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Months & Dates
Months / Miezi
In Swahili the months in year are named as follows:
Mwezi wa kwanza – Januari
Mwezi wa pili – Februari
Mwezi wa tatu – Machi
Mwezi wa nne – Aprili
Mwezi wa tano – Mei
Mwezi wa sita – Juni
Mwezi wa saba – Julai
Mwezi wa nane – Agosti
Mwezi wa tisa – Septemba
Mwezi wa kumi – Oktoba
Mwezi wa kumi na moja – Novemba
Mwezi wa kumi na mbili – Desemba
Dates / Tarehe
In Swahili language dates are indicated by ordinary numbers whereby one date first, then month and lastly the year. The word ‘tarehe’ comes before the number.
Mfano:
Tarehe saba mwezi wa saba mwaka elfu mbili na kumi na tatu ni 7/7/2013
Terehe moja – the first date of the month
Tarehe mbili – the second date of the month
Tarehe tatu – the third date of the month
Tarehe nne – the fourth date of the month
Grammar Exercises (Greetings)
Jaza nafasi zilizowazi kwa kutumia wingi. (Fill in the blanks with plural forms)
Umoja / Singular Wingi / Plural
Greetings
Sijambo hatujambo
hujambo? _________________
hajambo? _________________
shikamoo! _________________
adverbs
asante! ___________________
karibu! ___________________
Nouns
mzazi ___________________
bibi ___________________
habari ___________________
shule ___________________
somo ___________________
expression
kwerini! __________________
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