ਕਿੰਨੇ ਵੱਜੇ ਹਨ?
Kinne vajje han?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic time inquiry
Grammar Note
"vajje han" = plural form for time
ਅੱਜ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ ਦਾ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਦਿਨ ਹੈ?
Ajj hafte da kihṛā din hai?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asking what day of the week it is
Grammar Note
Days: Somvaar(Mon)–Aitvaar(Sun)
ਅੱਜ / ਭਲਕੇ / ਬੀਤਿਆ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ
Ajj / bhalke / bitiya kallh
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic time reference vocabulary
Grammar Note
"kallh" alone can mean both tomorrow and yesterday, so tomorrow is "bhalke" and yesterday is "bitiya kallh" (the day that has passed)
ਇਸ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ / ਅਗਲੇ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ / ਪਿਛਲੇ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ
Is hafte / agle hafte / pichhle hafte
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Referring to current, next, or past week
Grammar Note
"agle/pichhle" = oblique adjectives (directional)
ਸਵੇਰੇ / ਦੁਪਹਿਰੇ / ਸ਼ਾਮ ਨੂੰ / ਰਾਤ ਨੂੰ
Savere / dupahire / sham nu / raat nu
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Basic time-of-day vocabulary
Grammar Note
"nu" = temporal postposition attached to evening/night
ਅੱਜ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਤਾਰੀਖ਼ ਹੈ?
Ajj kihṛī tarikh hai?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for today's date
Grammar Note
"tarikh" is feminine; "kihṛī" agrees
ਇਹ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਵਜੇ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਦਾ / ਬੰਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?
Ih kinne vaje khullhda / band hunda hai?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asking for opening/closing times
Grammar Note
"kinne vaje" = "at what time" idiomatic
ਉੱਥੇ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿੰਨਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਲੱਗੇਗਾ?
Uthe pahunchan vich kinna samaan lagega?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asking about travel time duration
Grammar Note
"lagegā" = "to take" (duration)
ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਤਿੰਨ ਵਜੇ ਮਿਲਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
Dupahir tinn vaje milde haan.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Setting a meeting time
Grammar Note
"milde haan" = first-person plural (proposal)
ਢਾਈ ਵੱਜੇ ਹਨ / ਪੰਜ ਵੱਜਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੱਚੀ ਮਿੰਟ।
Dhaaee vajje han / panj vajjan vich pacchhee mint.
It's half past two / twenty-five to five.
Usage
Expressing half past and twenty-five to the hour
Grammar Note
"dhaaee" = traditional term for 2.5 hours
ਕੀ ਇਹ ਵੀਕਐਂਡ 'ਤੇ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਦਾ ਹੈ?
Ki ih weekend te khullhda hai?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Asking about weekend hours
Grammar Note
"te" = locative postposition "on"
ਅਸੀਂ ਕਿਸ ਟਾਈਮ ਜ਼ੋਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਾਂ?
Asin kis time zone vich haan?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Asking about the current time zone
Grammar Note
"vich haan" = first-person plural "we are in"
ਹਾਲੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਜਲਦੀ ਹੈ / ਬਹੁਤ ਦੇਰ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਹੈ।
Haale bahut jaldi hai / bahut der ho gai hai.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Commenting on timing being too early or late
Grammar Note
"bahut" = intensifier "very/too"
ਇਹ ਕਦੋਂ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ / ਖ਼ਤਮ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ?
Ih kadon shuru / khatam hunda hai?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking about start and end times
Grammar Note
"kadon" = temporal interrogative "when"
[ਸਮਾਗਮ] ਤੱਕ ਕਿੰਨੇ ਦਿਨ / ਘੰਟੇ ਰਹਿ ਗਏ ਹਨ?
[samagam] takk kinne din / ghante rahi gae han?
How many days / hours until…?
Usage
Asking how much time remains until an event
Grammar Note
"takk" = postposition "until/up to"
ਸੋਮਵਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ ਤੱਕ
Somvaar ton shukkarvaar takk
From Monday to Friday
Usage
Expressing weekday range
Grammar Note
"ton ... takk" = range "from ... to"
ਇਹ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਹੈ?
