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Home/American English to Swahili/Etiquette/curtsy

How to say "Curtsy" in Swahili.

American English

curtsy

curtsy-heshima.svg
Swahili

heshima

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fist bump
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ladies first
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eye contact
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cursing
cursing-kulaani.svg
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interruption
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hand gesture
hand gesture-ishara za mkono.svg
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bride
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butler
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romance
romance-NOTAVAILABLE.svg
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engagement ring-NOTAVAILABLE.svg
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heartbreak-NOTAVAILABLE.svg
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widow
widow-NOTAVAILABLE.svg
NOTAVAILABLE
I inherit
I inherit-narithi.svg
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Example sentences

American EnglishShe bobbed a curtsy to the prince after entering the ball.

How To Say "Curtsy" In 45 Languages.

Hungarianpukedli
Korean예절
Castilian Spanishla reverencia
Japaneseひざをまげたおじぎ
Frenchla révérence
Mandarin Chinese屈膝礼
Italianl'inchino
Germander Knicks
Russianреверанс
Brazilian Portuguesea reverência
Hebrewקידה
Arabicالانحناء احترامًا
Turkishreverans
Danishneje
Swedishnigning
Norwegianneie
Hindiझुककर सलाम करना
Tagalogpagtungo
Vietnamesenhún người chào
Esperantoriverenco
Dutchde reverence
Icelandichneiging
IndonesianNOTAVAILABLE
British Englishcurtsy
Mexican Spanishla reverencia
European Portuguesea vénia
Cantonese Chinese屈膝禮
Thaiการถอนสายบัว
Polishgłęboki ukłon
HawaiianNOTAVAILABLE
Māorimihi ōkawa
SamoanNOTAVAILABLE
Greekυπόκλιση
Finnishniiaus
Persianادای احترام
Estoniankniks
Croatiannaklon
Serbianнаклон
Bosniannaklon
Yorubaìtẹ̀ba
Igboekele nkwanye ugwu kenwaanyị
Ukrainianреверанс
IrishNOTAVAILABLE

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