सव्वा / साडे / पावणे / दीड / अडीच
Quarters and Halves
For 1:30 and 2:30, Marathi says दीड and अडीच, never साडेएक or साडेदोन.
How It Works
Read पावणे with care. पावणेआठ means a quarter before eight, so it is 7:45.
| Time | Marathi |
|---|---|
| 1:15 | सव्वाएक |
| 1:30 | दीड |
| 1:45 | पावणेदोन |
| 2:15 | सव्वादोन |
| 2:30 | अडीच |
| 2:45 | पावणेतीन |
| 3:30 | साडेतीन |
| 7:15 | सव्वासात |
| 7:30 | साडेसात |
| 7:45 | पावणेआठ |
दीड and अडीच are single words that stand for 1:30 and 2:30. Every other hour uses साडे: साडेतीन, साडेचार, साडेआठ.
Add वाजता after the time: सव्वासात वाजता, दीड वाजता. For the clock now, add वाजले: साडेसात वाजले.
किती वाजले? is answered with साडेसात वाजले (it is 7:30). When the minute is not a quarter or half, say the full number: सात वाजून दहा मिनिटे (ten minutes past seven).
Learn the quarter before the hour as पावणे and the quarter after as सव्वा. Both words keep the hour number right after them.
Examples (5)
- ट्रेन सव्वासात वाजता येते.
The train comes at 7:15.
सव्वासात adds a quarter to seven.
- मी साडेआठ वाजता जेवते.
I eat at 8:30. A woman is speaking.
साडेआठ adds a half to eight.
- बस पावणेनऊ वाजता निघते.
The bus leaves at 8:45.
पावणेनऊ takes a quarter from nine.
- आजी दुपारी दीड वाजता झोपतात.
Grandma sleeps at 1:30 in the afternoon.
दीड stands for 1:30.
- मी अडीच वाजता घरी येतो.
I come home at 2:30. A man is speaking.
अडीच stands for 2:30.
Common Mistakes
Saying साडे with two.
मी साडेदोन वाजता घरी येतो.मी अडीच वाजता घरी येतो.2:30 is अडीच.
Saying साडे with one.
आम्ही साडेएक वाजता जेवतो.आम्ही दीड वाजता जेवतो.1:30 is दीड.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Quarters and halves are special words, not numbers plus one.
Related Patterns
- अकरा / वीस / पंचवीस / पन्नासNumbers to a Hundred
These are the larger number words.
Level 2 - एक / दोन / तीनCounting to Ten
The hour number comes after the quarter word.
Level 1 - सकाळी / रविवारीDays and Parts of the Day
The part of the day goes before the clock time.
Level 2 - पहिला / दुसरा / तिसराFirst, Second and Third
These are the words for first, second and third.
Level 2