"Habari ya mchana mama?"

Translation: How is the afternoon mom?

[Missworldwide]

Would "How is your afternoon, mom?" be acceptable? The hint says that "ya" means of, so would it be logical to say that "your" works as it's the afternoon of the mother (as in possessive or personal) or is that contextually wrong for whatever reason? Thanks for the feedback!

[NiyamBhushan]

It means both

[Idaguava]

why is "ya" used here and not "za"?

[AndieAnna_37]

According to the other comments, both can be interchanged. 'Ya' is basically used for one news (maybe you're only interested in what's going on with the person the question is directed to) while 'za' refers to general news.

[ellemadlove]

Good afternoon, Mom should for sure be accepted.

[Matthew389288]

A little confused as to when to use Ya and when to use Za.

[federklaun]

And why's "How is your day, mother?" wrong in here? The daytimes are giving me a headache, seriously :D

[AlliyahGor]

Why is mchana used as "afternoon" in this sentence and it really means "daytime"?

[hectorlqr]

Is 'mama' formal, like mother? Or informal, like mom?

[VinceVille1]

Both

[TowoAwawaB]

I spoke woth a friend in Kanya right after seeing that question.she said Ya is singular, Za is plural.

[PaulNaveau]

And just a few questions earlier... it was Habaria ZA mchana mama... so what is it and when/why?

[Laszlo.Sz]

A comma is missing before “mom”, like: How is the afternoon, mom? It's very confusing without the comma. It's like talking about a kind of mom, like morning mom or afternoon mom. I wonder whether a comma should be used in the Swahili sentence as well.

[marcorandazza]

Would "how is your afternoon, mama?" be proper ?

[BabaKwaku]

Mama can also be used as a title like mama ali (ali mom) when talking to some1

[ScorpioGir5]

You can also say, habari ya adhuhuri?

[LOTHARGUTTNER0]

ya = your
za = the
to my guessing so far,
if Duo does not become inconsistent
to comfuse me again.