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Telling the
Time
To ask 'what is the time?' in Turkish, we must
say 'saat kaç?'.
It is 2 o'clock - saat iki
It
is 5 o'clock - saat be
It is 11 o'clock - saat on bir
Past the
hour -
To tell the time past the hour, the hour comes first followed by either -(y)i/ /u/ü depending on vowel harmony. (The -(y) is only added if the last letter is a vowel). Then add the minutes, then 'geçiyor'.
To say 'quarter past...', simply put 'çeyrek' (quarter) where the minutes would go.
The formula for telling the time 'past the hour' therefore is;
saat + hour + -(y)i + minute + geçiyor
examples
saat +
hour +
-(y)i + minute +
geçiyor
saat bei on geçiyor (10 past 5)
saat üçü yirmi be
geçiyor
(25 past 3)
saat on ikiyi çeyrek geçiyor (quarter past 12)
To the
hour
To tell the time to the hour, the hour comes
first followed by either '-(y)e/a' depending on vowel harmony. (The
-(y) is only added if the last letter is a vowel again). Then add
the minutes, then 'var'.
Once again, to say 'quarter to', put 'çeyrek'
(quarter) where the minutes would go.
The formula for telling to time 'to the hour'
therefore is;
saat + -(y)e/a + minute + var
examples
saat + hour + -e/a + minute +
var
saat yediye yirmi var (20 to
7)
saat on bire be var (5 to
11)
saat dokuza çeyrek var (quarter to
9)
Half past
To say 'half past....' add 'buçuk'
after the hour.
examples
half past 4 - dört buçuk
half past 10 - on buçuk
half past 12 - yar m (simply meaning
'half', this is used for 'half past 12')
To say 'at' a certain time such as 'at
half 8', the same formulas are used but with a different ending.The
formula for 'at...past...' is;
hour + -(y)i + minute
+geçe
e.g alty on geçe = at 10 past
6
ikiyi çeyrek geçe = at quarter past
2
The formula for 'at....to...'
is;
hour +-(y)a/e +minute +
kala
e.g dokuza be kala = at 5 to
9
sekize çeyrek kala = at quarter to
8
at 8 o'clock = sekizde
at half 4 = dört buçukta
Useful time words and
phrases
hour - saat
minute - dakika
second - saniye
quarter of an hour - çeyrek
saat
hald an hour - yar m saat
what time is is - saat kaç
at what time - saat kaçta
seven hours - sekiz saat
nine hours - dokuz saat
Test Yourself!
Translate the following times from
turkish to english;
example - on ikiyi yirmi geçiyor =
twenty past 2
1) dokuzu on geçiyor
2) dörtü çeyrek geçiyor
3) ikiye yirmi be var
4) saat üç
5) sekizi on geçe
6) dokuza be kala
7) alt ya yirmi var
8) ikiyi çeyrek geçiyor
9) üç buçukta
10) saat on bir
Translate the following times from
english to turkish;
example - 5 past 6 - alty be?
geçiyor
1) 10 past 7
2) 20 past 4
3) at 5 past 6
4) 3 o'clock
5) at 9 o'clock
6) at quarter past 5
7) quarter to 10
8) at 25 to 9
9) at half 2
10) at quarter past 2
Answers
1) dokuzu on geçiyor - 10 past 9
2) dörtü çeyrek geçiyor - quarter past 4
3) ikiye yirmi be var - 20 to 2
4) saat üç - 3 o'clock
5) sekizi on geçe - at 10 past 8
6) dokuza be kala - at 5 to 9
7) alt ya yirmi var - 20 to 6
8) ikiyi çeyrek geçiyor - quarter past 2
9) üç buçukta - at half 3
10) saat on bir - 11 o'clock
1) 10 past 7 - yediyi on geçiyor
2) 20 past 5 - be?i yirmi geçiyor
3) at 5 past 6 - alty be geçe
4) 3 o'clock - saat üç
5) at 9 o'clock - saat dokuzda
6) at quarter past 5 - bei çeyrek geçe
7) quarter to 10 - ona çeyrek var
8) at 25 to 9 - dokuza yirmi be kala
9) at half 2 - iki buçukta
10) at quarter past 2 - ikiyi çeyrek geçe
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