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Flashcards by Swahili Chap Chap, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Swahili Chap Chap
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| wiki | week |
| siku | day/days |
| Jumamosi | Saturday |
| Jumapili | Sunday |
| Jumatatu | Monday |
| Jumanne | Tuesday |
| Jumatano | Wednesday |
| Alhamisi sometimes pronounced as Alkhamisi | Thursday |
| Ijumaa | Friday |
| TIME | SAA |
| It’s interesting to note that in the Swahili culture the day starts at sunrise. This is in contrast to the Arab world where the day starts at sunset and in the Western world where the day starts at midnight. Sunrise in East Africa happens everyday at around 6:00 a.m. That’s because East Africa falls right on the Equator. So, 6:00 a.m. is “0:00 morning” Swahili time. 7:00 a.m. is “1:00 morning” (saa moja asubuhi) Swahili time. | It’s also worth noting that Swahili time doesn’t use “noon” as the reference as in a.m. (before noon), and p.m. (after noon). Swahili time is spoken using the following loose references... |
| alfajiri | early morning time before sunrise |
| asubuhi | from sunrise to a little before noon |
| mchana | from around noon to around 3:00 p.m. |
| alasiri | from around 3:00 p.m. to sunset |
| jioni | from around 3:00 p.m. to a little before 7:00 p.m. |
| usiku | from around 7:00 p.m. to early morning |
| karne | century |
| saa | clock |
| siku/siku | day/days |
| keshokutwa | day after tomorrow |
| juzi | day before yesterday |
| mchana | daytime |
| magharibi | dusk |
| mapema | early |
| kipupwe | fall |
| saa/saa | hour/hours |
| usiku wa manane | late night |
| baadaye/halafu | later |
| dakika/dakika | minute/minutes |
| mwezi/miezi | month/months |
| usiku | night time |
| sasa | now |
| sasa hivi | right now |
| wakati huu | at this moment |
| wakati ule | at that moment |
| haraka | quick/quickly |
| msimu | season |
| sekunde | second |
| polepole | slow/slowly |
| vuli | spring |
| ghafla | sudden |
| kaskazi | summer |
| mapambazuko | sunrise |
| machweo | sunset |
| wakati/saa | time |
| leo | today |
| kesho | tomorrow |
| saa | clock/time/watch |
| wiki/wiki | week/weeks |
| Saa ngapi? | What time is it? |
| masika | winter |
| mwaka/miaka | year/years |
| jana | yesterday |
| Saa mbili kamili asubuhi | 8:00 a.m. |
| Saa mbili barabara | 8 o’clock sharp |
| Saa tatu unusu asubuhi | 9:30 a.m. |
| Saa sita mchana | noon |
| Saa saba na dakika kumi na sita mchana | 1:16 p.m. |
| Saa tisa kasoro dakika kumi na sita mchana | 2:44 p.m |
| Saa tisa na dakika ishirini na tano alasiri | 3:25 p.m. |
| Saa kumi na mbili na robo jioni | 6:15 p.m. |
| Saa mbili kasorobo usiku | 7:45 p.m. |
| Saa tatu kasoro dakika moja usiku | 8:59 pm |
| Saa tano na dakika moja usiku | 11:01 pm |
| Saa sita usiku | midnight |
| Saa nane na robo usiku | 2:15 a.m. |
| saa kumi na moja na dakika tatu alfajiri | 5:03 a.m. |
| Saa kumi na mbili na robo asubuhi | 6:15 a.m. |
| Saa moja kasoro dakika kumi asubuhi | 6: 50 am |
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