curiously
gb/kjˈʊɹiəsli/ us/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 4200
kíváncsian, furcsa módon, furcsán
B1
1
kíváncsian
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] curiously [verb]
She leaned forward and curiously examined the old photograph.
Előrehajolt, és kíváncsian megvizsgálta a régi fényképet.
He listened curiously as they told the story.
Kíváncsian hallgatta, ahogy elmesélték a történetet.
The child peered curiously into the box.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
She looked curiously at the picture.
Kíváncsian nézte a képet.
The boy asked curiously about the toy.
A fiú kíváncsian kérdezett a játékról.
I listened curiously to the story.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'curiously' with 'curious' and use the adjective form incorrectly in place of the adverb.
Maana
In an inquisitive way
Miunganiko ya maneno
look curiously
|ask curiously
|glance curiously
|peer curiously
Visawe
inquisitively (Slightly more formal; often used in written contexts.)
Vinyume
indifferently (Shows no interest or curiosity.)
Mada
communication
|emotions
|learning
Ufafanuzi
In a way that shows you want to know or learn something.
In a manner that shows a strong desire to learn or know more about something.
B2
2
furcsa módon
A2
furcsán
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
curiously [adjective/adverb/clause]
Curiously, no one mentioned the missing files.
Furcsa módon senki sem említette a hiányzó iratokat.
The room was curiously silent after the announcement.
A bejelentés után a szoba furcsán csendes volt.
He was curiously calm during the crisis.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
Curiously, the shop was closed.
Furcsa módon az üzlet zárva volt.
The street was curiously empty.
Az utca furcsán üres volt.
She was curiously happy after losing.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may overuse this sense when 'surprisingly' would be more natural in casual conversation.
Maana
In an unusual or surprising way
Miunganiko ya maneno
curiously enough
|curiously absent
|curiously quiet
Visawe
strangely (Common synonym, but may sound slightly more informal.)
Vinyume
predictably (Happens in a way that is expected, not surprising.)
Mada
description
|storytelling
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
In a way that is strange or surprising.
In a manner that is strange, unusual, or unexpected.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
curiously
IPA
GB/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
US/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
Silabi na mkazo
curi - ously (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (curi)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: curiously
- Plural: curiouslies
Familia ya neno
Semi
curiously enough
1/kjˈʊɹiəsli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
Introducing something surprising
You say this before giving surprising or strange information.
Mifano
- Curiously enough, he never replied to her message.
- Curiously enough, no one had noticed the mistake.