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Time (Shimbu) in Chokwe

Always	Shimbu lieswe
I always wanted to marry you	Yami nakuzanga shimbu lieswe kumbata yena
Never	Ni limwe tangwa
I will never speak again!	Ni limwe tangwa chixikuhandjika nawa!
Now	Hapila
We have to leave now!	Ndo thukathuke hapila!
Sometimes	Shimbu limwe
Sometimes I prefer to be at home	Na kufumba kutwama ko zuwo shimbu limwe
From time to time	Ha shimbu yiko
From time to time I eat Fumbwa	Ha shimbu yiko nakuzanga kulia Fumbwa
Late	Kulaluka
The bus is always late	Kalela kakulaluka shimbu lyaswe
Early	Ha shimbu
You should try to come home early	Yena ndo mu hiluka ko zuwo ha shimbu

How to ask or explain the time

What is the time?	Shimbu yika thuli?
It is 8am	Thuli ha shimbu lya nake lya chimenemene
It is 10:30am	Thuli ha shimbu lya kumi nyi mifunda yi tatu ya chimenemene
It is 5pm	Thuli ha shimbu yitano ya chingoloshi
It is 10pm	Thuli ha kumi iya shimbu ya ufuku
Morning -- Afternoon -- Evening -- Night	Chimene -- Mwalwa -- Chingoloshi -- Ufuku
Today -- Tomorrow -- Yesterday	Musono -- Hamene -- Zaú

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Greetings & Introductions
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Numbers
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Days of the week
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Months of the year
How to say months of the year in Chokwe

Time Concepts
How say early, late, always and other concepts in Chokwe

Question Words
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Traveling
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Shopping
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Important Verbs
To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

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Phrases
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