Date, Month, Year Flashcards
Dates
Dates are indicated with the word TAREHE followed by the number for the date
Tarehe mosi
1st
Tarehe pili
2nd
Tarehe tatu
3rd
tarehe nne
4th
Tarehe tano
5th
Tarehe sita
6th
tarehe saba
7th
tarehe nane
8th
Months
Months are named by using english borrowings or by using mwezi wa followed by an ordinal number
mwezi wa kwanza
january
mwezi wa pili
february
mwezi wa tatu
march
Mwezi wa nne
April
Mwezi wa tano
May
Mwezi wa sita
June
Mwezi wa Saba
July
Mwezi wa nane
August
Mwezi wa tisa
September
Mwezi wa kumi
October
Mwezi wa kumi na moja
November
Mwezi wa kumi na mbili
December
Year
This should be followed by mwaka wa eg. 1968: mwaka wa elfu moja mia tisa na sitini na nane
We can shorten and say mwaka sitini na nane: ‘68
mfano: 3/6/08
Leo ni tarehe tatu mwezi wa sita mwaka wa elfu mbili na nane