1.18 Time / Igihe-Ibihe - simple conversations Flashcards
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Eight o’clock in the morning.
Ten o’clock in the morning.
Noon
English 7AM is saa moya (1 hour after sunrise).
Saa mbiri za mu gitondo.
Saa yine za mu gitondo.
Saa sita
Rwandans set clocks to English time, but translate to Kinyarwanda.
Seven o’clock in the morning.
Nine o’clock in the morning.
English time is six hours ahead of Rwanda time.
Saa moya za mu gitondo.
Saa cyenda za mu gitondo
Rwandans set clocks to English time, but translate to Kinyarwanda.
Four o’clock in the afternoon.
Eight o’clock in the evening.
Ten o’clock in the evening.
English 1 PM is saa saba (1 hour after noon). Six hours ahead
Saa kumi za mu gitondo.
Saa mbiri z’umugoroba.
Saa yine z’umugoroba.
Rwandans set clocks to English time, but translate to Kinyarwanda.
Can you help me?
Reply: Yes.
What time is it?
Reply: It is five o’clock.
Ushobora kumfasha?
Reply: Yego.
Ni saa ngahe?
Reply: Ni saa kumi n’imwe.
Rwandans set clocks to English time, but translate to Kinyarwanda.
You see on your English watch:
* one o’clock
* three o’clock
* five o’clock
What is the time in Kinyarwanda?
saa saba
saa cyenda
saa kumi n’imwe
Rwandans use kumi (koo-mee) ten in Kiswahili.
You see on your English watch:
- seven o’clock
- nine o’clock
- eleven o’clock
What is the time in Kinyarwanda?
saa moya
saa tatu
saa tanu
Rwandans use kumi (koo-mee) ten in Kiswahili.
You see on your English watch:
- Noon
- Midnight
Translate to Kinyarwanda
saa sita
saa sita z’ijoro
Translate from English time to Rwandan time:
The school opens at seven o’clock.
The pharmacy closes at three o’clock.
The bank opens at nine o’clock.
The building closes at four o’clock.
Ishuri ifungura saa moya.
Farumasi ifunga saa tatu.
Banki ifungura saa cyenda.
Inyubako ifunga saa yine.
Vuga igihe mu Kinyarwanda:
five minutes before seven o’clock
fifteen minutes before four o’clock
twenty minutes before six o’clock
forty-five minutes until two o’clock
iminota itanu mbere ya saa moya
iminota cumi n’itanu kugeza saa kumi
iminota icumi mbere ya saa kumi n’ebyiri
iminota makumyabiri kugeza saa munan5i
Vuga igihe muri Kinyarwanda:
07:15
10:30
02:45
06:30
saa moya na cumi n’itanu
saa yine n’igice, cyangwa saa yine na mirongo itatu.
saa munani na mirongo ine n’itanu
saa kumi n’ebyiri n’igice
Vuga igihe mu Kinyarwanda
13:15
16:30
saa saba na cumi n’itanu
saa kumi na mirongo itatu, cyangwa saa kumi n’igice.
Vuga igihe muri Kinyarwanda.
8:45
00:30
Saa mbiri na mirongo ine n’itanu
Saa kumi n’ebyiri na mirongo itatu, cyangwa saa kumi n’ebyiri n’igice.
Translate from English time to Rwanda time
Hospitals open at eight o’clock.
Hospitals close at four o’clock.
Ibitaro bifunga saa mbiri.
Ibitaro bifungura saa kumi.
Translate from English time to Rwanda time
Embassies open at ten o’clock.
Embassies close at four o’clock.
Ambasade ifungura saa yine.
Ambasade ifunga saa kumi n’imwe.
Translate from English time to Rwanda time
Schools open at eight o’clock in the morning.
Schools close at four o’clock in the afternoon.
Amashuri afungura saa munani za mu gitondo.
Amashuri afunga saa tatu nyuma ya saa sita.
Translate from English time to Kinyarwanda
Restaurants open at four o’clock in the afternoon.
Bars close at midnight.
Restora zifungura saa yine nyuma ya saa sita.
Utubari dufunga saa sita z’ijoro.
Subiza mu Kinyarwanda
Supamarketi ifungura saa ngahe?
Farumasi ifunga saa ngahe?
Supamarketi ifungura saa ….. (give time).
Farumasi ifunga saa …. (give time).
Isomero (library) rifunga saa ngahe?
Mize (museum) ifungura saa ngahe?
Isomero rifunga saa …. (give time)
Mize ifungura saa …(give time)?
Banki zifungura saa moya za mu gitondo? Ni byo?
Ishuri rifungura saa tanu z’ijoro? Ni byo?
Ni byo. Banki zifungura saa moya za mu gitondo.
Si byo. Ishuri rifungura saa kumi nyuma ya saa sita.
Amaduka afunga saa ngahe?
Isomero ifungura saa ngahe?
Amaduka afunga saa…(give time)…z’umugoroba.
Isomero ifunga saa…(give time)…nyuma ya sita.
