Nepali · Nepali Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 16

कति बज्यो?What time is it?

kati bajyo

Asking and telling the time: कति बज्यो? — छ बज्यो "it's six"; कति बजे? — पाँच बजे "at five". Half and quarter hours: साढे, सवा, पौने. Getting up, going to bed, a watch, now. Devanagari: ज्य and halanta inside verbs.

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कति बज्यो?— What time is it?

MikeअAनिniताtā,अaहिhiलेleकkaतिtiबbaज्योjyo?Anita, what time is it now?
Anitaछchhaबbaज्योjyo।तtaपाpāईंī̃कोkoघghaडीḍīमाmāकkaतिtiबbaज्योjyo?It's six. What time is it on your watch?
Mikeमेmeरोroघghaडीḍīमाmāपाँpā̃चchबbaज्योjyo!On my watch it's five!
Anitaतtaपाpāईंī̃कोkoघghaडीḍīराrāम्रोmroछैchhaiनna!Your watch isn't a good one!
Mikeखाkhāनाnāकkaतिtiबbaजेje?What time is dinner?
Anitaसाsāढेḍheसाsāतtबbaजेje।At half past seven.
Mikeसाsāढेḍheसाsāतtबbaजेje?मेmeरोroघghaडीḍīमाmāकिkiतtaपाpāईंī̃कोkoघghaडीḍīमाmā?Half past seven? By my watch or by yours?

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कति बजे उठ्नुहुन्छ?— What time do you get up?

Mikeहhaजुjuरrआāमाmā,तtaपाpāईंī̃कkaतिtiबbaजेjeउuठ्नुṭhnuहुhuन्छnchha?Grandma, what time do you get up?
Hajuraamaमmaपाँpā̃चchबbaजेjeउuठ्छुṭhchhu।तिtiमीmīनिni?I get up at five. And you?
Mikeमmaसsaवाwāसाsāतtबbaजेjeउuठ्छुṭhchhu।I get up at quarter past seven.
Anitaअaनिniहhaजुjuरrआāमाmāपौpauनेneनौnauबbaजेjeसुsuत्नुtnuहुhuन्छnchha।And Grandma goes to bed at quarter to nine.
Mikeपौpauनेneनौnau?मmaसाsāढेḍheदdaसsबbaजेjeसुsuत्छुtchhu।Quarter to nine? I go to bed at half past ten.
Hajuraamaभोbhoलिliपाँpā̃चchबbaजेjeउuठ्नेṭhne,माMāइiकk?Getting up at five tomorrow, Mike?
Mikeपाँpā̃चchबbaजेje?मmaनnaउuठ्नेṭhne!At five? I'm not getting up!

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बbaज्योjyo: verbit is … o'clock (कति बज्यो? "what time is it?")
बbaजेje: adverbat … o'clock (कति बजे? "at what time?")
साsāढेḍhe: adjectivehalf past (साढे पाँच 5:30)
सsaवाwā: adjectivequarter past (सवा सात 7:15)
पौpauनेne: adjectivequarter to (पौने नौ 8:45)
अaहिhiलेle: adverbnow (at the moment)
घghaडीḍī: nounwatch, clock
उuठ्नुṭhnu: verbto get up
सुsuत्नुtnu: verbto sleep, to go to bed

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The time: बज्यो or बजे

Explanation

For the time now, use बज्यो: कति बज्यो? "what time is it?" — छ बज्यो "it's six". For when something happens, use बजे "at": कति बजे उठ्नुहुन्छ? "what time do you get up?" — पाँच बजे उठ्छु "I get up at five". खाना कति बजे? "what time is dinner?" — सात बजे "at seven". The number comes first: पाँच बज्यो, पाँच बजे.

Examples

अaहिhiलेleकkaतिtiबbaज्योjyo?What time is it now?
अaहिhiलेleचाchāरrबbaज्योjyo।It's four o'clock now.
मmaछchhaबbaजेjeउuठ्छुṭhchhu।I get up at six.
तtaपाpāईंī̃कkaतिtiबbaजेjeसुsuत्नुtnuहुhuन्छnchha?What time do you go to bed?

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Half and quarter hours: साढे, सवा, पौने

Explanation

For half and quarter hours, three words go before the hour: सवा सात 7:15, साढे सात 7:30, पौने आठ 7:45. With पौने the hour is the next one: पौने नौ is 8:45. बज्यो and बजे still come last: साढे पाँच बज्यो "it's half past five", पौने नौ बजे सुत्नुहुन्छ "goes to bed at quarter to nine".

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सsaवाwāछchhaबbaज्योjyo।It's quarter past six.
साsāढेḍheआāठṭhबbaजेje।At half past eight.
पौpauनेneदdaसsबbaजेjeसुsuत्छुtchhu।I go to bed at quarter to ten.
सsaवाwāपाँpā̃चchबbaजेjeकेkeगgaर्नेrne?What are you doing at quarter past five?

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देवनागरी: ज्य, ठ्छु, त्छु— Devanagari: ज्य, ठ्छु, त्छु

ज्यjyaज् + य — बज्यो · bajyo

ठ्छुṭhchhuठ् + छु — उठ्छु · uṭhchhu
त्छुtchhuत् + छु — सुत्छु · sutchhu
ठ्नुṭhnuठ् + नु — उठ्नुहुन्छ · uṭhnuhunchha

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