Phrases & Vocabulary

Time

now: şimdi ( shim di )
later: sonra
before: önce
morning: sabah
afternoon: öğleden sonra
evening: akşam ( ak sham )
night: gece ( ge jay )

Clock Time

one o'clock AM: Saat gece 1 (literally "hour is night one")
two o'clock AM: Saat gece 2
six o'clock AM: Saat sabah 6 (literally "hour is morning six")
noon: öğle/öğlen
one o'clock PM: Saat 13/öğleden sonra 1
two o'clock PM: Saat 14/öğleden sonra 2
five o'clock PM: Saat 17/akşam 5 (literally "hour is evening five")
eight o'clock PM: Saat 20/gece 8 (literally "hour is night eight")
midnight: gece yarısı

Please note that when saying what the clock is, one would normally only use one to twelve, unless having to make sure there's no doubt as to whether it's past or before noon, in which case the twenty-four hour system or affixes such as "morning", "afternoon", "evening", and "night" is used.

Duration

_____ minute(s): _____ dakika
_____ hour(s): _____ saat
_____ day(s): _____ gün
_____ week(s): _____ hafta
_____ month(s): _____ ay
_____ year(s): _____ yıl

Days (Günler)

Sunday: Pazar ( paz ar )
Monday: Pazartesi ( paz ar tesi )
Tuesday: Salı ( saluh )
Wednesday: Çarşamba ( char sham ba )
Thursday: Perşembe ( per shem be )
Friday: Cuma ( juma )
Saturday: Cumartesi ( juma tesi )

Months

January: Ocak ( o jak )
February: Şubat ( shu bat )
March: Mart ( mart )
April: Nisan ( nee sahn )
May: Mayıs ( ma yuhs )
June: Haziran ( ha zee ran )
July: Temmuz ( taem mooz )
August: Ağustos ( aa hoos toss )
September: Eylül ( aey luehl )
October: Ekim ( ae keem )
November: Kasım ( kah suhm )
December: Aralik ( a ra luhk )

Writing Time and Date

What's the time?: Saat kaç?
What date is it today?: Bugünün tarihi nedir?
It's _____ o'clock.: Saat _____.