Kesho jioni, mimi na Juma tutaangalia sanaa za mitaani mjini.

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Breakdown of Kesho jioni, mimi na Juma tutaangalia sanaa za mitaani mjini.

• Juma: Juma
• na: and
• kuangalia: to look at

Questions & Answers about Kesho jioni, mimi na Juma tutaangalia sanaa za mitaani mjini.

Why does the sentence start with Kesho jioni?

Because Swahili very often puts time expressions near the beginning of the sentence.

• kesho = tomorrow
• jioni = evening

Together, kesho jioni means tomorrow evening.

Starting with the time phrase is very natural in Swahili, just like saying Tomorrow evening, ... in English.

Why are both kesho and jioni used? Wouldn’t one be enough?

They give different pieces of time information:

• kesho = tomorrow
• jioni = in the evening

So:

• kesho alone = tomorrow
• jioni alone = in the evening
• kesho jioni = tomorrow evening

Using both makes the time more specific.

Why does the sentence say mimi na Juma when tutaangalia already means we will look/watch?