How do we say the Days of the week in Swahili language
If you find yourself visiting in Kenya and people asks you in Swahili “what day is it today?” you need to understand how to communicate the days of the full week in Swahili easily and quickly. What the person asks “when am I going to meet you again?” You ought to write the time in Swahili maybe. Start using our day time phrases in Swahili down below to tell the full week days in Swahili. Learn More
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Telling the Days of The Week in Swahili
In Swahili, the first day of the week is Saturday. The name of Saturday combines juma (week) and mosi (one/first). You can think of it as meaning roughly "the first of the week". The other days are the same, with the exception of Thursday and Friday, which do not follow the pattern. | |
Saturday | Jumamosi |
Sunday | Jumapili |
Monday | Jumatatu |
Tuesday | Jumanne |
Wednesday | Jumatano |
Thursday | Alhamisi |
Friday | Ijumaa |
Months in Swahili Language
Month | mwezi |
In Tanzania, the words in parentheses are rarely used. Instead, they refer to them as first month, second month, etc. | |
January | Mwezi wa kwanza (Januari) |
February | Mwezi wa pili (Februari) |
March | Mwezi wa tatu (Machi) |
April | Mwezi wa nne (Aprili) |
May | Mwezi wa tano (Mei) |
June | Mwezi wa sita (Juni) |
July | Mwezi wa saba (Julai) |
August | Mwezi wa nane (Agosti) |
September | Mwezi wa tisa (Septemba) |
October | Mwezi wa kumi (Oktoba) |
November | Mwezi wa kumi na moja (Novemba) |
December | Mwezi wa kumi na mbili (Desemba) |
Select the hyperlinks directly below to find out a list of useful Swahili holiday phrases that are organized by theme. For each travel phrase in Swahili, you will find the English translation.
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