One of the things that we do a lot is that we talk about the time. Probably the first thing we do when we wake up in the morning is to check what time it is. So, when learning a new language asking about time and talking about time is what most of us would want to learn soon. Today, we will teach you how to ask and answer about time in Dari.<\/p>\n
Time related vocabulary:<\/p>\n
\u062f\u0642\u06cc\u0642\u0647 <\/strong>\u00a0daqeeq\/daqa <\/strong>means \u201cminute\u201d, it is usually pronounced as daqa.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u0628\u062c\u0647 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0baja <\/strong>: O\u2019clock<\/p>\n \u06a9\u0645 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0kam\u00a0 : <\/strong>less<\/p>\n \u0648 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0wa\/o <\/strong>means “and”, it is usually pronounced as \u201co\u201d when not in the beginning of a sentence or phrase.<\/p>\n \u062b\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0647 <\/strong>\u00a0sania : <\/strong>second<\/p>\n \u0646\u06cc\u0645<\/strong>\u00a0neem <\/strong>:<\/strong>half<\/p>\n \u06cc\u06a9<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0yak \u00a0<\/strong>:<\/strong>one<\/p>\n \u067e\u0646\u062c <\/strong>\u00a0Panj\u00a0 <\/strong>: five<\/p>\n \u062f\u0647 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>da\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0: ten<\/p>\n To ask what time it is, we use the \u00a0\u00a0sentence: \u0686\u0646\u062f \u0628\u062c\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u061f\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Chand baja ast <\/strong>\u201cwhat time is it?\u201d<\/p>\n And here are some answers:<\/p>\n \u06cc\u06a9 \u0628\u062c\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a<\/strong>. Yak baja ast. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>It is one o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n as you can see, in order to say a different time, all you need to do is to change the number. For example, to say \u201cIt is five o\u2019clock.\u201d You need to replace the word yak<\/strong> \u201cone\u201d with the word Panj<\/strong> \u201cfive\u201d in the example above.<\/p>\n \u067e\u0646\u062c \u0628\u062c\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a. <\/strong>\u00a0Panj baja ast. <\/strong>It is five o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n \u067e\u0646\u062c \u0648 \u062f\u0647 \u062f\u0642\u06cc\u0642\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a. <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Panj o da daqeeqa ast. <\/strong>It is ten past five. The Dari version literally translates as \u201c It is five and ten minutes.\u201d As you can notice, in the sentence above we only use the word daqeeqa<\/strong> \u201cminute\u201d and this is because the last number in the sentence refers to minutes.<\/p>\n \u062f\u0647 \u06a9\u0645 \u06cc\u06a9 \u0628\u062c\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a. \u00a0\u00a0Da kam yak baja ast. <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>It is ten minutes to one. The Dari version laterally means \u201c It is ten less one o\u2019clock.\u201d<\/p>\n \u06cc\u06a9 \u0648 \u0646\u06cc\u0645 \u0628\u062c\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a. <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Yak o neem baja ast<\/strong>. It is haf past one.<\/p>\n We have taught you how to say the numbers in Dari in our previous blog post. By knowing the numbers, you will be able to say any time.\u00a0 Here are some examples you can practice and leave your answers in the comment area.<\/p>\n 12:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11:03\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9:50\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:00<\/p>\n