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Chapter 03: Numbers and time

Telling the time

Rwandan hours start counting at 7 a.m. — saa moya is the first hour.

  • Lesson 7 of 14
  • 9 min
  • Beginner
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Chapter 3 · Numbers and time

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Lesson contents

  1. 1. Key words

    Ni saa ngahe? — what time is it? · saa moya — 7:00 · saa mbiri — 8:00 · saa tatu — 9:00 · saa sita — 12:00 · saa kumi — 16:00 · n'igice — and a half

  2. 2. Write it down

    Write three times you do something every day, the Rwandan way (e.g. saa mbiri — 8:00).

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