Cooking & Markets

1. Ndimakonda kuphika nsima.

   I like cooking nsima.

   Usage

   Used to say you enjoy making nsima, the maize-meal staple

   Grammar Note

   "ndimakonda" is ndi- (I) + habitual -ma- + root -konda "like". Composed from dictionary-verified words with regular grammar.

2. Mchere

   Salt

   Usage

   Said to ask for salt, or to ask for less of it

   Grammar Note

   "mchere" is the plain noun for salt.

3. Mafuta

   Cooking oil

   Usage

   Cooking oil; the word also means fat

   Grammar Note

   "mafuta" is a class 6 plural noun meaning both "oil" and "fat".

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