thelathini

How to say it

Meaning

The number thirty, three tens; used when counting people, things, money or days.

Good to know

It does not change with the noun: siku thelathini, thirty days. Thirty-five is thelathini na tano.

Examples

• Mwezi huu una siku thelathini.This month has thirty days.
• Mwalimu ana wanafunzi thelathini darasani.The teacher has thirty pupils in the class.
• Nilimlipa shilingi elfu thelathini kwa kazi hiyo.I paid him thirty thousand shillings for that job.

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