1.18 Time / Igihe-Ibihe - simple conversations

Question 1

Give the time using a Rwanda clock:
Two o’clock in the morning.
Four o’clock in the morning.
Noon

English 7 o’clock is saa moya (1 hour after sunrise and early evening)

Answer 1

Saa mbiri za mugitondo.
Cyangwa: saa mbiri mbere ya saa sita.
Saa yine za mugitondo.
Cyangwa: saa moya mbere ya saa sita.
Saa sita

Question 2

Give the Rwanda time using an English clock:
Seven o’clock in the morning.
Nine o’clock in the morning.
Noon

English 7 o’clock is saa moya (1 hour after sunrise and early evening)

Answer 2

Saa moya za mugitondo.
Cyangwa: saa moya mbere ya saa sita.
Saa cyenda za mugitondo.
Cyangwa saa cyenda mbere ya saa sita.
Saa sita

Question 3

Give the Rwanda time using an English clock:
Two o’clock in the afternoon.
Four o’clock in the afternoon.
Eight o’clock in the evening.
Ten o’clock in the evening.

English 7 o’clock is saa moya (1 hour after sunrise and early evening)

Answer 3

Saa munani za mu gitondo.
Saa cumi za mu gitondo.
Saa mbiri z’umugoroba.
Saa yine z’umugoroba.

Question 4

Can you help me?
Yes.
What time is it?
It is five o’clock.

Answer 4

Urashobora kumfasha?
Yego.
Saa ngahe?
Ni saa tanu.

Question 5

Your watch is set to English time. You see:
* one o’clock
* three o’clock
* five o’clock
* seven o’clock
* nine o’clock
* eleven o’clock
What is the time in Kinyarwanda?

Answer 5

saa saba
saa tatu
saa tanu
saa moya
saa cyenda
saa kumi n’imwe

Question 6

Translate from English time to Rwanda time
School opens at seven o’clock.
School closes at three o’clock.
The bank opens at nine o’clock.
The bank closes at four o’clock.

Answer 6

Ishuri ifunga saa moya.
Ishuri ifungura saa tatu.
Banki ifungura saa cyenda.
Banki ifunga saa yine.

Question 7

State as Rwanda time:
five minutes before one o’clock
fifteen minutes to ten o’clock
twenty minutes after six o’clock
forty-five minutes after o’clock

Answer 7

iminota itanu mbere saa moya
iminota cumi n’itanu kugeza saa kumi
iminota icumi mbere ya saa kumi n’ebyiri
iminota makumyabiri kugeza saa munani

Question 8

State as Rwanda time:
01:15
04:30
08:45
12:30

Answer 8

saa moya na cumi n’itanu
saa yine n’gice
saa munani na mirongo ine n’tanu
saa kumi-n’ebyiri n’gice