Time & Dates

1. Tenen

   Monday

   Usage

   Day name; a synonym is aaɓnde

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary tenen = "lundi".

2. Talaata

   Tuesday

   Usage

   Day name, from Arabic

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary talaata = "mardi".

3. Alarba

   Wednesday

   Usage

   Day name, from Arabic

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary alarba = "mercredi".

4. Alkamisa

   Thursday

   Usage

   Day name, from Arabic

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary alkamisa = "jeudi".

5. Juma

   Friday

   Usage

   Day name; also the Friday congregational prayer. A synonym is mawnde

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary juma = "vendredi ; prière du vendredi".

6. Asewe

   Saturday

   Usage

   Day name, from Arabic. Do not use the other synonym

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary asewe = "samedi".

7. Dimaasi

   Sunday

   Usage

   Day name, from French; a synonym is alati

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary dimaasi = "dimanche". Example "Hannde ko dimaasi, golle alaa." (Today is Sunday, there is no work).

8. Hannde

   Today

   Usage

   The adverb for today

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary hannde = "aujourd'hui".

9. Janngo

   Tomorrow

   Usage

   The adverb for tomorrow; as a noun it also means the future

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary janngo = "demain ; avenir".

10. Hanki

    Yesterday

    Usage

    The adverb for yesterday

    Grammar Note

    Bah dictionary hanki = "hier".

11. Jooni

    Now

    Usage

    The adverb for now; it appears in "Jooni non fonten deftere nden janngen" (now let's open the book and read)

    Grammar Note

    Bah dictionary jooni = "maintenant ; tout de suite".

12. Jemma

    Night

    Usage

    The word for night or at night

    Grammar Note

    Bah dictionary jemma = "pendant la nuit ; nuit".

13. Jemma ndinndon

    Late at night

    Usage

    For the deepest, latest part of the night

    Grammar Note

    Bah dictionary compound under jemma: "jemma ndinndon" = "en plein nuit" (in the dead of night). ndinndon is an ideophone tied to jemma.

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