Ordering · Dalbashada & Suuqa · Bargaining

Qiimaha ugu danbeyn?

Final price?

QII-ma-ha U-gu dan-BEYN
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Meaning

Qiimaha ugu danbeyn? means final price?. Qiimaha means the price, ugu means the most, and danbeyn means last or final, so the phrase asks for the final price. It is a clipped market expression; the full sentence is Qiimaha ugu dambeeya waa meeqa? (what is the final price?). In standard spelling the last word is written with an m, dambeyn or dambayn. Say it near the end of a bargain, and the seller will name the lowest number they will accept.

In conversation

Qiimaha ugu dambeeya waa meeqa? — Waa siddeed doolar.What is the final price? — It is eight dollars.
Qiimaha ugu dambeeya? — Toban doolar.Final price? — Ten dollars.

Using Qiimaha ugu danbeyn? at home

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