Swahili readings / Beginner 1 / Daily Routine

A Primary School Student's Day

Siku ya Mwanafunzi wa Shule ya Msingi

Jina langu ni Amina, mimi ni mwanafunzi wa shule ya msingi. Naamka saa kumi na moja asubuhi, nasalimia mama, nawa uso, kisha nakunywa chai na mkate. Navaa sare ya bluu na kupiga mswaki. Natembea hadi shule na ndugu yangu, tunazungumza na kuangalia magari kwa makini. Nikifika, namsalimu mwalimu na marafiki. Darasani tunasoma kusoma na kuandika, hesabu rahisi, na kuchora picha. Wakati wa mapumziko nacheza mpira na kuruka kamba. Baada ya somo la mwisho narudi nyumbani, namsaidia mama kusafisha meza, halafu nafanya kazi za nyumbani. Jioni naoga, nakula chakula cha familia, nasoma hadithi fupi, na nalala mapema.

English Translation

My name is Amina, I am a primary school student. I wake up at five in the morning, I greet my mother, I wash my face, then I drink tea and eat bread. I wear a blue uniform and brush my teeth. I walk to school with my sibling, we talk and watch the cars carefully. When I arrive, I greet the teacher and friends. In class we study reading and writing, easy math, and draw pictures. At break time I play football and jump rope. After the last lesson I return home, I help my mother clean the table, then I do homework. In the evening I bathe, eat dinner with my family, read a short story, and sleep early.