Time and dates in Gujarati
કેટલા વાગ્યા? સોમવાર to રવિવાર — time, days and dates.
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Clock time strikes: કેટલા વાગ્યા? (what time?), એક વાગ્યો (one o'clock), પાંચ વાગ્યા (five o'clock). સાડાપાંચ (5:30), પોણાસાત (6:45), સવાછ (6:15) — halves and quarters sing. Ask time daily; numbers stick.
Day parts flow: સવાર (morning), બપોર (afternoon), સાંજ (evening), રાત (night). સવારે (in the morning), રાત્રે (at night) — suffixes time the day. Parts first, precision after.
Weeks cycle planet-wise: સોમવાર (Monday) through રવિવાર (Sunday) — Moon-day to Sun-day. આજે સોમવાર છે (today is Monday) — date yourself daily. Weekdays rhythm life.
Dates frame plans: આજે (today), કાલે (tomorrow), ગઈકાલે (yesterday), તારીખ (date). કાલે મળીશું? (shall we meet tomorrow?) — propose, confirm, arrive. Plans in Gujarati keep in Gujarati.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Gujarati | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| What time is it? | કેટલા વાગ્યા? | ketlaa vaagyaa |
| Morning | સવાર | savaar |
| Afternoon | બપોર | bapor |
| Evening | સાંજ | saanj |
| Night | રાત | raat |
| Today | આજે | aaje |
| Tomorrow | કાલે | kaale |
| Yesterday | ગઈકાલે | gaikaale |
| Monday | સોમવાર | somavaar |
| Saturday | શનિવાર | shanivaar |
| Sunday | રવિવાર | ravivaar |
| Date (calendar) | તારીખ | taarikh |
| Time | સમય | samay |
Language, culture, and common traps
Practice: recall, then use
Use this quick recall drill for Time and dates. Hide the script and romanisation columns; say the Gujarati form for each cue before revealing its row, then check spelling and sound. The phrase-table speaker buttons provide a model when a matching browser voice is available.
- What time is it?
- Tomorrow
- Time
Transfer practice. Use the examples to arrange a real meeting: ask for a day, confirm a time, and repeat the answer back. Write the date in the script shown on the page, then read it aloud. Calendar conventions and everyday time expressions can vary, so confirm the details rather than relying on a guess. Start from કેટલા વાગ્યા? (ketlaa vaagyaa) and decide whether it fits the situation before using it elsewhere.
Context check. For Time and dates, “Time” belongs to a particular setting. A common mistake is to treat an English gloss as universal; read the language-specific note above and ask a fluent speaker when local usage differs.
Check your recall: answer key
- કેટલા વાગ્યા? ketlaa vaagyaa — What time is it?
- કાલે kaale — Tomorrow
- સમય samay — Time
Questions learners ask
કેટલા વાગ્યા? (how much has struck?) — answer પાંચ વાગ્યા (five o'clock). Time strikes in Gujarati; ask it everywhere.
સોમવાર મંગળવાર બુધવાર ગુરુવાર શુક્રવાર શનિવાર રવિવાર — chant the week; planet-days roll musically.
આજે (today), કાલે (tomorrow), ગઈકાલે (yesterday), પરમદિવસે (day after/before). Four words frame every plan.