"Hiki ni chakula kitamu"

Translation:This is delicious food

July 20, 2017

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BwanaSimba

this is nice food


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/juryrigging

Chakula kitamu is either sweet or delicious. If you want nice/good food, use chakula kizuri.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/CodyMartin466489

Why is "This food is delicious" wrong?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Catriona28475

Because "This food" would be "Chakula hiki".
"Hiki ni (chakula)" means "This is (food)".

I found other examples here:
https://www.duolingo.com/dictionary/Swahili/hiki/2fdfb05a01457800aade6b584d6ea6c2

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