Swahili Word of the Day
siku
/SI-ku/ • noun — 5th of May, 2026
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Meaning: day; a 24-hour period or a specific calendar day
Examples
- Nilitembea mji mzima siku nzima.
(I walked the whole town all day.) - Siku ya kuzaliwa yangu ni Machi.
(My birthday is in March.) - Katika siku zijazo nitajifunza Kiswahili zaidi.
(In the coming days I will learn more Swahili.)
Synonyms
- mchana
- tarehe
Use 'siku' to talk about a calendar day, a 24-hour period, or how long something lasts. It's commonly combined with numbers (e.g., 'siku mbili' = two days) or time expressions when discussing dates, schedules, or durations.
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