Ih kihṛā mahina hai?
What month is it?
Usage
Asking what month it currently is
Grammar Note
"mahina" is masculine; "kihṛā" agrees
ਮੈਂ [ਤਾਰੀਖ਼/ਸਮੇਂ] ਲਈ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਲੈਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
Main [tarikh/same] lai mulaakaat da samaan laina chahunda haan.
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Making an appointment for a specific date/time
Grammar Note
"lai" = purposive postposition "for"
ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ
Ikk din
One day
Usage
Word for a duration of "one day"
ਅੱਧਾ ਦਿਨ
Addha din
Half a day
Usage
Word for a half-day duration
ਇੱਕ ਹਫ਼ਤਾ
Ikk hafta
One week
Usage
Word for a one-week duration
ਇੱਕ ਮਹੀਨਾ
Ikk mahina
One month
Usage
Word for a one-month duration
ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ
Ikk saal
One year
Usage
Word for a one-year duration
ਸੋਮਵਾਰ
Somvaar
Monday
Usage
Word for the day "Monday"
ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ
Mangalvaar
Tuesday
Usage
Word for the day "Tuesday"
ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ
Budhvaar
Wednesday
Usage
Word for the day "Wednesday"
ਵੀਰਵਾਰ
Veervaar
Thursday
Usage
Word for the day "Thursday"
ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ
Shukkarvaar
Friday
Usage
Word for the day "Friday"
ਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਰ
Shanivaar
Saturday
Usage
Word for the day "Saturday"
ਐਤਵਾਰ
Aitvaar
Sunday
Usage
Word for the day "Sunday"
ਅੱਜ
Ajj
Today
Usage
Word to point at and say "today"
ਹੁਣ
Hun
Now
Usage
Word for "right now"
ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ
Baad vich
Later
Usage
Word for "later"
ਇੱਕ ਘੰਟਾ
Ikk ghanta
One hour
Usage
Word for a duration of "one hour"
ਦੋ ਘੰਟੇ
Do ghante
Two hours
Usage
Word for a duration of "two hours"
ਤੀਹ ਮਿੰਟ
Teeh mint
Thirty minutes
Usage
Word for a duration of "thirty minutes"
ਸਵੇਰੇ
Savere
Morning
Usage
Word for the time of day "morning"
ਦੁਪਹਿਰ
Dupahir
Midday
Usage
Word for the time of day "midday"
ਸ਼ਾਮ
Sham
Evening
Usage
Word for the time of day "evening"
ਰਾਤ
Raat
Night
Usage
Word for the time of day "night"
ਦੇਰ ਰਾਤ
Der raat
Late night
Usage
Word for the time of day "late night"
ਹਰ ਦਿਨ
Har din
Every day
Usage
Word for the frequency "every day"
ਹਰ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ
Har hafte
Every week
Usage
Word for the frequency "every week"
ਹਰ ਮਹੀਨੇ
Har mahine
Every month
Usage
Word for the frequency "every month"
ਇਸ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ
Is hafte
This week
Usage
Word for "this week" on its own
ਅਗਲੇ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ
Agle hafte
Next week
Usage
Word for "next week" on its own
ਪਿਛਲੇ ਹਫ਼ਤੇ
Pichhle hafte
Last week
Usage
Word for "last week" on its own
ਵੀਕਐਂਡ
Weekend
Weekend
Usage
Word for "weekend"
ਜਨਵਰੀ
Janvaree
January
Usage
Dates use Gregorian month names; the Punjabi calendar is reserved for festivals
ਫ਼ਰਵਰੀ
Farvaree
February
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਮਾਰਚ
Maarach
March
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ
Aprail
April
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਮਈ
Maee
May
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਜੂਨ
Joon
June
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਜੁਲਾਈ
Julaaee
July
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਅਗਸਤ
Agasat
August
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਸਤੰਬਰ
Satambar
September
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਅਕਤੂਬਰ
Aktoobar
October
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਨਵੰਬਰ
Navambar
November
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
ਦਸੰਬਰ
Dasambar
December
Usage
Month name for giving a booking date or schedule
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