Days & Months in Swahili

 

Days & Months in Swahili

Year = Mwaka

Month = Mwezi



Days of the Week in Swahili

Monday = Jumatatu

Tuesday = Jumanne

Wednesday = Jumatano

Thursday = Alhamisi

Friday = Ijumaa

Saturday = Jumamosi

Sunday = Jumapili



Day numbers

1st = Kwanza

2nd = Pili

3rd = Tatu

4th = Nne

5th = Tano

6th = Sita

7th = Saba

8th = Nane

9th = Tisa

10th = Kumi

11th = Kumi na moja

12th = Kumi na pili

13th = Kumi na tatu

14th = Kumi na nne

15th = Kumi na tano

16th = Kumi na sita

17th = Kumi na saba

18th = Kumi na nane

19th = Kumi na tisa

20th = Ishirini

21st = Ishirini na moja

22nd = Ishirini na pili

23rd = Ishirini na tatu

24th = Ishirini na nne

25th = Ishirini na tano

26th = Ishirini na sita

27th = Ishirini na saba

28th = Ishirini na nane

29th = Ishirini na tisa

30th = Thelathini

31st = Thelathini na moja



Months in Swahili

January = Januari

February = Februari

March = Machi

April = Aprili

May = Mei

June = Juni

July = Julai

August = Agosti

September = Septemba

October = Oktoba

November = Novemba

December = Desemba



Today: leo

Tomorrow: kesho

Yesterday: jana

Now: sasa

Later: baadaye

Every day: kila siku



Examples - Mifano

Ijumaa Aziza atarudi London. – On Friday Aziza will return to London.

Aziza atarudi London Ijumaa. – Aziza will return to London on Friday.



Days of the week can also be referred to by using adverbs of time.

Below is a list of examples:

zamani – long ago, in ancient times

juzijuzi – the other day

juzi – the day before yesterday

jana – yesterday

leo – today

kesho – tomorrow

kesho kutwa – the day after tomorrow

mtondo – three days from now

mtondogoo – four days from now


Examples:

Kesho atarudi kutoka London. – He/she will return

from London tomorrow .

Atarudi London kesho. – He/She will return to London tomorrow.



counting the months “first month, second month, etc.” as shown below:

Mwezi wa kwanza – January

Mwezi wa pili – February

Mwezi wa tatu – March

Mwezi wa nne – April

Mwezi wa tano – May

Mwezi wa sita – June

Mwezi wa saba – July

Mwezi wa nane – August

Mwezi wa tisa – September

Mwezi wa kumi – October

Mwezi wa kumi na moja – November

Mwezi wa kumi na mbili – December


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