Time

day		siku
daytime		mchana
nighttime		usiku
morning		asubuhi
evening		jioni
week		wiki
month		mwezi
year		mwaka

Days

Monday		jumatatu
Tuesday		jumanne
Wednesday		jumatano
Thursday		alhamisi
Friday		ijumaa
Saturday		jumamosi
Sunday		jumapili

Ijumaa (Friday) is the Muslim holy day.

Months

January		januari
February		februari
March		machi
April		aprili
May		mei
June		juni
July		julai
August		agosti
September		septemba
October		octoba
November		novemba
December		desemba

Other Useful Words

tomorrow		kesho
today		leo
yesterday		jana
tonight		leo usiku
tomorrow evening		kesho usiku
tomorrow morning		kesho asubuhi
yesterday evening		jana usiku
yesterday morning		jana asubuhi
last week		wiki jana
next week		wiki ijayo

Time

Time is told with the word saa, which means "time or hour". Swahili time and western time are six hours apart. The Swahili clock begins counting hours from sundown and daybreak. Saa moja ya asubuhi is the first hour after the beginning of the day (7 am), and saa moja ya jioni is the first hour after the beginning of night (7 pm.).

English		Swahili
hour		saa
12 midnight	6	saa sita ya usiku
1	7	saa saba ya uiku
2	8	saa nane ya usiku
3	9	saa tisa ya usiku
4	10	saa kumi ya usiku
5	11	saa kumi na moja ya usiku
6 daybreak	12	saa kumi na mbili ya alfajiri
7	1	saa moja ya asubuhi
8	2	saa mbili ya asubuhi
9	3	saa tatu ya asubuhi
10	4	saa nne ya asubuhi
11	5	saa tano ya asubuhi
12 midday	6	saa sita ya mchana
1	7	saa saba ya mchana
2	8	saa nane ya alasiri
3	9	saa tisa ya alasiri
4	10	saa kumi ya alasiri
5	11	saa kumi na moja ya jioni
6 sundown	12	saa kumi na mbili ya jioni
7	1	saa moja ya jioni
8	2	saa mbili ya usiku
9	3	saa tatu ya usiku
10	4	saa nne ya usiku
11	5	saa tano ya usiku
12 midnight	6	saa sita ya usiku

Useful Phrases

What time is it?		saa ngapi?
What day of the week is today?		leo siku gani?
Today is Sunday		leo jumapili
What date is today?		leo tarehe gani?

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