कितने बजे हैं

Clock Times

Level 1Sounds Like kitanē bajē haiṁ

बजे after a number gives a clock time, and कितने बजे asks what time it is or at what time.

How It Works

To ask the time, say कितने बजे हैं? In everyday speech you will also hear क्या बजा है? and टाइम क्या हुआ है?

To answer, use the number with बजे हैं: तीन बजे हैं (It's three o'clock). One o'clock is singular: एक बजा है.

To say at what time, use the number and बजे with no other word: मैं सात बजे उठता हूँ (I get up at seven). To ask at what time, say कितने बजे?: फ़िल्म कितने बजे है?

Half and quarter hours have their own words:

सवा तीन बजेquarter past three
साढ़े तीन बजेhalf past three
पौने चार बजेquarter to four
डेढ़ बजेhalf past one
ढाई बजेhalf past two

Parts of the day make the time clear: सुबह आठ बजे (8 a.m.), रात आठ बजे (8 p.m.).

Do not confuse बजे with घंटे: तीन बजे is three o'clock, but तीन घंटे is three hours.

Examples (5)

  1. बैठक कितने बजे है?

    What time is the meeting?

    कितने बजे asks at what time.

  2. कक्षा चार बजे शुरू होती है।

    The class starts at four.

    चार बजे gives the time; Hindi needs no word for at.

  3. अभी पाँच बजे हैं।

    It's five o'clock now.

    From two o'clock on, use बजे हैं.

  4. एक बजा है।

    It's one o'clock.

    One o'clock is singular: बजा है.

  5. हम साढ़े सात बजे खाना खाते हैं।

    We have dinner at half past seven.

    साढ़े adds a half: half past seven.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the plural for one o'clock.

    अभी एक बजे हैं।
    अभी एक बजा है।

    One o'clock is singular in Hindi. From two o'clock on, say बजे हैं.

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कितने बजे हैंLevel 1Clock Times

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Clock-time questions use the plural of कितना with बजे.

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