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WEEK DAY AND MONTHS – SIKU ZA WIKI NA MIEZI

                                 WEEK DAY – SIKU ZA WIKI

Monday – Jumatatu

Tuesday – Jumanne

Wednesday – Jumatano

Thursday – Alhamisi

Friday – Ijumaa

Saturday – Jumamosi

Sunday – Jumapili

                                           MONTH – MIEZI

January – Mwezi wa kwanza

February – Mwezi wa pili

March – Mwezi wa tatu

April – Mwezi wan ne

May – Mwezi wa tano

June – Mwezi wa sita

July – Mwezi wa saba

August – Mwezi wa nane

September – Mwezi wa tisa

October – Mwezi wa kumi

November – Mwezi wa kumi na moja

Decmber – Mwezi wa kumi na mbili

Past continuous tense

I +was + verb + ing

NI + likuwa + nina + kitenzi

He/She/It + was + verb + ing

A + likuwa + ana + kitenzi

You + were + verb +ing

U + likuwa + una + kitenzi

M + likuwa + man + kitenzi

They + were + verb + ing

Wa + likuwa + wana + kitenzi

We+ were + verb + ing

Tu + likuwa + tuna + kitenzi

I  was playing football

Nilikuwa ninacheza mpira

He/she was cooking food

Alikuwa anapika chakula

You were playing football

Ulikuwa unacheza mpira

They were eating food

Walikuwa wanakula chakula

We were watching Tv

Tulikuwa tunaangalia Tv

Future tense _ Wakati ujao

                   

I / We / You / He / She / It / They + will + verb

Ni / Tu / U / A / Wa + ta + kitenzi

 For example – Mifano

I will eat food

Nitakula chakula

I will play football

Nitacheza mpira

I will go to school

Nitakwenda shule

Note ‘la’ is used to show that action will be done in the future

We will eat food

Tutakula chakula

We will go to school

Tutakwenda shule

We will play football

Tutacheza mpira

They will eat food

Watacheza mpira

They will play football

Watacheza mpira

They will go to school

Watakwenda shule

You will eat food

Utakula chakula (singular/umoja)

Mtakula chakula (plural/wingi)

You will play football

Utacheza mpira (singular/umoja)

Mtacheza mpira (plural/wingi)

You will go to school

Utaenda shule (singular/umoja)

Mtaenda shule (plural/wingi)

Greetings - Salamu

                                 Morning - Asubuhi

John: Good morning Mr/Mrs James/

           Habari ya asubuhi bwana/bibi James/Jane

James/Jane: Good morning Mr John

                      Habari ya asubuhi bwana John

John: How are you?

           Unajisikiaje / u hali gani?

James/Jane: I am fine

                      najisikia vizuri / hali yangu ni nzuri

                      I am not fine

                      sijisikii vizuri / hali yangu sio nzuri

    

John:  What's wrong/ Are you sick?

            Tatizo nini / Unaumwa?

   

James/Jane – yes

                        ndio  

Afternoon - Mchana  

John: Good afternoon Mr/Mrs James/Jane

          Habari ya mchana bwana/bibi James/John

James/Jane: Good afternoon Mr John

                      Habari ya mchana bwana John

John: How are you?

           u hali gani? 

James/Jane: I am fine

                      najisikia vizuri / hali yangu ni nzuri  

Night - Usiku   

John: Good night Mr/Mrs James/Jane

                          Habari ya usiku bwana/bibi James/John

                                Usiku mwema bwana/bibi James/John (To wish someone have a good night especially when he/she sleep)

James/Jane: Good night Mr John

                      Usiku mwema bwana John

Bye - Kwa heri

How to introduce yourself- Jinsi ya kujitambulisha

John: Hello

         Hujambo

Jane: Hello

         Hujambo

John: How are you?

         Habari yako / U hali gani?

Jane : I am fine / not fine

          Habari yangu nzuri / sio nzuri

John: What is your name?

          Jina lako nani?

Jane: My name is Jane

         Naitwa Jane

John: Where are you come from? Or Where do you live?

          Unatokea wapi? Au Unaishi wapi?

Jane: I am from Tanzania

         Natokea Tanzania

John: Nice to meet you

         Nafurahi kukuona / kukufahamu

Jane: Nice to meet you too - Nafurahi kukufahamu pia

Past tense - Wakati uliopita

Past tense – Wakati uliopita

I/We/You/He/She/It/They + 2^nd form of verb

Ni/Tu/U/ A/ Wa+li + kitenzi

I ate food

Nilikula chakula

I played football

Nilicheza mpira

I went to school

Nilienda shule

Note ‘ni’ is used to show the first person singular,
‘li’ is used to show past tense.

‘u’ second person singular, ‘m’ second person plural

‘a’ third person singular, ‘wa’ third person plural

‘Li’ is used to show the act was done in the past, you look at the last lesson I theme about the present you will see ‘na’ used to show the act is done now, mfano ni+na+cheza (I am playing)

We played football

Tulicheza mpira

We ate food

Tulikula chakula

We went to school

Tulienda shule

You went to school (second person singular)

Ulienda shule

You went to school (second person plural)

Mlienda shule

He/she/it ate food

Alikula chakula

He/she/it palyed football

Alicheza mpira

He/she/it went to school

Alienda shule

They ate food

Walikula chakula

They went to school

Walienda shule

They played football

Walicheza mpira