"Now it is 9 AM."

Translation: Sasa ni saa tatu asubuhi.

[DaphneTheSnail]

Is this a typo? Shouldn't it be sasa ni saa tisa asubuhi or is it actually right?

[dieprinzessin]

Read the notes. They start counting from 6 am on. So 9am = 3 am (Swahili time)

[BugTheDestroyer]

Like Jewish time in the new testament.

[Gemmade]

I understand the tatu bit but the rest NO

[Nsikan9]

Sasa = now
ni = is
saa = hours/time
tatu = 3
asubuhi = morning

So it's basically saying that it's now 3 o'clock (swahili time) in the morning as opposed to 'saa tatu jioni' which would be 3 o'clock in the evening/night (9pm)

[DBall28144]

Is "asubuhi" necessary here? "Saa tatu" would be three hours after 6am, which is unambiguously 9am. By contrast. 3pm would be "saa tisa," nine hours after 6am, wouldn't it?

[Nsikan9]

'Saa tatu' without the 'asubuhi' could be 9am or 9pm

[DBall28144]

I see. Is "saa tisa" ever used?

[Carlos489970]

"saa tisa" is 3 o'clock, "usiku (or asubuhi??)" or "mchana" makes that a.m. or p.m.