"Siku njema Esther na Rashidi"
Translation:Have a good day Esther and Rashidi
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Njema with asubuhi, jioni and siku. Mwema with mchana and usiku.
Someone said somewhere that it has to do with name class or something. I haven't learned about that yet, so I cannot explain the general pattern.
Adjectives ('good' in this sentence) change according to the noun class of the noun they refer to ('day'). That is why we have mchana mwema and usiku mwema but jioni njema. Jioni, usiku and mchana belong to three different noun classes. All this will be clarified in later lessons!
Thanks, I stand corrected! Must have been in a hurry when I wrote that. Now edited.
When we use Siku as a day I thought it means night or you put together with njema to become a day
Would you say something to an elder? For example, if an elderly man or someone of tribal royalty walked into your shop and bought something, would you say "Siku njema"?
Where I stay in Kenya, people hardly use any of these. And, we would not speak to an elder unless first spoken to.
You would start with "Shikamoo" which is a greeting of respect for elders. Perhaps "Shikamoo baba." Baba means grandfather but can be used for non-relatives as well.
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We learnt in an earlier lesson that "baba" was father and "BABU" grandfather. So how is it really?
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What's difference in saying "Good day." to someone and saying "Have a good day."? Both expressions are supposed to be accepted, though the former is a phrase and latter is a complete sentence.
I thought this translates to: Good day Esther and Rashidi. Not Have a good day Esther and Rashidi. Wouldn't that be; kuwa na siku njema Esther na Rashidi.