Identifying days of the week, months of the year

 

 

Identifying days of the week, months of the year

 

Siku	Day
Mwezi/ Miezi	Month /s/
Mwaka/ Miaka	Year /s/
Mwaka jana	Last year
Mwaka ujao	Next year
Juma/wiki	Week
Muda	Period
Muongo	Decade
Karne	Century
Leo	Today
Jana	Yesterday
Kesho	Tomorrow

 

 

Siku za wiki

 

Jumatatu                                Monday

Jumanne                                Tuesday

Jumatano                                Wednesday

Alhamisi                                 Thursday

Ijumaa                                    Friday

Jumamosi                               Saturday

Jumapili                                 Sunday

 

Mifano katika sentensi

a.     Wiki moja ina siku ngapi? [How many days are there in a week?]

b.    Nitasafiri kuenda Mombasa siku ya Jumatatu. [I will travel to Mombasa on Monday.]

c.     Jumatano ndiyo siku niipendayo ya wiki. [Wednesday is my favourite day of the week.]

d.    Nyanya yangu huenda sokoni kila Jumamosi. [My grandmother goes to the market every Saturday.]

e.     Leo ni Jumanne, kesho itakuwa Jumatano. [Today is Tuesday, tomorrow will be Wednesday.]

 

 

 

 

Mwezi/Miezi

                            

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

 

*People sometimes refer to the months by adjusting the English pronunciation and spelling. E.g. Januari.

 

 

Mifano katika sentensi

a.     Marina atasherehekea siku yake ya kuzaliwa tarehe kumi na nne mwezi wa tisa. [Marina will celebrate her birthday on 14^th of September.]

b.    Harusi yao itafanywa mwezi gani? [Which month will their wedding be?]

c.     Nitasafiri mwezi ujao. [I will travel next month.]

d.    Alikuja mwezi wa tano  mwaka ulipita. [He came in May last year.]

e.     Mwaka mmoja una miezi kumi na miwili. [A year has twelve months.]

 

 

Mwaka/Miaka

 

The years are referred to just like you say the numbers.

 

 

2022          Elfu mbili  ishirini na mbili

2021           Elfu mbili  ishirini na moja

1990           Elfu moja mia tisa na tisini

1800           Elfu moja mia nane

 

Exercise 1

What is the first day of the week?

a. Monday

b. Friday

c. Saturday

d. Sunday

What is 'Monday' is Kiswahili?

a. Jumatatu

b. Jumanne

c. Jumatano

d. Ijumaa

What day is 'Ijumaa?'

a. Monday

b. Sunday

c. Friday

d. Saturday

What is the correct sequence of the days?

a. Jumatatu, Jumanne, Alhamisi

b. Ijumaa, Jumamosi, Jumapili

c. Jumamosi, Jumapili, Jumanne

d. Jumatatu, Jumatano, Alhamisi

What is being said: Kesho 

a. Today

b.Tomorrow

c. Friday

d. Yesterday

How do you ask 'what is the day today?'

a. Kesho ni siku gani

b. Leo ni siku gani

c. Leo ni siku nani

d. leo ni kesho

What is being said by the statement: Jana ilikuwa siku gani

a. What's the day today

b. What day was yesterday

c. Today is Monday

d. Yesterday 

How would you say 'Today is Friday'

a. Leo ni Alhamisi

b. Kesho ni Ijumaa

c. Jana ni Ijumaa

d. Leo ni Ijumaa

What is being said: Jana

a. Yesterday

b. Today

c. Tomorrow

d. Siku

Exercise 2

Answer the following questions

a.     Ulizaliwa mwaka gani? [Which year were you born?]

b.    Mwaka jana ulikuwa mwaka gani? [Which year was last year?]

c.     Mwaka ujao utakuwa mwaka gani? [Which year will next year be?]

d.       Karne hii ni gani? [Which century is this?]

e.     Una miaka mingapi? [How old are you?]

f.       Mwaka huu ni upi? [Which year is this?]