🔊 The sixth planet was ten times larger than the last one. It was inhabited by an old gentleman who wrote voluminous books.

Sayari ya sita ilikuwa kubwa mara kumi kuliko ile ya mwisho. Ilikuwa inakaliwa na mzee mmoja mwenye hekima aliyeandika vitabu vingi vilivyojaa maandishi.

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voluminous /vəˈluːmɪnəs/

adj. Kubwa sana, -enye kurasa nyingi

🔊 "Oh, look! Here is an explorer!" he exclaimed to himself when he saw the little prince coming.

"Ah, angalia! Huyu ni mpelelezi!" alipiga kelele mwenyewe alipomwona mfalme mdogo akikaribia.

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explorer /ɪkˈsplɔːrər/

n. Mpelelezi, mtu anayesafiri kwa ajili ya kugundua maeneo mapya

🔊 The little prince sat down on the table and panted a little. He had already traveled so much and so far!

Mfalme mdogo aliketi kwenye meza na kupumua kidogo. Alikuwa amesafiri sana na mbali!

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panted /pæntɪd/

v. Kupumua kwa haraka na kwa kina, kwa kuchoka au msisimko

🔊 "I am a geographer," said the old gentleman.

"Mimi ni mwanajografia," alisema yule mzee.

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geographer /dʒiˈɒɡrəfər/

n. Mtaalamu wa jiografia, mtafiti wa tabia ya dunia

🔊 "What is a geographer?" asked the little prince.

"Mwanajografia ni nani?" aliuliza mfalme mdogo.

🔊 "A geographer is a scholar who knows the location of all the seas, rivers, towns, mountains, and deserts."

"Mwanajografia ni mwanasayansi anayejua mahali bahari zote, mito, miji, milima, na majangwa ziko."

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scholar /ˈskɒlər/

n. Mwanafunzi mwenye elimu, mtaalamu

🔊 "That is very interesting," said the little prince. "Here at last is a man who has a real profession!" And he cast a look around him at the planet of the geographer. It was the most magnificent and stately planet that he had ever seen.

"Hiyo inavutia sana," alisema mfalme mdogo. "Hapa mwishowe kuna mtu mwenye taaluma halisi!" Na akaangalia pande zote kwenye sayari ya mwanajografia. Ilikuwa sayari nzuri na ya kifahari zaidi aliyowahi kuiona.

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profession /prəˈfeʃn/

n. Kazi maalum inayohitaji mafunzo maalum

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cast /kɑːst/

v. Kutupa, kuelekeza macho au mtazamo

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magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/

adj. -zuri sana, -enye kustaajabisha, -bora

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stately /ˈsteɪtli/

adj. -enye heshima, -enye uzito na utukufu

🔊 "Your planet is very beautiful," he said. "Has it any oceans?"

"Sayari yako ni nzuri sana," alisema. "Je, ina bahari zozote?"

🔊 "I couldn't tell you," said the geographer.

"Siwezi kukwambia," alisema mwanajografia.

🔊 "Ah!" The little prince was disappointed. "And mountains?"

"Ah!" Mfalme mdogo alikasirika. "Na milima?"

🔊 "I couldn't tell you," said the geographer. "And towns, and rivers, and deserts?"

"Siwezi kukwambia," alisema mwanajografia. "Na miji, na mito, na majangwa?"

🔊 "I couldn't tell you that, either."

"Na hiyo pia siwezi kukwambia."

🔊 "But you are a geographer!"

"Lakini wewe ni mwanajografia!"

🔊 "Exactly," the geographer said. "But I am not an explorer. I haven't a single explorer on my planet. It is not the geographer who goes out to count the towns, the rivers, the mountains, the seas, the oceans, and the deserts. The geographer is much too important to go loafing about. He does not leave his desk. But he receives the explorers in his study. He asks them questions, and he notes down what they recall of their travels. And if the recollections of any one among them seem interesting to him, the geographer orders an inquiry into that explorer's moral character."

"Hasa," alisema mwanajografia. "Lakini mimi si mpelelezi. Sina mpelelezi yeyote kwenye sayari yangu. Si mwanajografia anayeenda nje kuhesabu miji, mito, milima, bahari, na majangwa. Mwanajografia ana umuhimu sana kwenda kuzurura. Haaachi dawati lake. Lakini huwakaribisha wapelelezi katika chumba chake cha kusoma. Anawauliza maswali, na kuhifadhi kumbukumbu za safari zao. Na ikiwa kumbukumbu za yeyote kati yao zinavutia kwake, mwanajografia anaagiza uchunguzi wa tabia ya kimaadili ya mpelelezi huyo."

