LingQ Mini Stories, 57 - Mswada katika Trafiki

Ndanu anachukia kukwama kwenye trafiki, haswa wakati wa kusafiri kwenda na kutoka kazini. Ndanu|"hates"|getting stuck||traffic|especially|||traveling|going to||to and from| Ndanu|hatar ogillar|fastna||trafik|särskilt||||||| Bill hates being stuck in traffic, especially when commuting to and from work.

Anadhani kwamba njia moja ya kupunguza msongamano wa magari ni kushiriki gari moja na mtu mwingine, kwa kuwa hilo lingemaanisha kuwa na magari machache barabarani. He thinks|that|way|||reduce|traffic congestion||cars||share a car|||||another person|||that|would mean||||fewer|on the road |||||||||||||||||||skulle innebära||||| He thinks that one way to reduce traffic is to share a car with someone else, since that would mean fewer cars on the road.

Kukusanya magari kwanza ilianza miongo michache iliyopita lakini watu wengi walipinga zaidi kwa sababu walipenda faragha yao wakati wa kuendesha gari. Collecting|||"it started"|decades|few decades|"that passed"|||many|opposed|||||their privacy||||driving| Samla in|||||||||||||||||||| Recolección|||||||||||||||||||| Carpooling first started a few decades ago but many people resisted it mostly because they liked their privacy while driving.

Watu wengine wanaweza pia kuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu jinsi ingekuwa salama ikiwa wangesafiri kwa magari yanayoendeshwa na watu wasiowajua. |other people|||||anxiety||how it would|it would be|safe|if|"they traveled"|||driven by|||they don't know |||||||||||||||körs av|och ha||inte känner till |||||||||||||||conducidos|||desconocidos Some people might also have been concerned about how safe it would be if they traveled in cars driven by strangers.

Katika baadhi ya miji, kuna njia maalum za kuendesha gari kwenye barabara kuu. |some||cities||lanes|special||drive|||road|main road ||||||||||||huvudvägar In some cities, there are special carpooling lanes on the highway.

Magari yenye watu wawili, watatu au zaidi pekee ndiyo yanaweza kuendesha katika njia hizo. |"with"||two|three|||"only"||can||||those |||||||endast||kan köra|||| Only cars with two ,three or more people can drive in those lanes.

Kukusanya magari kunaweza kukusaidia kufanya kazi haraka, hata hivyo kunahitaji watu kubadilisha baadhi ya tabia zao. Collecting|||to help you|||quickly|even so||requires||change|some||habits or behaviors| |||||||||kräver|||||beteenden| Carpooling can help you get to work faster, however it does require people to change some of their habits.

Katika miaka michache iliyopita, ushiriki wa magari umeongezeka, kwa sababu trafiki imeendelea kuwa mbaya zaidi. |years|||carpooling|||has increased||||has continued||| ||||delning av bilar|||har ökat||||fortsatt vara||| Over the past few years carpooling has grown, because the traffic has just kept on getting worse.

Kukusanya magari kunaweza kuokoa muda na pesa za wasafiri, lakini labda hata muhimu zaidi, ni nzuri kwa mazingira. |||save|||||travelers||perhaps|even||||||environment |||||||||||||||||miljön Carpooling can save commuters time and money, but perhaps even more important, it is good for the environment.

Hapa kuna hadithi sawa iliyosimuliwa kwa njia tofauti. Here is the same story told in a different way.

Nilikuwa nikichukia kukwama kwenye trafiki, haswa wakati wa kusafiri kwenda na kutoka kazini. |"I used to hate"|getting stuck|||especially||||||| |hata om jag||||||||||| I used to hate being stuck in traffic, especially when commuting to and from work.

Nilifikiri kwamba njia moja ya kupunguza msongamano wa magari ingekuwa kushiriki gari moja na mtu mwingine, kwa kuwa hilo lingemaanisha kuwa na magari machache barabarani. |||||reduce|traffic congestion||||share||||||||that|would mean||||| I thought that one way to reduce traffic would be to share a car with someone else, since that would mean fewer cars on the road.

Kukusanya magari ilianza kwa mara ya kwanza miongo michache hapo awali lakini watu wengi walikuwa wamepinga hilo zaidi kwa sababu walipenda faragha yao wakati wanaendesha gari. Collecting|cars|"it started"|||||decades ago|few decades|there|previously||people|||had opposed|that practice||||"they valued"|privacy|||are driving| |||||||||||||||hade motsatt sig|||||||||kör bil| |||||||||||||||||||||privacidad|||| Carpooling had first started a few decades previously but many people had resisted it mostly because they liked their privacy while driving.

Pia nilikuwa na wasiwasi kidogo kuhusu jinsi ingekuwa salama ikiwa ningesafiri kwa magari yanayoendeshwa na watu nisiowajua. ||||||||||I traveled|||driven by|||I don't know ||||||||||||||||inte känner I was also a bit concerned about how safe it would be if I traveled in cars driven by strangers.

Katika baadhi ya miji, tayari kulikuwa na njia maalum za kuunganisha magari kwenye barabara kuu. |some|||already||||special||connect|||road| ||||||||||att ansluta|||| In some cities, there were already special carpooling lanes on the highway.

Magari yenye watu wawili, watatu au zaidi pekee ndiyo yangeweza kuendesha katika njia hio. |with||||||"only"||could be able||||that |||||||||skulle kunna||||den där Only cars with two, three or more people could drive in those lanes. Seuls les véhicules de deux, trois personnes ou plus pouvaient circuler sur cet itinéraire.

Ninapenda mtindo huu. |style| |Jag gillar stilen.| I like this trend.

