Ku wa mbere
Monday
Usage
Stating or pointing to a day
Grammar Note
A weekday is ku wa plus an ordinal; mbere marks day number 1 of the week
Ku wa kabiri
Tuesday
Usage
Stating or pointing to a day
Grammar Note
A weekday is ku wa plus an ordinal; kabiri marks day number 2 of the week
Ku wa gatatu
Wednesday
Usage
Stating or pointing to a day
Grammar Note
A weekday is ku wa plus an ordinal; gatatu marks day number 3 of the week
Ku wa kane
Thursday
Usage
Stating or pointing to a day
Grammar Note
A weekday is ku wa plus an ordinal; kane marks day number 4 of the week
Ku wa gatanu
Friday
Usage
Stating or pointing to a day
Grammar Note
A weekday is ku wa plus an ordinal; gatanu marks day number 5 of the week
Ku wa gatandatu
Saturday
Usage
Stating or pointing to a day
Grammar Note
A weekday is ku wa plus an ordinal; gatandatu marks day number 6 of the week
Ku munsi w'Imana
Sunday
Usage
Stating or pointing to a day
Grammar Note
ku munsi w'Imana literally means "on God's day" and is Sunday; example sentences use it as in Nzogenda ku munsi w'Imana, I will go on Sunday
Umunsi umwe
One day
Usage
Stating a period or date
Grammar Note
umunsi is an umu- class noun and the numeral umwe (one) agrees with that class
Indwi imwe
One week
Usage
Stating a period or date
Grammar Note
indwi means week and is the same word as the number seven; example sentence: Yafashe akaruhuko indwi imwe, he took a week off
Umwaka umwe
One year
Usage
Stating a period or date
Grammar Note
umwaka is an umu- class noun and the numeral umwe (one) agrees with that class
Uyu munsi
Today
Usage
Talking about today
Grammar Note
uyu is the "this" form for umu- class nouns; example: Uyu munsi ni ku wa gatatu, today is Wednesday
Ubu
Now
Usage
Talking about this moment
Grammar Note
ubu means now; example: Turashobora gutangura ubu?, can we start now?
Hanyuma
Later
Usage
Meaning later or afterwards
Grammar Note
hanyuma means later; example: Ndaguhamagara hanyuma, I will call you later
Mu gitondo
In the morning
Usage
Talking about the morning
Grammar Note
mu is the preposition meaning in; it can follow a day word, as in ejo mu gitondo
Ku mugoroba
In the evening
Usage
Talking about the evening
Grammar Note
ku is the preposition meaning on or at; uyu mugoroba means this evening
Mw'ijoro
At night
Usage
Talking about the night
Grammar Note
mw' is mu shortened before a vowel; example: Nkora mw'ijoro, I work at night
Impera y'indwi
Weekend
Usage
Talking about the weekend
Grammar Note
impera means end and indwi means week; example sentences use iyi mpera y'indwi, this weekend
Mu ndwi iheze
Last week
Usage
Talking about last week
Grammar Note
iheze means past or finished; example: Narabikubwiye mu ndwi iheze, I told you about this last week
Mu ndwi iza
Next week
Usage
Talking about next week
Grammar Note
iza means coming; example: Tuzongera mu ndwi iza, see you next week
Nzero
January
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Nzero is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 1 of the calendar; use muri Nzero for in January
Ruhuhuma
February
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Ruhuhuma is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 2 of the calendar; use muri Ruhuhuma for in February
Ntwarante
March
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Ntwarante is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 3 of the calendar; use muri Ntwarante for in March
Ndamukiza
April
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Ndamukiza is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 4 of the calendar; use muri Ndamukiza for in April
Rusama
May
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Rusama is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 5 of the calendar; use muri Rusama for in May
Ruheshi
June
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Ruheshi is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 6 of the calendar; use muri Ruheshi for in June
Mukakaro
July
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Mukakaro is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 7 of the calendar; use muri Mukakaro for in July
Myandagaro
August
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Myandagaro is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 8 of the calendar; use muri Myandagaro for in August
Nyakanga
September
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Nyakanga is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 9 of the calendar; use muri Nyakanga for in September
Gitugutu
October
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Gitugutu is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 10 of the calendar; use muri Gitugutu for in October
Munyonyo
November
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Munyonyo is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 11 of the calendar; use muri Munyonyo for in November
Kigarama
December
Usage
Naming a month
Grammar Note
Kigarama is the traditional Kirundi month name for month number 12 of the calendar; use muri Kigarama for in December
Buri munsi
Every day
Usage
Talking about a daily habit
Grammar Note
buri means every; the dictionary lists buri munsi for every day
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