"Habari za mchana mama?"
Translation:How is the afternoon, mother?
June 2, 2018
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Deddy56150
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If this is meant to be a support for learners to give a literal translation, then it's okay. But I don't think that it's a grammatically correct translation.
The main dictionary definition of "mchana" is daytime (vs night time), and an evening greeting of "Za mchana?" or "Habari za mchana?" meaning, "How have you been today?" Of course, if it is afternoon time, and someone asks, "Habari za mchana?" I think it would be safe to assume they are meaning something like, "How are you this afternoon?" But I think another English translation could be, "How are you today?", even though it is using 'mchana', not 'leo'.