Topic: Swahili

"Pesa zangu"

Translation:My money

March 25, 2017

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/dieprinzessin
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So money is considered as plural ? Does the same count for trash ? Takataka zangu ?

March 25, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/phb2013
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I thought "yangu" was "my" and "zangu" was "our".

February 5, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/AGreatUserName

    Nope. I guess you got misled by seeing "singular" and "plural"

    nyumba yangu = my house
    nyumba zangu = my houses

    nyumba yetu = our house
    nyumba zetu = our houses

    June 21, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/PeterGauli

      Fedha is money too. How do fedha and -pesa differ in use?

      January 4, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/Ernst557459
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      You will hear pesa in daily speech. Fedha is somewhat more official, and you would probably hear that in cases where English uses 'funds'. All Tanzanian banknotes are 'signed' by Waziri wa fedha, i.e. Minister of Finance, and 'Gavana' which means Governor (governor of what I don't know:)

      Btw: the word fedha originally means silver

      January 5, 2019
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