mwaka ujao
MWAH-kah oo-JAH-oh
How to say it
Swahilimwaka ujaoMWAH-kah oo-JAH-oh
Englishnext year
Frenchl'année prochaine
Meaning
The year after the present one; also the coming year of a budget or school calendar.
Good to know
Mwaka, year, with ujao, the coming one; it does not take a preposition: tutaonana mwaka ujao. Mwaka ujao wa fedha is the next financial year; mwaka jana is last year.
Examples
- Tutafunga ndoa mwaka ujao.We will get married next year.
- Bei ya umeme itapanda mwaka ujao.The price of electricity will go up next year.
- Mwaka ujao nitaanza chuo kikuu.Next year I will start university.
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