Vijana wengi wanaojifunza Kiingereza hukutana na changamoto ya kutofautisha maneno yanayofanana kwa maana lakini yenye tofauti kidogo. Leo tutaangalia maneno "excited" na "thrilled." Ingawa yanaweza kutumika kwa hali zinazofanana, kuna tofauti kidogo. "Excited" huonyesha hisia za furaha na matarajio makubwa kuhusu kitu kitakachotokea, wakati "thrilled" huashiria furaha kubwa na msisimko mwingi zaidi kuliko "excited." "Thrilled" huonyesha hisia kali zaidi za furaha na kusisimka.

Mfano:

• Excited:
  • Kiingereza: I'm excited about my upcoming trip to the coast.
  • Kiswahili: Nimefurahi sana kuhusu safari yangu ijayo ya kwenda pwani.
• Thrilled:
  • Kiingereza: I was thrilled to receive the news that I had won the scholarship.
  • Kiswahili: Nilifurahi sana kupokea habari kuwa nilipata udhamini.

Katika mfano wa kwanza, msisimko ni wa kawaida, wa matarajio. Katika mfano wa pili, furaha ni kali zaidi, inazidi matarajio ya kawaida.

Angalia sentensi hizi nyingine:

• Excited:
  • Kiingereza: The children were excited to open their presents.
  • Kiswahili: Watoto walifurahi sana kufungua zawadi zao.
• Thrilled:
  • Kiingereza: She was thrilled to finally meet her favorite author.
  • Kiswahili: Alikuwa na furaha isiyo kifani kukutana hatimaye na mwandishi wake anayempenda.

Kumbuka, tofauti ni ya kina kidogo. Lakini kwa kuzitumia katika sentensi, utaanza kuona tofauti.
Happy learning!