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Usages of pesa
Mimi nina pesa sokoni.
I have money at the market.
Wao wanapenda pesa.
They like money.
Mimi nina pesa, hivyo ninaweza kununua baiskeli.
I have money, so I can buy a bicycle.
Tangu nimepata pesa, sasa ninaweza kununua shati.
Since I got money, now I can buy a shirt.
Mimi ninapoteza pesa.
I lose money.
Mimi nina pesa kidogo.
I have little money.
Mimi ninahifadhi pesa nyumbani.
I store money at home.
Mimi nina pesa ndani ya mfuko.
I have money in the bag.
Mimi nafanya kazi kwa ajili ya pesa.
I work for money.
Pesa zake ni nyingi.
His money is a lot.
Baba alinunua chai kwa bei nafuu, hivyo akafurahia kuokoa pesa.
Father bought tea at a cheap price, so he was happy to save money.
Mimi ninataka kuokoa pesa.
I want to save money.
Ninahitaji nauli ya kwenda mjini kesho asubuhi, tafadhali naomba pesa kidogo.
I need bus fare to go to town tomorrow morning; can I please have a little money?
Pesa zangu zimeisha.
My money has run out.
Sisi tunachangia pesa kwa shule.
We contribute money to the school.
Mimi ninahitaji pesa ziada.
I need extra money.
Kama ningekuwa na pesa zaidi, ningefungua akaunti ya pili katika benki ile.
If I had more money, I would open a second account in that bank.
Mimi ninataka chai ila sina pesa.
I want tea but I don't have money.
Mimi ninahitaji ajira ili nipate pesa.
I need a job so that I can get money.
Mimi ninakopa pesa kutoka benki kila mwezi.
I borrow money from the bank every month.
Mimi sina pesa leo.
I do not have money today.
Baba hunifundisha kuandika matumizi yangu ya pesa katika daftari kila wiki.
Father teaches me to write my money expenses in a notebook every week.
Tukipanga vizuri matumizi ya pesa, tunaweza kuweka akiba kila mwezi.
If we plan our money use well, we can save every month.
Ukidhibiti matumizi ya pesa nyumbani, utaweka akiba kila wiki.
If you control the use of money at home, you will put savings aside every week.
Mkazo wa baba kuhusu akiba unatusaidia kutopoteza pesa.
Father’s emphasis on savings helps us not waste money.
Kama ningekuwa na pesa nyingi, ningenunua nyumba ndogo karibu na bahari.
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a small house near the ocean.
Kadiri unavyojifunza kupanga pesa zako mwenyewe, ndivyo unavyokuwa mtu anayejitegemea zaidi.
The more you learn to manage your own money, the more you become a more independent person.
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