Time Expressions
Days, clock time, कल = yesterday AND tomorrow
Can tell time, name days of the week, and use कल/आज/परसों correctly with appropriate tense
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
कल मैं दिल्ली जाऊँगा।
Tomorrow I will go to Delhi.
कल बारिश हुई।
It rained yesterday.
साढ़े तीन बजे मिलते हैं।
Let's meet at 3:30.
शुक्रवार शाम को पार्टी है।
The party is on Friday evening.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
समय के भाव — Time Expressions
Days: सोमवार, मंगलवार, बुधवार, गुरुवार, शुक्रवार, शनिवार, रविवार. All end in -वार.
Clock time: Use बजे = o'clock. दो बजे = 2 o'clock. साढ़े = half past: साढ़े तीन = 3:30. पौने = quarter to: पौने चार = 3:45. सवा = quarter past: सवा पाँच = 5:15.
Tricky pair: कल = both 'yesterday' AND 'tomorrow' — context/tense disambiguates! परसों = day before yesterday / day after tomorrow. आज = today.
| Hindi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| सुबह | morning |
| दोपहर | afternoon |
| शाम | evening |
| रात | night |
कल मैं दिल्ली जाऊँगा।
Tomorrow I will go to Delhi.
कल + future tense (जाऊँगा) → 'tomorrow'.
कल बारिश हुई।
It rained yesterday.
कल + past tense (हुई) → 'yesterday'. Same word, different tense!
साढ़े तीन बजे मिलते हैं।
Let's meet at 3:30.
साढ़े = half past. साढ़े तीन = 3:30. बजे = o'clock.
शुक्रवार शाम को पार्टी है।
The party is on Friday evening.
शुक्रवार = Friday. शाम को = in the evening. को marks time.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises