Swahili readings / Beginner 1 / Numbers, Money, Shopping

At the Duka

Dukani

Leo asubuhi naenda dukani karibu na nyumba yangu. Nimevaa shati nyepesi na nabeba kikapu kidogo. Nataka kununua mkate mmoja, maziwa lita moja, mayai sita, na ndizi nne. Ninasubiri kwenye foleni, na namwambia muuzaji, Habari, tafadhali, bei ni kiasi gani? Muuzaji ananiambia, Mkate ni shilingi elfu moja mia tano, maziwa ni shilingi elfu mbili, mayai ni shilingi elfu tatu, na ndizi ni shilingi mia nane. Ninalipa kwa noti na sarafu. Ninasema asante, napokea chenji, na naweka vitu ndani ya kikapu. Jumla ni shilingi elfu saba na mia tatu. Ninatoka dukani, nahesabu pesa zangu, na ninarudi nyumbani kwa utulivu.

English Translation

This morning I go to the shop near my house. I wear a light shirt and I carry a small basket. I want to buy one bread, one liter of milk, six eggs, and four bananas. I wait in the line, and I tell the seller, Hello, please, how much is the price? The seller tells me, The bread is one thousand five hundred shillings, the milk is two thousand shillings, the eggs are three thousand shillings, and the bananas are eight hundred shillings. I pay with notes and coins. I say thank you, I receive change, and I put the things inside the basket. The total is seven thousand three hundred shillings. I leave the shop, count my money, and I return home calmly.