kesho yake
KEH-shoh YAH-keh
How to say it
Swahilikesho yakeKEH-shoh YAH-kehsoon
Englishthe next day, the following daysoon
Frenchle lendemain
Meaning
The day after the day just spoken about, used when telling what happened in the past or will happen after some event.
Good to know
Used like an adverb at the start or end of a clause: kesho yake alirudi, the next day he came back. Siku iliyofuata means the same.
Examples
- Tulifika Mwanza jioni na kesho yake tukaenda Musoma.We reached Mwanza in the evening and the next day we went to Musoma.
- Aliugua Jumatatu, kesho yake akalazwa hospitalini.He fell sick on Monday, and the following day he was admitted to hospital.
- Walikubaliana kukutana kesho yake asubuhi.They agreed to meet the next morning.
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