Katika lugha ya Kiingereza, maneno "sound" na "noise" yanaweza kuonekana kama yana maana sawa, lakini kuna tofauti kubwa. "Sound" inarejelea sauti yoyote ile inayoweza kusikika, iwe ni nzuri au mbaya, inayopendeza au isiyopendeza. "Noise," kwa upande mwingine, inarejelea sauti isiyopendeza, inayokera au inayofanya iwe vigumu kusikia sauti nyingine. Kwa kifupi, sauti zote ni sounds, lakini si sauti zote ni noises.

Hebu tuangalie mifano michache:

• Mfano 1: The birds sang a beautiful sound. / Ndege waliimba wimbo mzuri. Hapa, "sound" inarejelea sauti nzuri ya ndege.

• Mfano 2: The music was a lovely sound. / Muziki ulikuwa sauti nzuri. Hapa pia, "sound" inatumika kuelezea sauti inayopendeza.

• Mfano 3: The car made a loud noise. / Gari lilifanya kelele kubwa. Hapa, "noise" inarejelea sauti kubwa na isiyopendeza ya gari.

• Mfano 4: There was a lot of noise coming from the party. / Kulikuwa na kelele nyingi zikitoka kwenye sherehe. Katika mfano huu, "noise" inaelezea kelele nyingi zisizopendeza kutoka shereheni.

• Mfano 5: I could hear a strange sound outside. / Nilisikia sauti ya ajabu nje. Hapa, "sound" hutumiwa kwa sababu hatujui kama sauti ilikuwa nzuri au mbaya.

• Mfano 6: The construction workers made so much noise that I couldn't concentrate. / Wafanyakazi wa ujenzi walifanya kelele nyingi kiasi kwamba sikuweza kujilimbikizia. Hapa "noise" inasisitiza usumbufu wa sauti.

Kumbuka tofauti hii muhimu kati ya "sound" na "noise" ili uweze kutumia maneno haya kwa usahihi katika sentensi zako za Kiingereza.

Happy learning!