kiingilio
kee-ee-ngee-LEE-oh
How to say it
Swahilikiingiliokee-ee-ngee-LEE-oh
Frenchdroit d’entrée, prix d’entrée; entrée
Meaning
The money paid to enter a game, concert, park or show, and also the place where people go in.
Good to know
Ki/vi class noun, plural viingilio, from kuingia, to enter. Kiingilio ni bure means entry is free; kiingilio cha shilingi elfu tano, an entrance fee of five thousand shillings.
Examples
- Kiingilio cha mechi ya leo ni shilingi elfu tatu.The entrance fee for today's match is three thousand shillings.
- Watoto hawalipi kiingilio katika maonyesho haya.Children do not pay admission at this show.
- Walinzi walisimama kwenye kiingilio cha uwanja.The guards stood at the entrance of the stadium.
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