KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS: SUB TOPIC FIVE. days

We proceed we our sub topic days

4/5/1977

Tarehe nne mwezi mei, mwaka elf moja mia tisa sabini na saba or tarehe nne , mwezi wa tano , mwaka elf moja mia tisa sabini na saba

2/9/1978

Tarehe mbili, mwezi September,mwaka elf moja mia tisa sabini na nane

Exercise five

Telling Dates in Swahili

1. 1/10/2000…………..

2. 7/7/1978…………….

3. 12/1/1964…………

4. 9/12/1961…………..

5. 26/4/1964…………..

Practice five : Teacher asks Neema and Musa to answer her questions.

Teacher: Leo ni siku gani Musa

Musa: Leo ni juma tatu.

Teacher: Leo ni tarehe ngapi Neema

Neema: Leo ni tarehe 7mwezi wa 7 mwaka 2006

Teacher: Vizuri sasa nataka Musa na Neema mnitajie siku katika wiki. Anza.

Musa & Neema:  Jumamosi, jumapili, jumatatu, jumanne, jumatano,, Alhamis, ijumaa

Teacher: vizuri sana

Communicative translation

Teacher asks her students, Musa and Neema to mention the day and the date:

They answered correctly then she said “vizuri” which is equivalent to good in English.

Teacher asks her student to mention the day and the week, they do so, when they reach, Thursday and Friday they make mistake. The  Teacher makes them remember about Thursday and Friday in kiswahili, then they make repetition to correct themselves, is it difficult for you? try to ask the same question to any Kiswahili speakers if she or he is willing to share his or her time with you