Ni saa ngahe ubu?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic question asking the time
Grammar Note
"saa" is a loanword from Swahili
Uyu munsi ni ku wa ngahe?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asking what day of the week it is
Grammar Note
"ku wa" = fixed phrase for days of the week
Uyu munsi / Ejo hashize / Ejo hazaza.
Today / Yesterday / Tomorrow.
Usage
Basic day reference words
Grammar Note
"ejo" can mean yesterday or tomorrow — context distinguishes
Iki cyumweru / Icyumweru gitaha / Icyumweru cyahise.
This week / Next week / Last week.
Usage
Week reference words
Grammar Note
"cyahise" = "that passed" (past)
Mu gitondo / Ku manywa / Nimugoroba / Nijoro.
In the morning / Afternoon / Evening / At night.
Usage
Expressing parts of the day
Grammar Note
"Mu" = "in" (used for time periods)
Uyu munsi ni italiki y'angahe?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking today's date
Grammar Note
"italiki" = "date" (from Swahili)
Bifungurwa / bifungwa ku saa ngahe?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asking opening and closing times
Grammar Note
"ku saa ngahe" = "at what time"
Bitwara igihe kingana iki kugera?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asking how long a journey takes
Grammar Note
"kingana iki" = "how much/equal to what"
Duhure saa tatu z'amanywa.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Setting a meeting time
Grammar Note
"Duhure" is the 1pl subjunctive of "guhura" (to meet), an exhortation "let us meet"
Ni saa mbiri n'igice.
It's half past two.
Usage
Expressing half past and quarter to
Grammar Note
"saa + numeral" gives the hour, and adding "n'igice" makes it "half past"
Bifungurwa ku mpera y'icyumweru?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Asking about weekend hours
Grammar Note
"mpera" = "end" (end of week = weekend)
Turi mu karere ka saa ngahe?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Asking about the time zone
Grammar Note
"karere" = "region/area"
Ni kare cyane / Ni bwije cyane.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Expressing something is too early or too late
Grammar Note
"cyane" = "very/too much"
Bitangira / birarangira ryari?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking about start and end times
Grammar Note
"ryari" = "when"
Hasigaye iminsi / amasaha angahe kugeza…?
How many days / hours until…?
Usage
Asking how many days/hours remain until something
Grammar Note
"Hasigaye" = "there remains"
Kuva ku wa mbere kugeza ku wa gatanu.
From Monday to Friday.
Usage
Expressing a range of days
Grammar Note
"ku wa mbere" = "on the first day" (Monday)
Ni ukwa ngahe?
What month is it?
Usage
Asking what month it is
Grammar Note
"ukwa ngahe" = "which month number"
Nshaka gufata gahunda ku [umunsi / isaha].
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Making an appointment
Grammar Note
"Nshaka + infinitive" = "I want to"
Umunsi umwe
One day
Usage
Basic vocabulary for stating a duration.
Igice cy'umunsi
Half a day
Usage
Use to indicate a half-day duration.
Icyumweru kimwe
One week
Usage
Use to state a one-week duration, e.g. length of stay.
Umwaka umwe
One year
Usage
Use to state a one-year duration.
Ku wa mbere
Monday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Monday.
Ku wa kabiri
Tuesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Tuesday.
Ku wa gatatu
Wednesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Wednesday.
Ku wa kane
Thursday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Thursday.
Ku wa gatanu
Friday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Friday.
Ku wa gatandatu
Saturday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Saturday.
Ku cyumweru
Sunday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Sunday.
Uyu munsi
Today
Usage
Use to point to or state today.
Ejo hazaza
Tomorrow
Usage
Use to point to or state tomorrow.
Ejo hashize
Yesterday
Usage
Use to point to or state yesterday.
Ubu
Now
Usage
Use to point to or state the present moment.
Nyuma
Later
Usage
Use to point to or state a later time.
Mu gitondo
Morning
Usage
Use to point to or state the morning.
Umugoroba
Evening
Usage
Use to point to or state the evening.
Ijoro
Night
Usage
Use to point to or state the night.
Buri munsi
Every day
Usage
Use to state that something happens every day.
Buri cyumweru
Every week
Usage
Use to state that something happens every week.
Buri kwezi
Every month
Usage
Use to state that something happens every month.
Iki cyumweru
This week
Usage
Use to point to or state this week.
Icyumweru gitaha
Next week
Usage
Use to point to or state next week.
Icyumweru cyahise
Last week
Usage
Use to point to or state last week.
Impera y'icyumweru
Weekend
Usage
Use to point to or state the weekend.
Mutarama
January
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Gashyantare
February
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Werurwe
March
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Mata
April
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Gicurasi
May
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Kamena
June
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Nyakanga
July
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Kanama
August
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Nzeri
September
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Ukwakira
October
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Ugushyingo
November
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
Ukuboza
December
Usage
Match a date on a calendar or booking; Rwandan signage is often Kinyarwanda, English and French together
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