Hindi/Time
< Hindi
| English | Hindi | Transliteration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now | अब/अभी | ab/abhī | |
| Later | बाद में/फिर | bāda mēṃ/phira | |
| Before | पहले | pahalē | |
| After | बाद | bāda | |
| Dawn | उषाकाल | uṣākāla | represents 01:00-03:59, rarely used (use rāt for 20:00-03:59) |
| Morning | सुबह/सवेरा | subaha/savērā | savērā represents 04:00-05:59, subaha represents 06:00-10:59 |
| Day | दिन | dina | also represents 04:00-19:59, but cannot follow time words. |
| Noon | दोपहर/मध्याह्न | dopahara/madhyāhna | madhyāhna is a tadbhava word, dopahara represents 11:00-16:59 |
| Afternoon | तिसरा पहर/अपराह्ण | tisarā pahara/aparāhṇa | aparāhṇa is a tadbhava word, tisarā pahara is rarely used currently, use dopahara instead |
| Twilight | गोधूली | godhūlī | godhūlī=go(cattle)+dhūlī(dust). It basically represents the time when the home bound herds of cattle return making dust clouds with their hooves. Represents either savērā or śāma. |
| Evening | शाम/संध्या | śāma/saṃdhyā | saṃdhyā is mostly used in literary contexts, śāma represents 17:00-19:59. |
| Night | रात | rāt | represents 20:00-03:59 |
Since there is no equivalent of AM or PM in Hindi we have to mention the time of the day along with the specific clock time. For example if we have to say 3 AM, the Hindi equivalent will be रात के/में तीन बजे which literally means 3 o'clock of/in night.
Clock time
| English | Hindi | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 AM | रात के एक बजे | raat kē ēka bajē |
| 7 AM | सुबह के सात बजे | subhē saath bajē |
| 2 PM | दोपहर के दो बजे | dopahara kē do bajē |
| 6 PM | शाम के छै बजे | śāma kē che bajē |
| 7 PM | शाम के सात बजे | śāma kē sāta bajē |
| 8 PM | रात के आठ बजे | rāta kē āṭha bajē |
| 9 PM | रात के नौ बजे | rāta kē nau bajē |
| midnight | आधी रात | ādhī raat |
| Half past | साढे | sāḍhē |
| Half past 6 (6:30) | साढे ५ (५:३०) | sāḍhē 6 |
| Quarter until | पौने | paunē |
| Quarter until 4 (3:45) | पौने ४ (३:४५) | paunē 4 |
| Quarter past | सवा | savā |
| Quarter past 9 (9:15) | सवा ९ (९:१५) | savā 9 |
| 20 minutes past 8 (8:20) | ८ बजकर २० मिनट (८:२०) | 8 bajakara 20 minaṭa |
| 12 minutes past 3 (3:12) | ३ बजकर १२ मिनट (३:१२) | 3 bajakara 12 minaṭa |
| 7 minutes to 10 (9:53) | १० बजने को ७ मिनट (९:५३) | 10 bajanē ko 7 minaṭa |
There are two exceptions to the Half past. Half past one (1:30) is डेढ (ḍēḍha) and half past 2 (2:30) is ढाई (ḍhāī). A fun way to remember their order would be 'Unless you dare (Lets say this represents डेढ) you die (and this represents ढाई). Voila!
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