We have already studied numbers in Marathi. Revisit that section before you read below sentences.
Numbers in Marathi – Part 1
Numbers in Marathi – Part 2
Fractional numbers, sequence, percentage in Marathi
Also read other time related words in article
Time related words
Full sentences using these words and few new concepts:
| English | Marathi | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| What time is it? | किती वाजले ? | kitI vAjale |
| It is one o' clock | एक वाजला | ek vAjalA |
| 2 o' clock | दोन वाजले | don vAjale |
| 10 o' clock | दहा वाजले | dahA vAjale |
| 5 o' clock 1 minute | पाच वाजून एक मिनिट झाले | pAch vAjUn ek miniT jhAle |
| It is Ten twenty | दहा वाजून वीस मिनिटे झाली | dahA vAjUn vIs miniTe jhAlI |
| It is fifteen minutes past one | एक वाजून पंधरा मिनिटे झाली | ek vAjUn paMdharA miniTe jhAlI |
| thirty minutes past one | एक वाजून तीस मिनिटे | ek vAjUn tIs miniTe |
| quarter to two | एक वाजून पंचेचाळीस मिनिटे | ek vAjUn paMchechALIs miniTe |
| At what time? | किती वाजता ? | kitI vAjatA |
| at one o' clock | एक वाजता | ek vAjatA |
| at 4 o clock | चार वाजता | chAr vAjatA |
| He will come at 6 o' clock | तो सहा वाजता येईल | to sahA vAjatA yeIl |
| at 18 minutes past 3 | तीन वाजून अठरा मिनिटांनी | tIn vAjUn aTharA miniTAMnI |
| She came at twenty minutes past 2 | ती दोन वाजून वीस मिनिटांनी आली | tI don vAjUn vIs miniTAMnI AlI |
In English we use sentences like “Quarter to one”, “Half past two”; instead of saying “Twelve o’ clock fourty five minutes” or “One o clock thirty minutes”. Similarly in Marathi there are sperated words to indicate fractional numbers. Refer examples below.
| English | Marathi | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 and quarter | सव्वा | savvA |
| 2 and quarter | सव्वा दोन | savvA don |
| 3 and quarter | सव्वा तीन | savvA tIn |
| 12 and quarter | सव्वा बारा | savvA bArA |
| 1 and half | दीड | dID |
| two and half | अडीच | aDIch |
| three and half | साडे तीन | sADe tIn |
| four and half | साडे चार | sADe chAr |
| quarter to one | पाऊण | pAUN |
| quarter to two | पावणे दोन | pAvaNe don |
| quarter to three | पावणे तीन | pAvaNe tIn |
| quarter to twelve | पावणे बारा | pAvaNe bArA |
| fifteen minutes past one | सव्वा वाजला | savvA vAjalA |
| thirty minutes past one | दीड वाजले | dID vAjale |
| quarter to two | पावणे दोन वाजले | pAvaNe don vAjale |
| He will come at half past two | तो अडीच वाजता येईल | to aDIch vAjatA yeIl |
Sentences about time duration
| English | Marathi | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| half an hour | अर्धा तास | ardhA tAs |
| 45 minutes | पाऊण तास | pAUN tAs |
| hour | तास | tAs |
| minute | मिनिट | miniT |
| Wait for a minute | एक मिनिट थांब | ek miniT thAMb |
| Come after 18 minutes | अठरा मिनिटांनंतर ये | aTharA miniTAMnaMtar ye |
| Come after half an hour | अर्ध्या तासानंतर ये | ardhyA tAsAnaMtar ye |
| He came 45 minutes before | तो पाऊण तासापूर्वी आला | to pAUN tAsApUrvI AlA |
| Train is late by 6 hours | गाडी सहा तास उशीरा आहे | gADI sahA tAs ushIrA aahe |
| How much time will it take | याला किती वेळ लागेल ? | yAlA kitI veL lAgel ? |
| He takes lot of time to get ready. | त्याला तयार होण्यासाठी खूप वेळ लागतो | tyAlA tayAr hoNyAsAThI khUp veL lAgato |
