"Tunafunga"

Translation: We are closing

[AnUnicorn]

Is there some kind of overlap between "scoring points" and "closing (a door, etc.)" that I'm just not getting?

[VictorWachira]

kufunga also means to score as in in soccer among other things. Not sure why but obviously close is the original meaning.

[AGreatUserName]

I think it's a metaphorical extention of finishing/completing something. In German, abschließen, literally "to close off", is used to talk about completing your studies.

[Hampri]

Think of it as completing or 'closing' a task. I've also seen this word used when people are fasting...

[circumbendibus]

Can this be said in the sense of a store or restaurant?

[layanthony06]

Yes. You can say "tunafunga leo" ( we are closed today) referring to your store.

[TumainiTiger]

I was wondering this too. Does closed and open have the double meaning in English where it can mean a door for example or a shop?

[pixilico]

I'm confused about the meaning of kufunga. Sometimes, it's shown as close, sometimes it's shown as open, here in Duolingo.

[Drasher]

Kufungua is to open

[IndianaJayBird]

Funga is close
Fungua is open

[voics]

The 2-in-1 word special. I'll take it.

[Bibi159422]

"We are fasting" was not accepted even though it is given as a meaning of kufunga.

[Noah459171]

Maybe the meaning "to score" for this comes from when you score a goal (in soccer or another sport) you are essentially completing a task/objective/goal. "Closing a door" is a metaphor I have heard used to mean finishing/ending a task.