| Ni saa ngapi? | • | What is the time? |
| Ni... | • | It is ... |
| saa saba | • | one o' clock |
| saa tisa | • | three o' clock |
| saa nane na robo | • | quarter past two |
| saa nane na nusu | • | half past two |
| saa kumi kasrobo | • | quarter to four |
| saa kumi nambili kasoro dakika kumi | • | ten to six |
| saa moja na dakika ishirini na tano | • | twenty five past seven |
| saa tatu kasoro dakika tano | • | five to nine |
| saa tano kasoro dakika sihirini na tano | • | twenty five to eleven |
| saa saba kasoro dakika ishirini | • | twenty to one |
| asubuhi mapema | • | early in the morning |
| jioni sana | • | late in the afternoon |
| kabla kuchomoza jua | • | just before sunrise |
| baada ya kutua jua | • | just after sunset |
| saa sita usiku | • | at midnight |
| mchana | • | at noon |
| juzi | • | the day before yesterday |
| jana | • | yesterday |
| leo | • | today |
| kesho | • | tomorrow |
| keshokutwa | • | the day after tomorrow |
| asubuhi hii | • | this morning |
| jioni hii | • | this afternoon |
| usiku huu | • | this evening |
| leo usiku | • | tonight |
| asubuhi | • | in the mornings |
| jioni | • | in the afternoons |
| magharibi | • | in the evenings |
| usiku | • | at night |
| kwa saa | • | hourly |
| kila siku | • | daily |
| kila wiki | • | weekly |
| kila mwezi | • | monthly |
| kila mwaka | • | yearly |
| kila siku | • | every day |
