Swahili Word of the Day
muda
/mu-DA/ • noun — 14th of May, 2026
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Meaning: time; a period or duration
Examples
- Una muda sasa?
(Do you have time now?) - Nahitaji muda wa kupumzika.
(I need time to rest.) - Muda ni mdogo leo.
(There is little time today.)
Synonyms
- wakati
- saa
Muda is used to talk about time in a general or relative sense (a moment, a period, or duration). Use 'Una muda?' to ask if someone has time or 'muda mrefu' / 'muda mfupi' to say a long time or a short time. Note that 'siku' means 'day' and 'saa' often means 'hour' or 'clock', while 'muda' covers 'time' more broadly.
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