ajabu kuona.

Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.

Tegemezi hali ya injini, ni ajabu kwamba inaanza.

Real-world Examples

'I wonder, 'Toad said to himself, 'I wonder if this kind of car starts easily'?

‘Naitumia, ’Toad alisema kwa njia ya akili yake, ‘Naitumia kama gari hili huanza kwa urahisi?’

Source: The Wind in the Willows

Well, I actually was wondering about flights.

Vizuri, nilikuwa nafikiri kuhusu safari za ndege.

Source: American English dialogue

Many call the skywalk an engineering wonder.

Wengi huita njia ya mawazo ya anga kama muujiza wa ufundi.

Source: National Parks of the United States

People might be wondering what AI means.

Watu wanaweza kuuliza ni maana gani ya AI.

Source: Connection Magazine

They named this wonder food Pringles, new-fangled potato chips.

Waliiita chakula hiki cha ajabu Pringles, chipsi za viazi mpya.

Source: Popular Science Essays

But everyone is wondering did he get out.

Lakini kila mtu anauliza je aliweza kutoka.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

I know. You know what I was wondering?

Najua. Unajua nini nilikuwa nafikiri?

Source: Wedding Battle Selection

Oh, no, said Gillian. I was just wondering.

Hapana, alisema Gillian. Nilikuwa nafikiri tu.

Source: VOA Special May 2018 Collection

It's no wonder they created so many memorable moments.

Sio ajabu kwamba walitengeneza kumbukumbu nyingi.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

That is the enduring wonder of the story.

Hiyo ndiyo muujiza wa kudumu wa hadithi.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

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