Swahili Vocabulary: The calendar (days, months, seasons)

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Swahili language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Swahili with their translation in English, on the topic of the calendar (days, months, seasons). Ideal to help you boost your Swahili vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	SWAHILI
DAYS OF THE WEEK	SIKU ZA JUMA
Monday	Jumatatu
Tuesday	Jumanne
Wednesday	Jumatano
Thursday	Alhamisi
Friday	Ijumaa
Saturday	Jumamosi
Sunday	Jumapili
THE MONTHS	MIEZI
January	Januari
February	Februari
March	Machi
April	Aprili
May	Mei
June	Juni
July	Julai
August	Agosti
September	Septemba
October	Oktoba
November	Novemba
December	Desemba
THE SEASONS	MISIMU
Spring	Spring
Summer	Majira
Autumn	Vuli
Winter	Baridi
WHEN ?	WAKATI?
before	kabla
after	baada
soon	hivi karibuni
this month	mwezi huu
this year	mwaka huu
this week	wiki hii
from time to time	mara kwa mara
already	tayari
today	leo
tomorrow	kesho
yesterday	jana
last night	jana usiku
the day before yesterday	siku moja kabla ya jana
a long time ago	muda mrefu uliopita
a week ago	wiki moja iliyopita
never	kamwe
next year	mwaka ujao
next time	wakati ujao
next week	wiki ijayo
next month	mwezi ujao
last year	mwaka jana
last month	mwezi uliopita
last week	wiki jana
in the morning	asubuhi
in the afternoon	mchana
in the evening	jioni
the day	siku
now	sasa
later	baadaye
immediately	mara moja
sometimes	wakati mwingine
rarely	mara chache
recently	hivi karibuni
frequently	mara nyingi
often	mara nyingi
very often	mara nyingi sana
slowly	polepole
quickly	haraka
late	marehemu
early	mapema
always	daima
every day	kila siku
right away	mara moja
all the time	kila wakati
all day long	siku nzima ndefu
a holiday	sikukuu
a month	kwa mwezi
a year	mwaka
an hour	saa moja
a minute	dakika moja
a week	wiki

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