Hindi/Time
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< Hindi
This page may need to be | English | Hindi | Transliteration | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | अब/अभी | ab/abhī | ||
| Later | बाद में/फिर | bāda mēṃ/phira | ||
| Before | पहले | pahalē | ||
| After | बाद | bāda | ||
| Dawn | उषाकाल | uṣākāla | ||
| Morning | सुबह/सवेरा | subaha/savērā | savērā represents early morning just after dawn | |
| Day | दिन | dina | ||
| Noon | दोपहर/मध्याह्न | dopahara/madhyāhna | madhyāhna is a tadbhava word | |
| Afternoon | तिसरा पहर/अपराह्ण | tisarā pahara/aparāhṇa | aparāhṇa is a tadbhava word | |
| Twilight | गोधूली | godhūlī | godhūlī=go(cattle)+dhūlī(dust). It basically represents the time when the home bound herds of cattle return making dust clouds with their hooves | |
| Evening | शाम/संध्या | śāma/saṃdhyā | saṃdhyā is mostly used in literary contexts | |
| Night | रात | rāt |
Since there is no equivalent of AM or PM in Hindi we have to mention the time of the day along with the specific clock time. For example if we have to say 3 AM, the Hindi equivalent will be रात के/में तीन बजे which literally means 3 o'clock of/in night.
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| English | Hindi | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 AM | रात के एक बजे | rāta kē ēka bajē | |
| 6 AM | सुबह के छः बजे | subaha kē chaḥ bajē | |
| 2 PM | दोपहर के दो बजे | dopahara kē do bajē | |
| 7 PM | शाम के सात बजे | śāma kē sāta bajē | |
| midnight | आधी रात | ādhī raat | |
| Half past | साढे | sāḍhē | |
| Half past 5 (5:30) | साढे ५ (५:३०) | sāḍhē 5 | |
| Quarter until | पौने | paunē | |
| Quarter until 4 (3:45) | पौने ४ (३:४५) | paunē 4 | |
| Quarter past | सवा | savā | |
| Quarter past 9 (9:15) | सवा ९ (९:१५) | savā 9 | |
| 20 minutes past 8 (8:20) | ८ बजकर २० मिनट (८:२०) | 8 bajakara 20 minaṭa | |
| 12 minutes past 3 (3:12) | ३ बजकर १२ मिनट (३:१२) | 3 bajakara 12 minaṭa | |
| 7 minutes to 10 (9:53) | १० बजने को ७ मिनट (९:५३) | 10 bajanē ko 7 minaṭa |
There are two exceptions to the Half past. Half past one (1:30) is डेढ (ḍēḍha) and half past 2 (2:30) is ढाई (ḍhāī). A fun way to remember their order would be 'Unless you dare (Lets say this represents डेढ) you die (and this represents ढाई). Voila!