Kukusanya magari hunisaidia kupata kazi haraka, lakini inanihitaji kubadili baadhi ya tabia. collecting||"helps me"|||||requires me to|change|||habits ||hjälper mig att|||||kräver av mig|||| Carpooling helps me get to work faster, but it does require me to change some habits.

Katika miaka michache iliyopita, ushiriki wa magari umeongezeka, kwa sababu trafiki imeendelea kuwa mbaya zaidi. ||||carpooling|||has increased||||has continued||| Over the past few years carpooling has grown, because the traffic has just kept on getting worse.

Usafiri wa magari umeokoa wasafiri, kama mimi, wakati na pesa, lakini labda muhimu zaidi, umekuwa mzuri kwa mazingira. Transportation|||has saved|||||||||important|||||environment Transportmedel|||har räddat|||||||||||||| Carpooling has saved commuters, like me, time and money, but perhaps even more important, it has been good for the environment.

Maswali: Questions:

Kwanza: Ndanu anachukia kukwama kwenye trafiki, haswa wakati wa kusafiri kwenda na kutoka kazini. ||hates|getting stuck|||especially||||||| One: Bill hates being stuck in traffic, especially when commuting to and from work.

Ni wakati gani Ndanu anachukia trafiki haswa? When does Bill especially hate traffic?

Anachukia sana trafiki wakati wa kusafiri kwenda na kutoka kazini. He especially hates traffic when commuting to and from work.

Mbili: Anadhani kwamba njia moja ya kupunguza msongamano wa magari ni kushiriki katika gari na mtu mwingine. |He thinks||||||traffic congestion||||participate in||||| Two: He thinks that one way to reduce traffic is to share a car with someone else.

Je, ni njia gani moja Ndanu anadhani itapunguza trafiki? |||||||reduce| |||||||minska| |yo||||||| What is one way Bill thinks will reduce traffic?

Anadhani kwamba njia moja ya kupunguza msongamano wa magari ni kushiriki gari moja na mtu mwingine. He thinks that one way to reduce traffic is to share a car with someone else.

Tatu: Kushiriki gari moja na mtu mwingine kungemaanisha magari machache barabarani. |sharing||||||would mean||| |||||||skulle innebära||| Three: Sharing a car with someone else would mean fewer cars on the road. Troisièmement : partager une voiture avec une autre personne signifierait moins de voitures sur la route.

Je, kushiriki gari na mtu mwingine kunaweza kumaanisha magari mengi au machache barabarani? ||||||can|mean||||| |||||||betyda||||| Would sharing a car with someone else mean more or fewer cars on the road?

Kushiriki gari na mtu mwingine kungemaanisha magari machache barabarani. |||||would mean||| Sharing a car with someone else would mean fewer cars on the road.

Nne: Ushirikiano wa magari kwa mara ya kwanza ulianza miongo michache hapo awali. |Collaboration|||||||"began"|decades|||previously ||||||||började|||| Four: Carpooling first started a few decades previously.

Je, shughuli za magari zilianza mwaka jana? |car activities|||"did start"|year|last year ||||började|| Did carpooling start last year?

Hapana, biashara ya magari ilianza miongo michache hapo awali. |car trade||||||| |bilhandel||||||| No, carpooling first started a few decades previously.

Tano: Pia nilikuwa na wasiwasi kidogo kuhusu jinsi ingekuwa salama ikiwa ningesafiri kwa magari yanayoendeshwa na watu nisiowajua. ||||concern|||how|||||||driven by|||I don't know Five: I was also a bit concerned about how safe it would be if I traveled in cars driven by strangers.

Nilihisije kuhusu kusafiri kwa magari yanayoendeshwa na watu nisiowajua? What did I think|||||||| Hur kände jag|||||||| How did I feel about traveling in cars driven by strangers?

Nilikuwa na wasiwasi kidogo kuhusu kusafiri kwa magari yanayoendeshwa na watu nisiowajua. You were a bit concerned about traveling in cars driven by strangers.

Sita: Katika baadhi ya majiji, tayari kulikuwa na njia maalum za kuunganisha magari kwenye barabara kuu. ||||cities||there were already|||special||connect|||| ||||städer||||||||||| Six: In some cities, there were already special carpooling lanes on the highway.

Je, baadhi ya miji tayari ina nini? ||||||What is it What did some cities already have?

Baadhi ya miji tayari ilikuwa na njia maalum za kuegesha magari kwenye barabara kuu. |||||||||parking|||| |||||||||parkering|||| Some cities already had special carpooling lanes on the highway.

Saba: Magari yenye watu wawili, watatu au zaidi pekee ndiyo yangeweza kuendesha katika njia hizo. ||||||||only||"could"|drive||| Seven: Only cars with two, three or more people could drive in those lanes.

Je, gari zinazoendesha katika njia hizo lazima ziwe na watu wangapi? ||that are driving||||must|be||| ||kör på|||||vara||| How many people must cars that drive in those lanes have?

Magari yanayoendesha katika njia hizo lazima yawe na watu wawili, watatu au zaidi. |that are driving|||||must have|||||| |som kör|||||måste vara|||||| Cars that drive in those lanes must have two, three or more people.

Nane: Katika kipindi cha miaka michache iliyopita ushirikiano wa magari umeongezeka, kwa sababu trafiki imeendelea kuwa mbaya zaidi. ||period||||"that have passed"|carpooling|||has increased||||"has continued"||| Eight: Over the past few years carpooling has grown, because the traffic has just kept on getting worse.

Kwa nini biashara ya magari imeongezeka katika miaka michache iliyopita? ||business|||"has increased"|||| |||||har ökat|||| Why has carpooling grown over the past few years?

Imeongezeka kwa sababu trafiki imeendelea kuwa mbaya zaidi. ||||has continued||| It's grown because the traffic has just kept on getting worse.