[Conversation] Time – Sample Sentences

Tudi diba kayi?
Quelle heure est-il ?
What time is it?

Tudi diba umwe
Il est 1 heure.
It’s 1 o’clock.

Tudi mundankulu
Il est minuit.
It’s midnight.

Tudi dya ibidi ne tusunsa dikumi
Il est 2h10
It’s 10 past 2.

Diba dya kuya dya kumbanyi
Il est temps de partir
It’s time to leave

Diba dya kudya dyakumbanyi
Il est temps de manger
It’s time to eat

Leelu tudi wa manga ?
Quelle est la date aujourd’hui?
What is the day today?

Dibidi dya ngondu mwibidi
Le 2 février
February 2nd

Kudi mafuku abidi
Il y a 2 jours
Two  days ago

Note that to express time in Ciluba we use the first person of plural form so that “it is 1pm” is actually literally translated into “we are 1pm”…

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