LingQ Mini Stories, 56 – Meneja Wa Masoko

Mwikali ni meneja wa masoko wa kampuni ya utengenezaji. Margaret is the marketing manager for a manufacturing company. Un avocat est un responsable marketing d’une entreprise manufacturière.

Ana hakika kwamba sasa ni wakati mwafaka kwa kampuni yake kujitanua ng'ambo kwa kuwa mahitaji yanaongezeka kwa bidhaa za kampuni yake katika masoko ya nje. She is convinced that now is the best time for her company to expand overseas since demand is growing for her company's products in foreign markets.

Sio tu kwamba mauzo ya nje yanaongezeka, lakini kuna wasambazaji wa sehemu bora katika nchi fulani za kigeni. Not only are exports growing, but there are excellent parts suppliers in certain foreign countries.

Kwa hivyo kupanua ng'ambo kunaweza kuongeza sehemu ya soko na kupunguza gharama kwa wakati mmoja. Therefore expanding overseas could increase market share and reduce costs at the same time. Ainsi, l’expansion à l’étranger peut augmenter la part de marché et réduire les coûts en même temps.

Uhamiaji wowote nje ya nchi utahitaji mipango makini. Any move overseas will require careful planning.

Kwa kuwa hali katika kila nchi ya kigeni ni tofauti, bila shaka atahitaji kutafuta watu wenye ujuzi wa ndani ili kumsaidia. Since conditions in each foreign country are different, she will certainly need to find people with local expertise to help her.

Mwikali ametembelea masoko mengi muhimu ya ng'ambo. Margaret has visited most of the important overseas markets.

Hataki kuchukua hatua mbaya na kwa hivyo anaamua kuwauliza wateja wake waliopo ng'ambo ushauri. She doesn't want to make a wrong move and therefore decides to ask her existing overseas customers for advice.

Itamchukua muda mrefu kufanya utafiti unaohitajika ili kuhakikisha kuwa mpango mpya wa upanuzi unakamilika kwa mafanikio. It will take a while for her to do the necessary research to make sure that the new expansion plan is completed successfully.

Hapa kuna hadithi sawa iliyosimuliwa kwa njia tofauti. Here is the same story told in a different way.

Nilikuwa meneja wa uuzaji wa kampuni ya utengenezaji miaka michache iliyopita. I was the marketing manager for a manufacturing company a few years ago. J'étais directeur marketing pour une entreprise manufacturière il y a quelques années.

Nilikuwa na hakika kwamba ulikuwa ni wakati wa kampuni yetu kujitanua ng'ambo kwa kuwa mahitaji yalikuwa yakiongezeka kwa bidhaa za kampuni yetu katika masoko ya nje. I was convinced that it was time for our company to expand overseas since demand was growing for our company's products in foreign markets. J'étais convaincu qu'il était temps pour notre entreprise de se développer à l'étranger, car la demande pour nos produits sur les marchés étrangers augmentait.

Sio tu kwamba mauzo ya nje yaliongezeka, lakini pia kulikuwa na wasambazaji wa sehemu bora katika nchi fulani za kigeni. Not only were exports growing, but there were excellent parts suppliers in certain foreign countries.

Kwa hivyo kupanua ng'ambo kunaweza kuongeza sehemu ya soko na kupunguza gharama kwa wakati mmoja. Therefore expanding overseas could increase market share and reduce costs at the same time.

Uhamiaji wowote nje ya nchi ungehitaji mipango makini. Any move overseas was going to require careful planning.

Kwa kuwa hali katika kila nchi ya kigeni ilikuwa tofauti, nilijua kwamba ningehitaji kutafuta watu wenye ujuzi wa ndani ili kunisaidia. Since conditions in each foreign country were different, I knew that I would need to find people with local expertise to help me.

Nilikuwa nimetembelea masoko mengi muhimu ya ng'ambo. I had visited most of the important overseas markets.

Sikutaka kuchukua hatua mbaya na kwa hivyo niliamua kuwauliza wateja wangu waliopo ng'ambo kwa ushauri. I didn't want to make a wrong move and therefore decided to ask my existing overseas customers for advice.

Ilikuwa itachukua muda kwangu kufanya utafiti unaohitajika ili kuhakikisha kuwa mpango mpya wa upanuzi umekamilika kwa mafanikio. It was going to take a while for me to do the necessary research to make sure that the new expansion plan was completed successfully.

Maswali: Questions:

Moja: Mwikali ni meneja wa masoko katika kampuni ya utengenezaji. One: Margaret is the marketing manager for a manufacturing company.

Kazi ya Mwikali ni nini? What is Margaret's job?

Mwikali ni meneja wa uuzaji wa kampuni ya utengenezaji. Margaret's job is marketing manager for a manufacturing company.

Mbili: Ana hakika kwamba sasa ni wakati mzuri zaidi kwa kampuni yake kujitanua nje ya nchi. Two: She is convinced that now is the best time for her company to expand overseas.

Mwikali anasadikishwa na nini? What is Margaret convinced of?

Ana hakika kwamba sasa ni wakati mzuri zaidi kwa kampuni yake kujitanua nje ya nchi. She is convinced that now is the best time for her company to expand overseas.

Tatu: Kuna wasambazaji wa sehemu bora katika nchi fulani za kigeni. Three: There are excellent parts suppliers in certain foreign countries.

Je, kuna wasambazaji bora wa sehemu wapi? Where are there excellent parts suppliers?

Kuna wasambazaji bora wa sehemu katika nchi fulani za kigeni. There are excellent parts suppliers in certain foreign countries.

Nne: Kupanuka nje ya nchi kunaweza kuongeza sehemu ya soko na kupunguza gharama kwa wakati mmoja. Four: Expanding overseas could increase market share and reduce costs at the same time.

Kupanuka nje ya nchi kungefanya nini? What would expanding overseas do?

Kupanuka nje ya nchi kunaweza kuongeza sehemu ya soko na kupunguza gharama kwa wakati mmoja. Expanding overseas could increase market share and reduce costs at the same time.

Tano: Nilijua kwamba ningehitaji kutafuta watu wenye utaalamu wa ndani ili kunisaidia. Five: I knew that I would need to find people with local expertise to help me.

Ni nani nilijua ningehitaji kumtafuta ili anisaidie? Whom did I know I would need to find to help me?

Nilijua kwamba nilihitaji kupata watu wenye ujuzi wa ndani. You knew that you would need to find people with local expertise.

Sita: Nilikuwa nimetembelea masoko mengi muhimu ya ng'ambo. Six: I had visited most of the important overseas markets.

Je, nilikuwa nimetembelea masoko yote muhimu ya ng'ambo? Had I visited all of the important overseas markets?

Hapana, nilikuwa nimetembelea masoko mengi ya ng'ambo. No, you had visited most of the overseas markets.

Saba: Niliamua kuomba ushauri kwa wateja wangu waliopo nje ya nchi. Seven: I decided to ask my existing overseas customers for advice.

Je, niliwauliza wateja wangu waliopo ng'ambo nini? What did I ask my existing overseas customers for?

Niliwaomba ushauri. You asked them for advice.

Nane: Ilikuwa itachukua muda mrefu kwa mimi kufanya utafiti muhimu. Eight: It was going to take a while for me to do the necessary research.

Je, ingenichukua muda mfupi kufanya utafiti unaohitajika? Was it going to take me a short time to do the necessary research?

Hapana, ingekuchukua muda kufanya utafiti. No, it was going to take you a while to do the research.