"How much is sugar?"

Translation: Sukari shilingi ngapi?

[willynam]

Why would "Sukari bei gani" not work?

[Mr.Quizzical]

I'm think those two are interchangeable. Shilingi ngapi, Bei gani, and Pesa ngapi all mean "How much is" or "What is the cost of".

The only difference - which doesn't matter in this case - is that Pesa means "money" and Shilingi means shilling, which is the currency used in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania (Each have their own shilling).

[wbeeman]

It is correct

[SmartinTZ]

"Sukari ni shilingi ngapi" is not accepted. I see that you can omit the ni but is it wrong to include it?

[RoseWambug1]

why should you use shillingi not bei. The question is asking forcthe price which is bei. are we dealing with currency here? so confusing

[JediJian]

Better kiswahili is adding "ni"