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Time (Saa)

In this section you will learn about time in Ma'di ti. Click on a section below to explore different time categories.

The word for time in Ma'di ti is saa.

To ask 'What is the time?' you’d say: Saa si?

In the western world, time is counted from midnight, for example, 1am is considered the first hour of the day. This is also the case in South Sudan

However, in Uganda, Ma'di time follows a different structure:

The first hour of the day begins at 7am, which aligns with the typical time people start their day. Therefore ‘saa alu’ which translates to ‘first hour’ is 7am.

In this section, we’ll focus on Ugandan Ma'di time.

Ugandan Ma'di time is divided into:

  • Saa: the general term for time between 7am - 6pm.
  • Saa ini dri: which means time of the night, referring to the evening and nighttime hours i.e. 7pm - 6am.

Telling The Time

English Ma'di
7:00amsaa alu
8:00amsaa eri
9:00amsaa ina
10:00amsaa su
11:00amsaa tou
12:00pmsaa azia
1:00pmsaa tuderi
2:00pmsaa aro
3:00pmsaa dricalu
4:00pmsaa mudri
5:00pmsaa mudri limbi alu
6:00pmsaa mudri limbi eri
English Ma'di
7:00pmsaa ini dri alu
8:00pmsaa ini dri eri
9:00pmsaa ini dri ina
10:00pmsaa ini dri su
11:00pmsaa ini dri tou
12:00amsaa ini dri azia
1:00amsaa ini dri tuderi
2:00amsaa ini dri aro
3:00amsaa ini dri dricalu
4:00amsaa ini dri mudri
5:00amsaa ini dri mudri limbi alu
6:00amsaa ini dri mudri limbi eri

Common Time Phrases

English Ma'di
Anzoa what time is it? Anzoa sa si?
Mum its 11am Mamma ani saa tou
What time will we go to the shop? Adi vu soko ga saa si si ya?
We’ll go to the shop at 1pm Adi vu soko ga sa tuderi si
I wake up at 7am Ma nga oru saa alu si
I start work at 9am Ma ebu ido saa ina si
What time will you go to sleep? Nyimu oduga saa si si?
I will go to sleep at 10pm Mamu odu ga sa ini dri su si
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