akaunti ya benki
ah-kah-OO-ntee YAH BEH-nkee
How to say it
Swahiliakaunti ya benkiah-kah-OO-ntee YAH BEH-nkee
Englishbank account
Frenchcompte bancaire
Meaning
An arrangement with a bank that lets a person or a company keep money there, pay it in and take it out.
Good to know
The plural is the same: akaunti za benki. You kufungua akaunti, open an account, and kuweka pesa kwenye akaunti, pay money into it.
Examples
- Nimefungua akaunti ya benki kwa ajili ya akiba.I have opened a bank account for my savings.
- Mshahara wake huingia moja kwa moja kwenye akaunti ya benki.His salary goes straight into a bank account.
- Unahitaji kitambulisho ili kufungua akaunti ya benki.You need an ID to open a bank account.
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