happily
gb/hˈæpəli/ us/hˈæpəli/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 1400
Maana
maana 0
adverb
A2
property
1
In a joyful or pleased manner
In a way that shows you are happy.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] does [something] happily
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'happily' with 'happy'. 'Happy' is an adjective describing a person or thing, while 'happily' is an adverb describing how an action is done.
Visawe
joyfully (Emphasizes a stronger, more exuberant form of happiness.)
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cheerfully (Suggests a bright, pleasant, and optimistic manner.)
Vinyume
unhappily (Indicates doing something while feeling sad or displeased.)
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sadly (Implies doing something with sorrow or regret.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
smile happily
|live happily
|marry happily
|happily agree
|happily accept
Mada
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- She smiled happily when she saw her friends.
- They lived happily in their small cottage by the sea.
- He happily accepted the job offer.
- The children played happily in the park.
- I will happily help you with your project.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- She speaks happily to her friends.
- They live happily in the city.
- He works happily at his new job.
- The kids play happily outside.
- I will happily go with you.
adverb
B1
property
2
Fortunately or luckily
Used to say that something happened in a good or lucky way.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse this sense with the emotional one; here it refers to luck or good fortune, not someone's mood.
Visawe
fortunately (More formal and directly means 'by good luck'.)
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luckily (Informal and emphasizes chance or luck.)
Vinyume
unfortunately (Indicates the opposite — something happened in a bad or unlucky way.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
happily escape
|happily avoid
|happily resolve
Mada
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- Happily, no one was hurt in the accident.
- They had, happily, avoided a serious mistake.
- Happily for us, the rain stopped just before the picnic.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Happily, we found the lost dog.
- Happily, she passed the test.
- Happily, the sun came out.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
happily
IPA
GB/hˈæpəli/
US/hˈæpəli/
Silabi na mkazo
hap - pily (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (hap)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: happily
- Plural: happilies
Familia ya neno
Forms
happilies
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Semi
happily ever after
1/hˈæpəli ˈɛvɚ ˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
Lasting happiness after an event
A time when someone stays happy forever after something good happens.
Mifano
- She dreamed of finding her happily ever after.
- Not every story has a happily ever after.
happily married
1/hˈæpəli mˈɛɹid/
fixed phrase
In a joyful marriage
Being married and feeling happy with your partner.
Mifano
- They have been happily married for over 30 years.
- She is happily married with two children.
live happily ever after
1/lˈɪv hˈæpəli ˈɛvɚ ˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
To remain happy for life after an event
To stay happy for the rest of your life, often used at the end of stories about love or marriage.
Mifano
- They got married and lived happily ever after.
- In the fairy tale, the prince and princess lived happily ever after.