Time & Dates

1. Saet çend e?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Basic question for current time

   Grammar Note

   "çend e" = "how many/what number is it"

2. Îro çi roj e?

   What day of the week is it?

   Usage

   Ask what day of the week it is

   Grammar Note

   "çi roj" = "what day"

3. Îro / sibê / duh

   Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday

   Usage

   Basic time reference vocabulary

   Grammar Note

   Time adverbs are invariable independent words

4. Vê hefteyê / hefteya din / hefteya borî

   This week / Next week / Last week

   Usage

   Expressions for this/next/last week

   Grammar Note

   "vê" is the oblique demonstrative "this". "Week" is hefte (feminine), whose ezafe is hefteya

5. Sibê / piştî nîvro / êvarê / şevê

   In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night

   Usage

   Vocabulary for times of day

   Grammar Note

   "-ê" = adverbializing suffix

6. Îro tarîxa çend e?

   What is today's date?

   Usage

   Ask for today's date

   Grammar Note

   "tarîxa çend" = "what date"

7. Di saet çendan de vedibe / tê girtin?

   At what time does it open / close?

   Usage

   Ask opening/closing times

   Grammar Note

   The adverbial for asking a clock time is "di saet çendan de". "Opens" is vedibe, the 3sg of vebûn

8. Çiqas dem digire ku em bigihîjin?

   How long will it take to get there?

   Usage

   Ask how long it takes to get somewhere

   Grammar Note

   "bigihîjin" = plural subjunctive "arrive"

9. Em di saet sêyan de piştî nîvro bicivin.

   Let's meet at 3 pm.

   Usage

   Set a meeting time

   Grammar Note

   The subjunctive of civîn agreeing with em (we) is bicivin; bicive is 3sg and does not agree. "Afternoon" is piştî nîvro

10. Saet duyê û nîv e / çarêk maye ji pêncan re.

    It's half past two / quarter to five.

    Usage

    Tell time with half/quarter

    Grammar Note

    "Half past N" is "saet <N>ê û nîv"; "quarter to N" is "çarêk maye ji <N>an re"

11. Ma di dawiya hefteyê de jî vekirî ye?

    Is it open on weekends?

    Usage

    Ask if open on weekends

    Grammar Note

    "di ... de" is the circumposition for a time span. "Open" is the adjective vekirî plus the copula ye

12. Em di kîjan demjimêrê de ne?

    What time zone are we in?

    Usage

    Ask what time zone you are in

    Grammar Note

    "em ... ne" = "we are ..."

13. Pir zû / pir dereng e.

    It's too early / too late.

    Usage

    Express too early or too late

    Grammar Note

    "pir" = intensifier "too/very"

14. Kengî dest pê dike / kengî diqede?

    When does it start / end?

    Usage

    Ask start and end times

    Grammar Note

    "dest pê kirin" is the compound "to begin". The second half must also be present tense, diqede; qediya is past and would ask "when did it end?"

15. Ji Duşemê heta Înê

    From Monday to Friday

    Usage

    Indicate range of days

    Grammar Note

    "ji ... heta" = "from ... to" range

16. Ez dixwazim randevûyekê ji bo [tarîx/saet] bigirim.

    I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].

    Usage

    Make an appointment

    Grammar Note

    "bigirim" = 1sg subjunctive "take/get"

17. Rojek

    One day

    Usage

    Basic vocabulary for stating a duration.

18. Nîv roj

    Half a day

    Usage

    Use to indicate a half-day duration.

19. Hefteyek

    One week

    Usage

    Use to state a one-week duration, e.g. length of stay.

20. Mehek

    One month

    Usage

    Use to state a one-month duration.

21. Salek

    One year

    Usage

    Use to state a one-year duration.

22. Duşem

    Monday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Monday.

23. Sêşem

    Tuesday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Tuesday.

24. Çarşem

    Wednesday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Wednesday.

25. Pêncşem

    Thursday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Thursday.

26. În

    Friday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Friday.

27. Şemî

    Saturday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Saturday.

28. Yekşem

    Sunday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Sunday.

29. Îro

    Today

    Usage

    Use to point to or state today.

30. Sibê

    Tomorrow

    Usage

    Use to point to or state tomorrow.

31. Duh

    Yesterday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state yesterday.

32. Niha

    Now

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the present moment.

33. Paşê

    Later

    Usage

    Use to point to or state a later time.

34. Saetek

    One hour

    Usage

    Use to state a duration of one hour.

35. Du saet

    Two hours

    Usage

    Use to state a duration of two hours.

36. Sî deqîqe

    Thirty minutes

    Usage

    Use to state a duration of thirty minutes.

37. Nîvro

    Midday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state midday.

38. Êvar

    Evening

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the evening.

39. Şev

    Night

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the night.

40. Nîvê şevê

    Late night

    Usage

    Use to point to or state late at night.

41. Her roj

    Every day

    Usage

    Use to state that something happens every day.

42. Her hefte

    Every week

    Usage

    Use to state that something happens every week.

43. Her meh

    Every month

    Usage

    Use to state that something happens every month.

44. Vê hefteyê

    This week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state this week.

45. Hefteya din

    Next week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state next week.

46. Hefteya borî

    Last week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state last week.

47. Dawiya hefteyê

    Weekend

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the weekend.

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