What does "teddy bear" mean in Swahili and how do you say "ten minutes to eleven" in Swahili?

Question

Does "toi ya kuchezea" mean teddy bear? or should it be " dubu la kuchezea"? If none of these are correct what is the correct word for teddy bear in Swahili?

Answer 1

The Swahili people never had Teddy bears although in Kiswahili we say Dubu to mean Bear so maybe we would call it Teddy Dubu. Teddy is short for Edward and could have been a derived from a fable. Well you can call it Dubu ya kuchezea. Ten minutes to eleven is "Saa tano kasoro dakika kumi" (literally means ten minutes short of eleven o/clock) or saa nne na dakika hamsini (literally means 50 minutes past ten). Hope that's helpful.