ساعت … بجه
Telling the Time with بجه
Ask the time with ساعت چند است؟ and answer with ساعت and the hour.
How It Works
A time phrase has three parts: ساعت, the hour and بجه. For half past and a quarter past, the minutes follow the hour with و.
| Time | Dari |
|---|---|
| ۸:۰۰ | ساعت هشت بجه |
| ۲:۳۰ | ساعت دو و نیم |
| ۵:۱۵ | ساعت پنج و ربع |
| ۱۲:۰۰ | ساعت دوازده بجه |
To ask the time, say ساعت چند است؟ The answer is ساعت سه بجه است. To say when something happens, drop است and put the time first: ساعت سه بجه می‌آیم.
Add صبح (morning) or شب (night) when it matters: ساعت هشت بجه صبح, ساعت هشت بجه شب.
The same phrase works with any tense: دیروز ساعت هفت بجه رفتم means yesterday I left at seven. نیم means half and ربع means a quarter.
Examples (5)
- ساعت چند است؟
What time is it?
ساعت چند است asks for the time on the clock.
- ساعت هشت بجه به مکتب می‌روم.
I go to school at eight o'clock.
ساعت هشت بجه tells the hour.
- ساعت دو و نیم نان چاشت می‌خوریم.
We have lunch at half past two.
و نیم follows the hour and means half past.
- پدرم ساعت پنج بجه به خانه می‌آید.
My father comes home at five o'clock.
The time phrase comes before the place and the verb.
- ما ساعت ده و ربع به مکتب رسیدیم.
We reached school at a quarter past ten.
و ربع follows the hour and means a quarter past.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out و before نیم.
ساعت دو نیم نان چاشت می‌خوریم.ساعت دو و نیم نان چاشت می‌خوریم.Half past needs و between the hour and نیم.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The hour is a number, and you ask with a question word.
Related Patterns
- Numbers Eleven to a Hundred
Eleven and twelve o'clock use these numbers.
Level 2 - چه وقتAsking When
چه وقت asks when without a clock.
Level 2 - امروز، دیروز، فرداToday, Yesterday and Tomorrow
Day words and clock words work together.
Level 1 - Days of the Week
Name the day first and the hour second.
Level 2 - از … تاFrom … to
از … تا gives a start and an end time.
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
Practice ساعت … بجه in Bubblegum
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