Swahili
mwezi
MWEH-zee
How to say it
SwahilimweziMWEH-zeesoon
Englishmonthsoon
Frenchmoissoon
Meaning
a period of about thirty days; a month (the same word also means 'moon').
Good to know
class 3/4 noun (plural miezi); also the word for 'moon', since months were traditionally reckoned by the lunar cycle.
Examples
- Karibu nyumbani!Welcome home!
- Mwezi huu nimefanya kazi nyingi.This month I have done a lot of work.
- Je, mwezi ujao utasafiri?Will you travel next month?
- Hatujaonana mwezi mzima.We have not seen each other for a whole month.