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You are boarding a dala dala in Tanzania. How do you ask 'What's the fare?'

Ask Nauli kiasi gani?

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  1. Ni mbali kutoka hapa?
  2. Nauli kiasi gani? ✔
  3. Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?

Why: Nauli means fare and kiasi gani asks how much. A dala dala is Tanzania's shared minibus; in Kenya it is a matatu.

Huh, didn't know that: Ni mbali kutoka hapa? means Is it far from here?

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Why did the dala dala count its passengers twice? It wanted fare play.
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Answer: Nauli kiasi gani?. Nauli means fare and kiasi gani asks how much. A dala dala is Tanzania's shared minibus; in Kenya it is a matatu.

  1. University of Wisconsin-Madison LCTL Resources: Swahili Lesson on Traveling Around Town wisc.pb.unizin.org/lctlresources/chapter/swahili-lesson-on-traveling-around-town
    Nauli kiasi gani? What’s the fare?
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. University of Wisconsin-Madison LCTL Resources: Swahili Lesson on Traveling Around Town wisc.pb.unizin.org/lctlresources/chapter/swahili-lesson-on-traveling-around-town
    Ni mbali kutoka hapa? Is it far from here?
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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