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Shopping
Money
| shilling | | | | shilingi |
| 1 shilling | | written 1/= | | shilingi moja |
| 2 shillings | | 2/= | | shilingi mbili |
| 200 shilings | | 200/= | | shilingi mia mbili |
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| Shillings are divided into 100 cents. |
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| 10 cents | | (-/10) | | senti kumi |
| 45 cents | | (-/45) | | senti arobaini na tano |
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| Kenya shillings are divided into 5-cent, 10-cent, and 50-cent units. |
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| | 5 cents | | (-/05) | | ndururu |
| 10 cents | | (-/10) | | peni moja ("one penny") |
| 50 cents | | (-/50) | | sumuni (=peni tano "five pennies") |
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| 15 cents | | (-/15) | | peni moja na ndururu |
| 30 cents | | (-/30) | | peni tatu |
| 45 cents | | (-/45) | | peni nne na ndururu |
| 55 cents | | (-/55) | | peni tano na ndururu |
| one shilling 55 cents | | (1/55) | | shilingi moja peni tano na ndururu |
Markets
Remember to greet a person before asking a question.
| I am looking for ... | | mimi natafuta ... |
| Where is the ... | | wapi ....? |
| bakery | | duka la mkate |
| book store | | duka la vitabu |
| camera store | | duka la kupiga picha |
| clothing store | | duka la nguo |
| food store | | duka la chakula |
| general store | | duka |
| marketplace | | sokoni |
| pharmacy | | duka la madawa |
| town | | mjini or tauni |
| I want to buy ... | | mimi nataka kununua .... |
| I want to get .... | | mimi nataka kupata .... |
| Do you have ....? | | kuna ....? |
| How much is this? | | hii bei gani? |
| This one | | hii |
| That one | | ile |
| To the left | | kwa kushoto |
| To the right | | kwa kulia |
| I want one like this. | | nataka kama hii |
| I want this one. | | nataka hii |
| Yes | | ndiyo |
| No | | hapana |
| All right/OK | | haya or sawa sawa |
| How much? | | bei gani? |
Useful Words
| pants | | suruali |
| shirt | | shati |
| shoes | | viatu |
| socks | | soksi |
| coat | | koti |
| sweater | | sueta |
| t-shirt | | fulana |
| toothpaste | | dawa ya meno |
| razor | | kijembe |
| comb | | kitana |
| I am ill | | mimi mgonjwa |
| I want a doctor | | nataka daktari |
| Could you please call a doctor. | | tafadhali wewe umwite dakari |
| Is there a hospital? | | kuna hospitali? |
| Show me where the hospital is. | | nionyeshe hospitali iko wapi |
| I have a fever. | | nina homa |
| I am coughing. | | ninakohoa |
| I hurt here. | | ninaumwa hapa |
| I am in pain. | | ninasikia maumivu |
| I feel very hot. | | ninasikia moto sana |
| I feel very cold. | | ninasikia baridi sana |
| I was bitten by a snake. | | niliumwa na nyoka |
| I am pregnant. | | nina mimba |
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