Time (Igihe) Flashcards
to help memorize how to tell time in kinyarwanda
1
Q
7:00 am
A
saa moya
2
Q
8:00 am
A
saa mbili
3
Q
9:00 am
A
saa tatu
4
Q
10:00 am
A
saa yine
5
Q
11:00 am
A
saa tanu
6
Q
12:00 pm
A
saa sita
7
Q
1:00 pm
A
saa saba
8
Q
2:00 pm
A
saa munani
9
Q
3:00 pm
A
saa kenda
10
Q
4:00 pm
A
saa kumi
11
Q
5:00 pm
A
saa kumi n’imwe
12
Q
6:00 pm
A
saa kumi n’ebyiri
13
Q
Morning (4:00am - 11-59am)
A
Mugitondo
14
Q
Afternoon (12:00 - 15:59)
A
Kumanywa
15
Q
Evening (16:00 - 18:59)
A
Nimugoroba
16
Q
Night time (19:00 - 3:59)
A
N’ijoro
17
Q
Ni saa ngahe
A
What time is it
18
Q
half past
A
n’igice
19
Q
zuzuye (example: saa tanu zuzuye)
A
sharp / “o’clock”
20
Q
zibura iminota (e.g: Saa munani zibura iminota itanu)
A
less / “short off”
