Schedule & Booking

1. Kesaa aja ilo?

   What time will you go?

   Usage

   Asking when someone is leaving or going out

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. "Kesaa aja + verb" means "at what time ...", literally "the hour is how many that you go". Esaa (hour) comes from Swahili saa; without ke- it is also said "Saa aja ilotu?" (what time are you coming). Clock times follow the Swahili count from sunrise, so numbers differ from the clock by six hours

2. Anu iyieu nilo?

   When do you want to go?

   Usage

   Asking someone to name the day or time that suits them

   Grammar Note

   Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended. The question word Anu ("when") comes first. "Iyieu + ni- + verb" means "you want to ..."

3. Taata

   Today

   Usage

   Naming the day of a plan. It can also mean "now"

   Grammar Note

   An adverb that can come before or after the verb

4. Taisere

   Tomorrow

   Usage

   Naming tomorrow as the day of a plan

   Grammar Note

   Also written taaisere, it means the near future, such as tomorrow or a few years ahead. The spelling taisere is the more common

5. Ng'ole

   Yesterday

   Usage

   Talking about something that happened yesterday

   Grammar Note

   An adverb. Ng' is one nasal sound like the end of English "sing". The day before yesterday is a different word

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