Time and dates in Urdu
کتنے بجے؟ پیر to اتوار — time, days and dates.
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Clock time strikes: کتنے بجے؟ (what time?), ایک بجا (one o'clock), پانچ بجے (five o'clock). ساڑھے پانچ (5:30), پونے چھ (5:45), سوا چھ (6:15) — halves and quarters sing. Ask time daily; numbers stick.
Day parts flow: صبح (morning), دوپہر (afternoon), شام (evening), رات (night). صبح کو (in the morning), رات کو (at night) — suffixes time the day. Parts first, precision after.
Weeks cycle planet-wise: پیر (Monday) through اتوار (Sunday). آج پیر ہے (today is Monday) — date yourself daily. Weekdays rhythm life.
Dates frame plans: آج (today), کل (tomorrow), گذشتہ کل (yesterday), تاریخ (date). کل ملیں گے؟ (shall we meet tomorrow?) — propose, confirm, arrive. Plans in Urdu keep in Urdu.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Urdu | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| What time is it? | کتنے بجے؟ | kitne baje |
| Morning | صبح | subah |
| Afternoon | دوپہر | dopahar |
| Evening | شام | shaam |
| Night | رات | raat |
| Today | آج | aaj |
| Tomorrow | کل | kal |
| Yesterday | گذشتہ کل | guzashtaa kal |
| Monday | پیر | peer |
| Saturday | ہفتہ | haftaa |
| Sunday | اتوار | itvaar |
| Date (calendar) | تاریخ | taarikh |
| Time | وقت | vaqt |
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 Urdu 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 کتنے بجے؟ (kitne baje) 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
- کتنے بجے؟ kitne baje — What time is it?
- کل kal — Tomorrow
- وقت vaqt — Time
Questions learners ask
کتنے بجے؟ (how much has struck?) — answer پانچ بجے (five o'clock). Time strikes in Urdu; ask it everywhere.
پیر منگل بدھ جمعرات جمعہ ہفتہ اتوار — chant the week; planet-days roll musically.
آج (today), کل (tomorrow), گذشتہ کل (yesterday), پرسوں (day after/before). Four words frame every plan.