Vocabulary: Counting, numbering and telling time.

This section will cover the key words and terms that are essential to this unit. Learners will have to know how to use these wordfs appropriately in different contexts of day to day life.
 

Vocabulary
Term Translation Example Sentence Example Translation
Izero, ubusa Zero Nabonye zero mu kizami cy'imibare. I got zero in a maths exam.
Kongeraho, ukongeranya To add, addition Kabiri wongeyeho rimwe ni gatatu. Two plus one is equal to three.
Gukuramo, ugukuramo To subtract, subtraction Gatatu ukuyemo rimwe ni kabiri. Three minus one is equal to two.
Gukuba na, ugukuba To multiply by, multiplication Kabiri ukubye na gatatu ni gatandatu. Two multiplied by three is equal to six.
Kugabanya na, ukugabanya To divide by, ukugabanya To divide by, ukugabanya Eight divided by four is equal to two.
Kungana To be equal to Kabiri wongeyeho rimwe bingana na gatatu. Two plus one is equal to three.
Gusigara To remain, to be left Gatatu ukuyemo rimwe hasigara kabiri. Three minus one is equal to two.
Rimwe-kabiri-gatatu-kane-gatanu-gatandatu-karindwi-umunani-icyenda-icumi One-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight-nine-ten Ndabara rimwe-kabiri-gatatu-kane-gatanu-gatandatu-karindwi-umunani- icyenda-icumi I count one-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight-nine-ten
Makumyabiri Twenty Ndashaka abana makumyabiri. I want twenty children
Mirongwitatu Thirty Ndashaka ibikombe mirongwitatu I want thirty cups.
Mirongwine Forty Ndashaka ibikombe mirongwine I want forty cups.
Mirongwitanu Fifty Ndashaka ibikombe mirongwitanu I want fifty cups.
Mirongwitandatu sixty Ndashaka ibikombe mirongwitandatu I want sixty cups.
Mirongwirindwi Seventy Ndashaka ibikombe mirongwirindwi I want seventy cups.
Mirongwinani Eighty Ndashaka ibikombe mirongwinani I want eighty cups.
Mirongocyenda Ninety Ndashaka ibikombe mirongocyenda I want ninety cups.
Ijana Hundred Mfite ibitabo ijana I have hundred books.
Maganabiri Two hundred Mfite ibitabo maganabiri I have two hundred books.
Maganatatu Three hundred Mfite ibitabo maganatatu I have three hundred books.
Maganane Four hundred Mfite ibitabo maganane I have four hundred books
Maganatanu Five hundred Mfite ibitabo maganatanu I have five hundred books
Maganatandatu Six hundred Mfite ibitabo maganatandatu I have six hundred books.
Maganarinwi Seven hundred Mfite ibitabo maganarindwi. I have seven hundred books.
Maganamunani Eight hundred Mfite ibitabo maganamunani I have eight hundred books.
Maganacyenda Nine hundred Mfite ibitabo maganacyenda. I have nine hundred books.
Igihumbi Thousand Mfite inka igihumbi. I have one thousand cows
Ibihumbi bibiri Two thousand Mfite inka ibihumbi bibiri I have two thousand cows
Ibihumbi cumi Ten thousand Mfite inka ibihumbi cumi. I have ten thousand cows.
Ibihumbi makumyabiri Twenty thousand Mfite inka ibihumbi makumyabiri. I have twenty thousand cows
Ibihumbi ijana Hundred thousand Mfite amadolari ibihumbi ijana I have hundred thousand dollars
Ibihumbi maganatanu Five hundred thousand Mfite amadolari ibihumbi maganatanu I have five hundred thousand dollars
Miliyoni Million Mfite miliyoni y'amadolari. I have one million dollars
Milioni cumi Ten million Mfite miliyoni cumi z'amadolari. I have ten million dollar