nauli
nah-OO-lee
How to say it
Swahilinaulinah-OO-lee
Englishfare (cost of travel)
Frenchprix du billet, tarif (de transport)
Meaning
The money a passenger pays to travel by bus, train, boat or plane.
Good to know
N class noun, the plural is also nauli. Kulipa nauli, to pay the fare; kupandisha nauli, to raise fares; nauli ya basi, bus fare.
Examples
- Nauli ya basi kwenda Arusha imepanda.The bus fare to Arusha has gone up.
- Sina nauli ya kurudi nyumbani.I do not have the fare to go back home.
- Kondakta alikusanya nauli kutoka kwa abiria.The conductor collected the fares from the passengers.
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