Vocabulary: Kuvuga ibihe 'Telling time'

This section higlights and explain words and terms which constitute the core element of the unit. Most importantly the example sentences show how you may use them when you would be engaged in a conversation or interaction withn other people discussing how you would tell time in Kinyarwanda.

Vocabulary

Term		Translation	Example Sentence		Example Translation
Umunsi	umunsiterm1.mp3	A day	Uyu ni umunsi wa kabiri w’ishuri	umunsiexample1.mp3	This is the second day of the school.
Icyumweru	icyumweruterm2.mp3	Sunday	None ni ku cyumweru.	icyumweruexample2.mp3	Today is Sunday
Icyumweru	mucyumweruterm3.mp3	A week	Yohana yaje mu cyumweru gishize	mucyumweruexample3.mp3	John came last week
Ukwezi	ukweziterm4.mp3	A month	Uku ni ukwezi kwa gatatu kw’ishuri	ukweziexample4.mp3	This the 3rd month of the school
Isaha	isahaterm5.mp3	An hour, a watch, a clock.	Mfite isaha imwe gusa.	isahaterm5.mp3	I have one watch only.
Umunota	umunotaterm6.mp3	A minute	Narangije mu minota makumyabiri	umunotaexample6.mp3	I finished the work within twenty minutes.
Kubura	kuburaterm7.mp3	To miss, to come short of	Ni saa tanu ibura iminota cumi.	kuburaexample7.mp3	It is ten to eleven.
Kurenga	kurengaterm8.mp3	To exceed, to be more than.	Ni saa tanu irenga iminota cumi	kurengaexample8.mp3	It is ten past eleven.
Mutarama	mutaramaterm9.mp3	January	Mutarama ni ukwezi kwa mbere kw’umwaka	mutaramaexample9.mp3	Mutarama is the 1st month of the year
Gashyantare	gashyantareterm10.mp3	February	Gashyantare ni ukwezi kwa kabiri kw’umwaka	gashyantareexample10.mp3	Gashyantare is the 2nd month of the year
Werurwe	werurweterm11.mp3	March	Werurwe ni ukwezi kwa tatu kw’umwaka	werurweexample11.mp3	Werurwe is the 3rd month of the year
Mata	mataterm12.mp3	April	Mata ni ukwezi kwa kane kw’umwaka	mataexample12.mp3	Mata is the 4th month of the year
Gicurasi	gicurasiterm13.mp3	May	Gicurasi ni ukwezi kwa gatanu kw’umwaka	gicurasiexample13.mp3	Gicurasi is the 5th month of the year
Kamena	kamenaterm14.mp3	June	Kamena ni ukwezi kwa gatandatu kw’umwaka	kamenaexample14.mp3	Kamena is the 6th month of the year
Nyakanga	nyakangaterm15.mp3	July	Nyakanga ni ukwezi kwa karindwi kw’umwaka	nyakangaexample15.mp3	Nyakanga is the 7th month of the year
Kanama	kanamaterm16.mp3	August	Kanama ni ukwezi kwa munani kw’umwaka	kanamaexample16.mp3	Kanama is the 8th month of the year
Nzeri	nzeriterm17.mp3	September	Nzeri ni ukwezi kwa cyenda kw’umwaka	nzeriexample17.mp3	Nzeri is the 9th month of the year
Ukwakira	ukwakiraterm18.mp3	October	Ukwakira ni ukwezi kwa cumi kw’umwaka	ukwakiraexample18.mp3	Ukwakira is the 10th month of the year
Ugushyingo	ugushyingoterm19.mp3	November	Ugushyingo ni ukwezi kwa cumi na kumwe kw’umwaka	ugushyingoexample19.mp3	Ugushyingo is the 11th month of the year
Ukuboza	ukubozaterm20.mp3	December	Ukuboza ni ukwezi kwa cumi n’abiri kw’umwaka		Ukuboza is the 12th month of the year
Itariki	itarikiterm21.mp3	A date	Uyu munsi ni ku itariki ya cumi Nyakanga	itarikiexample21.mp3	Today’s date is July 10th
Igihembwe	igihembweterm22.mp3	A quarter	Iki ni igihembwe cya kane cy’umwaka	igihembweexample22.mp3	This is the 4th quarter of the year.
Gutanga	gutangaterm23.mp3	To give, donate	Tanga ziriya nkweto zishaje	gutangaexample23.mp3	Donate those shoes to him.