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Months and years in Chichewa

Month Mwezi
Which month are we in? Tili mu mwezi uti?
January Januwale
Febuary Febuluwale
March Malichi
April Epulo
May Meyi
June Julaye
July Julai
August Ogasiti
September Sepitembala
October Okutobala
November Novembala
December Disembala

Year phrases

This year Chaka chino
My birthday is in June this year Tsiku lomwe ndinabadwa lili mu Juni chaka chino
There are elections this year Pali zisankho chaka chino
Next year 1) Chaka cha mawa
2) Chaka chikubwelachi
Next year in September the rainy season will start 1) Chaka cha mawa mu Sepitembala nthawi ya mvula iyamba
2) Mu September chaka cha mawa nthawi ya mvula iyamba
3) Mu September chaka chikubwelachi nthawi ya mvula iyamba
Next year I will visit you Mwaka ujao nitakutembelea
Last year Chaka chatha
Last year in March it was difficult to travel to Mzimba 1) Chaka chatha mu Malichi kunali kovuta kupita ku Mzimba
2) Mu March chaka chatha kunali kovuta kupita ku Mzimba
Last year my son graduated from the University of Malawi Chaka chatha mwana wanga wamwamuna anamaliza maphunziro awo ku University of Malawi

Learn Chichewa

  • Greetings & Introductions

    How to greet and introduce yourself in Chichewa

  • Family

    How can you describe your family in Chichewa?

  • Numbers

    How to count in Chichewa

  • Days of the week

    How to say days of the week in Chichewa

  • Months of the year

    How to say months of the year in Chichewa

  • Time Concepts

    How say early, late, always and other concepts in Chichewa

  • Question Words

    Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

  • Traveling

    Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Chichewa

  • Shopping

    Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Chichewa

  • Important Verbs

    To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

  • Media

    List of music, dances and movies in Chichewa

  • Phrases

    Extra phrases in Chichewa that may be handy

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