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loafing about /ˈləʊfɪŋ əˈbaʊt/

v. phrase. Kutembea bure, kutofanya kazi, kupoteza wakati

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recollections /ˌrekəˈlekʃnz/

n. Kumbukumbu, mambo yanayokumbukwa

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inquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪəri/

n. Uchunguzi, utafiti wa kina

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moral character /ˈmɒrəl ˈkærəktər/

n. phrase. Tabia ya kiadili, maadili ya mtu

🔊 "Why is that?"

"Kwa nini hivyo?"

🔊 "Because an explorer who told lies would bring disaster on the books of the geographer. So would an explorer who drank too much."

"Kwa sababu mpelelezi anayedanganya angeleta msiba kwenye vitabu vya mwanajografia. Vilevile mpelelezi anayekunywa pombe kupita kiasi."

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disaster /dɪˈzɑːstər/

n. Msiba mkubwa, janga

🔊 "Why is that?" asked the little prince.

"Kwa nini hivyo?" aliuliza mfalme mdogo.

🔊 "Because intoxicated men see double. Then the geographer would note down two mountains in a place where there was only one."

"Kwa sababu watu waliokwisha legea huona mara mbili. Basi mwanajografia angeandika milima miwili mahali ambapo palikuwa na moja tu."

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intoxicated /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd/

adj. -levi, -enye kulewa pombe

🔊 "I know some one," said the little prince, "who would make a bad explorer."

"Ninamjua mtu," alisema mfalme mdogo, "ambaye angekuwa mpelelezi mbaya."

🔊 "That is possible. Then, when the moral character of the explorer is shown to be good, an inquiry is ordered into his discovery."

"Inawezekana. Kisha, wakati tabia ya kimaadili ya mpelelezi inapothibitika kuwa nzuri, uchunguzi wa ugunduzi wake unaagizwa."

🔊 "One goes to see it?"

"Mtu huenda kuuona?"

🔊 "No. That would be too complicated. But one requires the explorer to furnish proofs. For example, if the discovery in question is that of a large mountain, one requires that large stones be brought back from it."

"Hapana. Hiyo ingekuwa ngumu sana. Lakini mpelelezi anatakiwa kutoa ushahidi. Kwa mfano, ikiwa ugunduzi unaohusika ni wa mlima mkubwa, anatakiwa kuleta mawe makubwa kutoka humo."

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complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/

adj. -gumu, -enye utata

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requires /rɪˈkwaɪəz/

v. Kutaka, kuhitaji, kushurutisha

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furnish /ˈfɜːnɪʃ/

v. Kutoa, kusambaza, kuwapatia

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in question /ɪn ˈkwestʃən/

adj. phrase. Inayozungumziwa, ile iliyotajwa

🔊 The geographer was suddenly stirred to excitement.

Mwanajografia aliguswa ghafla na msisimko.

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stirred /stɜːd/

v. Kuchochea, kusisimua, kusonga

🔊 "But you—you come from far away! You are an explorer! You shall describe your planet to me!"

"Lakini wewe—unatoka mbali! Wewe ni mpelelezi! Nielezee sayari yako!"

🔊 And, having opened his big register, the geographer sharpened his pencil. The recitals of explorers are put down first in pencil. One waits until the explorer has furnished proofs, before putting them down in ink.

Na, baada ya kufungua daftari lake kubwa, mwanajografia alikata penseli yake. Masimulizi ya wapelelezi huandikwa kwanza kwa penseli. Mtu husubiri mpaka mpelelezi atoe ushahidi, kabla ya kuyaaandika kwa wino.

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n. Daftari, kitabu cha kurekodi

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sharpened /ˈʃɑːpənd/

v. Kunoa, kufanya iwe mkali zaidi

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recitals /rɪˈsaɪtlz/

n. Hadithi, masimulizi, ripoti

🔊 "Well?" said the geographer expectantly.

"Vipi?" alisema mwanajografia kwa hamu.

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expectantly /ɪkˈspektəntli/

adv. Kwa kutarajia, kwa hamu

🔊 "Oh, where I live," said the little prince, "it is not very interesting. It is all so small. I have three volcanoes. Two volcanoes are active and the other is extinct. But one never knows."

"Oh, mahali ninapoishi," alisema mfalme mdogo, "sivyo vingi vinavutia. Yote ni madogo sana. Nina volkeno tatu. Volkeno mbili zina mafuta na nyingine imezimika. Lakini hakuna anayejua."

