Nhasi
Nhasi (today) izwi rinoreva zuva rino ratiri kana musi uno watiri. KuChiNdau vanoti nyamashi.
Tsumo
chinjirudza- Nyamusi handi mangwana. Today is not tomorrow.
- Nhasi haasiri mangwana. Today is not tomorrow.
Kurerutsa Mutauro
chinjirudza- Unoti watenga vanobva vatounza motokari yacho nyamusi.
Mitauro yeBantu
chinjirudza- MaZulu vanoti langa (adv. On the day (foll. by poss. constr.) kureva zuva iroro. Muenzaniso: langa lokuvulwa kwesikole (on the day of school opening).
- MaZulu vanoti langalelo (On that day). Muenzaniso: Langalelo wabulala imamba (On that day he killed a mamba).
- VaZigula vanoti na msi (in the day time) kureva masikati. Mamwe mazwi: na kilo (in the night time). Msi (n. a day).