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good morning
habari za asubuhi
good afternoon
habari za mchana
How are father and mother?
Baba na mama hawajambo?
good evening
habari za jioni

The word juma means "day", so Jumamosi literally means "first day" and Jumapili is "second day".

Saturday and Sunday
Jumamosi na Jumapili

How do you think you would say "Monday"? Recall the Swahili word for three is tatu.

Monday

How about "Tuesday" and "Wednesday"?

Tuesday and Wednesday
Juma na Juma

The Swahili language was largely influenced by Arabic and was originally written in Arabic script. The words for "Thursday" and "Friday" are borrowed from Arabic - Alhamisi means "five" in Arabic, and Ijumaa refers to the Muslim day of prayer at the mosque.

Thursday and Friday
Alhamisi na Ijumaa



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