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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz/

n. Volkeno, milima inayotoa moto na moshi

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active /ˈæktɪv/

adj. -a kufanya kazi, -a kuwaka, -enye nguvu

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. -liokufa, -siotumika tena

🔊 "One never knows," said the geographer.

"Hakuna anayejua," alisema mwanajografia.

🔊 "I have also a flower."

"Nina pia ua."

🔊 "We do not record flowers," said the geographer.

"Hatuaandika maua," alisema mwanajografia.

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record /rɪˈkɔːd/

v. Kurekodi, kuandika kwa kumbukumbu

🔊 "Why is that? The flower is the most beautiful thing on my planet!"

"Kwa nini hivyo? Ua ndilo jambo zuri zaidi kwenye sayari yangu!"

🔊 "We do not record them," said the geographer, "because they are ephemeral."

"Hatuaandika," alisema mwanajografia, "kwa sababu ni ya muda mfupi."

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ephemeral /ɪˈfemərəl/

adj. -a muda mfupi, -a kupita haraka

🔊 "What does that mean—'ephemeral'?"

"Inamaanisha nini hiyo—'ya muda mfupi'?"

🔊 "Geographies," said the geographer, "are the books which, of all books, are most concerned with matters of consequence. They never become old-fashioned. It is very rarely that a mountain changes its position. It is very rarely that an ocean empties itself of its waters. We write of eternal things."

"Jografia," alisema mwanajografia, "ni vitabu ambavyo, miongoni mwa vitabu vyote, vinahusika zaidi na mambo muhimu. Havichakawi kamwe. Ni nadra sana mlima kubadilisha mahali pake. Ni nadra sana bahari kukauka maji yake. Tunaandika kuhusu mambo ya milele."

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Geographies /dʒiˈɒɡrəfiz/

n. Vitabu vya jiografia

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matters of consequence /ˈmætəz əv ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/

n. phrase. Mambo muhimu, mambo yenye maana

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old-fashioned /ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/

adj. -a zamani, -siyo ya kisasa

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eternal /ɪˈtɜːnl/

adj. -a milele, -siyo na mwisho

🔊 "But extinct volcanoes may come to life again," the little prince interrupted. "What does that mean—'ephemeral'?"

"Lakini volkeno zilizozimika zinaweza kuwaka tena," mfalme mdogo alikatiza. "Inamaanisha nini hiyo—'ya muda mfupi'?"

🔊 "Whether volcanoes are extinct or alive, it comes to the same thing for us," said the geographer. "The thing that matters to us is the mountain. It does not change."

"Iwe volkeno imezimika au ina mafuta, ni sawa kwetu," alisema mwanajografia. "Jambo muhimu kwetu ni mlima. Haubadiliki."

🔊 "But what does that mean—'ephemeral'?" repeated the little prince, who never in his life had let go of a question, once he had asked it.

"Lakini inamaanisha nini hiyo—'ya muda mfupi'?" alirudia mfalme mdogo, ambaye hakuwahi kuacha swali alilouliza.

🔊 "It means, 'which is in danger of speedy disappearance.'"

"Inamaanisha, 'linalo katika hatari ya kutoweka upesi.'"

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speedy /ˈspiːdi/

adj. -a haraka, -a kasi

🔊 "Is my flower in danger of speedy disappearance?"

"Je, ua wangu liko katika hatari ya kutoweka upesi?"

🔊 "Certainly it is."

"Bila shaka ndivyo."

🔊 "My flower is ephemeral," the little prince said to himself, "and she has only four thorns to defend herself against the world. And I have left her on my planet, all alone!"

"Ua wangu ni wa muda mfupi," mfalme mdogo alijiona mwenyewe, "na ana miiba minne tu ya kujilinda dhidi ya ulimwengu. Na nimeacha yeye peke yake kwenye sayari yangu!"

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thorns /θɔːnz/

n. Miba, vitu vikali vinavyopanda kwenye mimea

🔊 That was his first moment of regret. But he took courage once more.

Huo ulikuwa wakati wake wa kwanza wa majuto. Lakini alijipa moyo tena.

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regret /rɪˈɡret/

n. Majuto, huzuni kwa kitu kilichofanyika

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courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/

n. Ujasiri, ushujaa

🔊 "What place would you advise me to visit now?" he asked.

"Je, unanishauri nitembelee wapi sasa?" aliuliza.

🔊 "The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation."

"Sayari Dunia," alijibu mwanajografia. "Ina sifa nzuri."

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reputation /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/

n. Sifa, jina, heshima

Chapter XV (Sura ya Kumi na Tano)