Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Days of the week
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
- Lelo nipa shani?
- What is the day today?
- Lelo nipa …
- today is …
- Mailo pakaba nipa shani?
- What is the day tomorrow?
- Mailo pakaba ni pa …
- Tomorrow is
- Lelo
- today
- Mailo
- yesterday OR tomorrow, depending on context
- pakaba
- future
- pali
- past
- Mailo pali ni pali chimo
- yesterday is Monday
- Mailo pakaba ni pali chitatu
- tomorrow is Wednesday
- Mailo nkaya kumapepo
- tomorrow I will go to church
- Mailo nalile kumapepo
- yesterday I went to church
- Mailo mwaile kwi?
- Where did you go yesterday?
- Mailo naile ku kumapepo
- Yesterday, I went to church.
- Mailo mukaya kwi?
- Where are you going tomorrow? (plural, formal)
- Mailo mukaya ku kumapepo
- Tomorrow I will go to church. (pular, formal)
- Mailo nkaya
- Tomorrow I will go (singular, informal)
- Bushe mailo mukaya kumapepo?
- Are you going to church tomorrow?
- Emkwayi nkaya.
- Yes I will go.
mailo (1 day away)
words
- ukuipika
- cooking
- ukuisa
- coming somewhere
- ukutapa
- fetching
- ukunwa
- drinking
Examples
- ndeipika imbalala lelo
- I'm cooking groundnuts today
- nkepika imbalala mailo
- I will cook groundnuts tomorrow
- naliipika imbalala mailo
- I cooked groundnuts yesterday
- nawipika imbalalo lelo?
- Have you cooked groundnuts today?
- emkwayi, nkepika imbalala lelo
- Yes, I cooked groundnuts today.
- bushe walaipika imbalala lelo
- Are you going to cook groundnuts today.
- bushe mukepika imbalala mailo?
- Are you going to cook groundnuts tomorrow? (plural / formal)
- bushe mwaliipika imbalala mailo?
- Did you cook groundnuts yesterday? (plural / formal)
- emkwayi, naliipika imbalala mailo
- yes, I cooked groundnuts yesterday
- walaya mukwipika imbalala lelo
- You are going to cook groundnuts today.
When do we see each other?
- Tukamonana lisa?
- When are we meeting.
- Tukamonana pali chine
- See you on Thursday
Time of day
- akachelo
- in the morning
- akasuba
- in the afternoon (when the sun is at its peak)
- ichungulo
- in the late afternoon
- ubushiko
- in the evening
- kuma 13
- 1 o clock
- kuma nshita nshi?
- What time?