Kesho jioni, mimi na Juma tutatembelea jumba la maonyesho mjini.

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Breakdown of Kesho jioni, mimi na Juma tutatembelea jumba la maonyesho mjini.

• Juma: Juma
• na: and
• kutembelea: to visit

Questions & Answers about Kesho jioni, mimi na Juma tutatembelea jumba la maonyesho mjini.

Why does Kesho jioni mean tomorrow evening without any word for in or on?

In Swahili, expressions of time often appear without a preposition. So:

• kesho = tomorrow
• jioni = evening

Together, Kesho jioni naturally means tomorrow evening.

This is normal in Swahili, just like:

• leo asubuhi = this morning
• jana usiku = last night

You do not need a separate word for in or on here.

Why is it mimi na Juma? Does that literally mean me and Juma?

Yes, literally it is me and Juma, but in Swahili this is a normal way to say Juma and I or Juma and me, depending on the English translation.

• mimi = I / me
• na = and
• Juma = Juma

Swahili does not have the same kind of I vs. me rule in coordinated phrases that English has. So mimi na Juma is perfectly natural.

Is mimi necessary here, or could it just be Juma na...?