What is the Swahili word for "Medicine"?

American English

medicine

Swahili

dawa

Learn the word in this minigame:

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gari la wagonjwa

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burashi ya nywele

toothache-maumivu ya meno.svg

maumivu ya meno

toothpaste-dawa ya meno.svg

I bathe-naoga.svg

I brush my teeth

I brush my teeth-napiga mswaki.svg

I take a shower

I take a shower-ninaoga.svg

throat lozenges

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peremende ya maumivu ya koo

pain killer-dawa ya maumivu.svg

dawa ya maumivu

pharmacy-duka la dawa.svg

sleeping pill-tembe za usingizi.svg

tembe za usingizi

eye drops-kuweka matone machoni.svg

kuweka matone machoni

ear plugs-kiziba sikio.svg

antigen test-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

medical mask-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

mwanasaikolojia

personal space-nafasi ya kibinafsi.svg

nafasi ya kibinafsi

mental health-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

I ask for help-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

I talk-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

body language-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

I feel good-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

I don't feel good

I don't feel good-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

panic attack-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

I write-naandika.svg

I am happy.-nina furaha..svg

digestive system

digestive system-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

stomachache-maumivu ya tumbo.svg

maumivu ya tumbo

Feel better!-NOTAVAILABLE.svg

endocrinologist

I swallow-nameza.svg

I change my diet.

I change my diet.-nabadilisha lishe yangu..svg

nabadilisha lishe yangu.

post office-posta.svg

book shop-duka la vitabu.svg

Example sentences

American EnglishThe doctor prescribed him medicine for his cough.

How "Medicine" is said across the globe.

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