| Which month are we in? | Tiri mumwedzi waani? |
| January | Janoary |
| Febuary | Febroary |
| March | Martsa |
| April | Aprily |
| May | Mey |
| June | Jiona |
| July | Jolay |
| August | Aogositra |
| September | Septambra |
| October | Oktobra |
| November | Novambra |
| December | Desambra |
| Which month are we in? | Tiri mumwedzi waani? |
| January | Janoary |
| Febuary | Febroary |
| March | Martsa |
| April | Aprily |
| May | Mey |
| June | Jiona |
| July | Jolay |
| August | Aogositra |
| September | Septambra |
| October | Oktobra |
| November | Novambra |
| December | Desambra |
| This year | Ity taona ity |
| My birthday is in June this year | Amin’ny vola Jiona ny tsingerintaonako |
| Next year | 1) Amin’ny herin-taona 2) Amin’ny taona ho avy |
| Next year in September the rainy season will start | Amin’ny Septambra amin’nyherin-taona no hanomboka ny orana |
| Last year | 1) Tamin’ny herin-taona 2) Tamin’ny taona lasa |
| Last year in March it was difficult to travel to Ambatondrazaka | Tamin’ny Martsatamin’ny herin-taona tena sarotra nandeha nankany Ambatondrazaka |
West Africa- Ìgbò - Wolof - Yorùbá |
East Africa- Chichewa (Nyanja) - Kinyarwanda (Ikinyarwanda) - Kiswahili |
Central Africa- Chokwe (Wuchokwe) - Ibinda (Fiote) - Kikongo - Lingala - Tshiluba |
Southern Africa- Malagasy - Naro (Senaro) - Nyaneka-Humbi - Sekaukau - Setswana (Tswana) - Shona (chiShona) - Umbundu (South Mbundu) - IsiXhosa (Xhosa) - IsiZulu (Zulu) |