Swahili
ghali
GHA-li
How to say it
SwahilighaliGHA-lisoon
Englishexpensivesoon
Frenchchersoon
Meaning
scarce or costly, expensive.
Good to know
adj. scarce, rare; costly, ex- pensive
Examples
- Bei ya mchele ni ghali sana sasa.The price of rice is very expensive now.
- Je, gari hili ni ghali?Is this car expensive?
- Hawakununua nyumba kwa sababu ilikuwa ghali mno.They did not buy the house because it was too expensive.
- Vitu vitakuwa ghali zaidi mwakani.Things will be more expensive next year.
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