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Bei

BEH-ee /ˈbɛ.i/

"Bei" is Sheng for price.

Meaning

  1. noun price. Price. Haggling vocabulary: 'bei gani?' (how much?), 'shusha bei' (drop the price).

Examples

  • Bei gani hii shirt? What's the price of this shirt?
  • Shusha bei kidogo, msee. Lower the price a little, man.
See Bei used in other entries
  • Yule msee ni mjanja, hakuuzi bei.That guy is sharp, he won't sell you a bad price.From Mjanja
  • Wueh! Bei hiyo ni kubwa.Wow! That price is huge.From Wueh
  • Chakula cha hapa ni kizuri na bei ndogo.The food here is good and cheap.From Chakula

Similar and opposite words

Where it comes from

Persian 'baha' via Swahili 'bei'.

How it was made: Swahili base.

Questions about Bei

What does Bei mean in Sheng?

"Bei" is Sheng for price. Price. Haggling vocabulary: 'bei gani?' (how much?), 'shusha bei' (drop the price).

How do you use Bei in a sentence?

"Bei gani hii shirt?" means "What's the price of this shirt?"

How do you pronounce Bei?

Say it BEH-ee (/ˈbɛ.i/). Sheng is spelled the way it sounds, with stress on the second-to-last syllable.

Where does the word Bei come from?

Persian 'baha' via Swahili 'bei'.

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