Vijana wengi wanaojifunza Kiingereza hupata changamoto katika kutumia maneno ‘please’ na ‘satisfy’ ipasavyo. Maneno haya mawili yana maana tofauti kabisa. ‘Please’ hutumika kuonyesha heshima na ombi la adabu, huku ‘satisfy’ ikimaanisha kuridhisha au kukidhi haja fulani. ‘Please’ hutanguliza ombi, wakati ‘satisfy’ hutumika kuelezea matokeo au hisia baada ya haja kukidhiwa.

Hebu tuangalie mifano:

• Please close the door. Tafadhali funga mlango. Hapa ‘please’ inaonyesha ombi la adabu la kufunga mlango.

• The meal satisfied my hunger. Chakula kilinimaliza njaa. Hapa ‘satisfied’ inaonyesha kwamba chakula kiliridhisha haja ya njaa.

• Please help me with my homework. Tafadhali nisaidie kazi yangu ya nyumbani. ‘Please’ hapa inaonyesha ombi la msaada.

• The explanation satisfied my curiosity. Ufafanuzi ulirudisha shauku yangu. ‘Satisfied’ inaonyesha kwamba ufafanuzi ulikidhi shauku ya kujua.

• Please be quiet. Tafadhali nyamaza. ‘Please’ linatumika kuomba utulivu.

• The ending of the movie didn't satisfy me. Mwisho wa filamu haukunirudisha. Hapa ‘satisfy’ hutumika kuonyesha kutokuridhika na mwisho wa filamu.

Kumbuka: ‘Please’ ni neno la ombi la adabu, wakati ‘satisfy’ linamaanisha kuridhisha au kukidhi haja. Matumizi sahihi ya maneno haya mawili yataimarisha uelewa na matumizi yako ya lugha ya Kiingereza.

Happy learning!