Tunachukua Mathree, And Other Lessons Learned
on Alan in Keyna (Kenya), 17/Dec/2009 08:34, 34 days ago
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I’ve got a new zinger for my Swahili street lingo arsenal: Tunachukua mathree! We’re taking a matatu! In Swahili tatu means “three”, so a matatu in sheng is a “mathree.” This new response is way better than getting upset because, in addition to leaving everyone in the vicinity laughing, it establishes several [...]