morning
gb/mˈɔɹnɪŋ/ us/mˈɔɹnɪŋ/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 500
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A1
entity
1
early part of the day
The time from when the sun comes up until 12 o’clock in the day.
Muundo wa matumizi:
in the morning
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'morning' with 'day' and say 'in the day' when they mean 'in the morning'.
Visawe
forenoon (More formal or old-fashioned term for the part of the day before noon.)
Vinyume
evening (The later part of the day after afternoon.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
good morning
|early morning
|tomorrow morning
|late morning
|this morning
Mada
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- I usually go for a run in the morning.
- The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
- She felt refreshed after a good night’s sleep and a bright morning.
- It rained heavily this morning.
- He likes to read the newspaper every morning.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I eat breakfast in the morning.
- The sun rises in the morning.
- We will go to the park tomorrow morning.
- I have a class every morning.
- She drinks coffee in the morning.
Nomino
B2
entity
2
early stage of something
The first part of something, not about time of day but about when it starts.
Muundo wa matumizi:
the morning of [something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may take this meaning literally instead of understanding it as figurative for 'beginning'.
Visawe
beginning (General term for the start of something, not limited to metaphorical use.)
Vinyume
end (Refers to the final stage of something.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
the morning of life
|the morning of a career
Mada
time
|metaphor
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- In the morning of his career, he was full of energy and ideas.
- The book describes the morning of civilization.
- They met in the morning of their friendship.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He is in the morning of his career.
- The country is in the morning of its history.
- She is in the morning of her life.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
morning
IPA
GB/mˈɔɹnɪŋ/
US/mˈɔɹnɪŋ/
Silabi na mkazo
morn - ing (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (morn)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: morning
- Plural: morning, mornings
Familia ya neno
Semi
good morning
1/ɡˈʊd mˈɔɹnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
greeting before midday
A polite way to say hello to someone before 12 o’clock in the day.
Mifano
- Good morning, how are you today?
- She smiled and said, 'Good morning' to her neighbors.
morning after
1/mˈɔɹnɪŋ ˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
day after an event
The day after an important or exciting event, often after drinking alcohol.
Mifano
- He felt terrible on the morning after the party.
- The morning after the wedding was quiet and peaceful.
morning person
1/mˈɔɹnɪŋ pˈɚsən/
fixed phrase
person active early in day
Someone who has a lot of energy and feels good in the early part of the day.
Mifano
- I’m not a morning person; I prefer working at night.
- She’s always cheerful—definitely a morning person.
morning sickness
1/mˈɔɹnɪŋ sˈɪknəs/
fixed phrase
pregnancy-related nausea
Feeling sick in the stomach, often in the morning, that some women have during early pregnancy.
Mifano
- Morning sickness is common during the first trimester.
- Morning sickness is common in the first trimester of pregnancy.
- She had to leave work early because of her morning sickness.
- She had morning sickness almost every day for two months.