Time and dates in Marathi
किती वाजले? सोमवार to रविवार — time, days and dates.
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Clock time strikes: किती वाजले? (what time?), एक वाजला (one o'clock), पाच वाजले (five o'clock). साडेपाच (5:30), पावणेसहा (5:45), सव्वासहा (6:15) — halves and quarters sing. Ask time daily; numbers stick.
Day parts flow: सकाळ (morning), दुपार (afternoon), संध्याकाळ (evening), रात्र (night). सकाळी (in the morning), रात्री (at night) — suffixes time the day. Parts first, precision after.
Weeks cycle planet-wise: सोमवार (Monday) through रविवार (Sunday) — Moon-day to Sun-day. आज सोमवार आहे (today is Monday) — date yourself daily. Weekdays rhythm life.
Dates frame plans: आज (today), उद्या (tomorrow), काल (yesterday), तारीख (date). उद्या भेटूया? (shall we meet tomorrow?) — propose, confirm, arrive. Plans in Marathi keep in Marathi.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Marathi | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| What time is it? | किती वाजले? | kiti vaajale |
| Morning | सकाळ | sakaal |
| Afternoon | दुपार | dupaar |
| Evening | संध्याकाळ | sandhyaakaal |
| Night | रात्र | raatra |
| Today | आज | aaj |
| Tomorrow | उद्या | udyaa |
| Yesterday | काल | kaal |
| Monday | सोमवार | somavaar |
| Saturday | शनिवार | shanivaar |
| Sunday | रविवार | ravivaar |
| Date (calendar) | तारीख | taarikh |
| Time | वेळ | vel |
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 Marathi 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 किती वाजले? (kiti vaajale) 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
- किती वाजले? kiti vaajale — What time is it?
- उद्या udyaa — Tomorrow
- वेळ vel — Time
Questions learners ask
किती वाजले? (how much has struck?) — answer पाच वाजले (five o'clock). Time strikes in Marathi; ask it everywhere.
सोमवार मंगळवार बुधवार गुरुवार शुक्रवार शनिवार रविवार — chant the week; planet-days roll musically.
आज (today), उद्या (tomorrow), काल (yesterday), परवा (day after/before). Four words frame every plan.