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Time

In this lesson, we will learn how to tell the time in Turkish. We will also cover the days of the week and the months of the year. Being able to talk about time is an essential skill in any language, so let's get started!

Telling the Time

Telling the time in Turkish is quite straightforward. The format is generally the same as in English, with a few differences in pronunciation. Let's start with the basics:

Hours

To say the hours in Turkish, we use the cardinal numbers from one to twelve. Here are the Turkish numbers from one to twelve:

Turkish	Pronunciation	English Translation
bir	beer	one
iki	ee-kee	two
üç	ooch	three
dört	dort	four
beş	besh	five
altı	al-tuh	six
yedi	yed-ee	seven
sekiz	se-keez	eight
dokuz	do-kooz	nine
on	on	ten
on bir	on beer	eleven
on iki	on ee-kee	twelve

To tell the time, we simply say the hour, followed by "buçuk" (half-past) or "geçiyor" (o'clock). For example:

- 1:00 = bir buçuk (one-thirty) - 2:15 = iki on beş (two fifteen) - 3:30 = üç otuz (three thirty) - 4:45 = dört kırk beş (four forty-five)

Note that when the time is exactly on the hour, we can simply say the hour followed by "geçiyor" (o'clock). For example:

- 5:00 = beş geçiyor (five o'clock) - 6:00 = altı geçiyor (six o'clock)

Minutes

To talk about minutes, we use the cardinal numbers from one to fifty-nine. Here are the Turkish numbers from one to fifty-nine:

Turkish	Pronunciation	English Translation
bir	beer	one
iki	ee-kee	two
üç	ooch	three
dört	dort	four
beş	besh	five
altı	al-tuh	six
yedi	yed-ee	seven
sekiz	se-keez	eight
dokuz	do-kooz	nine
on	on	ten
on bir	on beer	eleven
on iki	on ee-kee	twelve
on üç	on ooch	thirteen
on dört	on dort	fourteen
on beş	on besh	fifteen
on altı	on al-tuh	sixteen
on yedi	on yed-ee	seventeen
on sekiz	on se-keez	eighteen
on dokuz	on do-kooz	nineteen
yirmi	yer-mee	twenty
yirmi bir	yer-mee beer	twenty-one
yirmi iki	yer-mee ee-kee	twenty-two
yirmi üç	yer-mee ooch	twenty-three
yirmi dört	yer-mee dort	twenty-four
yirmi beş	yer-mee besh	twenty-five
yirmi altı	yer-mee al-tuh	twenty-six
yirmi yedi	yer-mee yed-ee	twenty-seven
yirmi sekiz	yer-mee se-keez	twenty-eight
yirmi dokuz	yer-mee do-kooz	twenty-nine
otuz	otooz	thirty
otuz bir	otooz beer	thirty-one
otuz iki	otooz ee-kee	thirty-two
otuz üç	otooz ooch	thirty-three
otuz dört	otooz dort	thirty-four
otuz beş	otooz besh	thirty-five
otuz altı	otooz al-tuh	thirty-six
otuz yedi	otooz yed-ee	thirty-seven
otuz sekiz	otooz se-keez	thirty-eight
otuz dokuz	otooz do-kooz	thirty-nine
kırk	kuhrk	forty
kırk bir	kuhrk beer	forty-one
kırk iki	kuhrk ee-kee	forty-two
kırk üç	kuhrk ooch	forty-three
kırk dört	kuhrk dort	forty-four
kırk beş	kuhrk besh	forty-five
kırk altı	kuhrk al-tuh	forty-six
kırk yedi	kuhrk yed-ee	forty-seven
kırk sekiz	kuhrk se-keez	forty-eight
kırk dokuz	kuhrk do-kooz	forty-nine
elli	el-lee	fifty
elli bir	el-lee beer	fifty-one
elli iki	el-lee ee-kee	fifty-two
elli üç	el-lee ooch	fifty-three
elli dört	el-lee dort	fifty-four
elli beş	el-lee besh	fifty-five
elli altı	el-lee al-tuh	fifty-six
elli yedi	el-lee yed-ee	fifty-seven
elli sekiz	el-lee se-keez	fifty-eight
elli dokuz	el-lee do-kooz	fifty-nine

To tell the time, we simply say the hour, followed by the minute. For example:

- 6:05 = altı beş (six five) - 7:10 = yedi on (seven ten) - 8:15 = sekiz on beş (eight fifteen) - 9:20 = dokuz yirmi (nine twenty)

You can also use "buçuk" (half) to indicate that it is half past the hour. For example:

- 10:30 = on buçuk (ten thirty) - 11:30 = on bir buçuk (eleven thirty)

If the minute is between 31 and 59, we use the word "geçiyor" (past) to indicate that it is that many minutes past the hour. For example:

- 2:45 = iki kırk beş geçiyor (two forty-five past) - 3:50 = üç elli geçiyor (three fifty past)

Days of the Week

Now let's move on to the days of the week in Turkish. Here are the Turkish names for the days of the week:

• Pazartesi - Monday
• Salı - Tuesday
• Çarşamba - Wednesday
• Perşembe - Thursday
• Cuma - Friday
• Cumartesi - Saturday
• Pazar - Sunday

Months of the Year

Finally, let's learn the months of the year in Turkish. Here are the Turkish names for the months:

• Ocak - January
• Şubat - February
• Mart - March
• Nisan - April
• Mayıs - May
• Haziran - June
• Temmuz - July
• Ağustos - August
• Eylül - September
• Ekim - October
• Kasım - November
• Aralık - December

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have learned how to tell the time, the days of the week, and the months of the year in Turkish. This knowledge will allow you to have basic conversations about time and schedule. Keep practicing and soon you'll be able to tell the time with ease!

Table of Contents - Turkish Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Turkish Alphabet

• Vowels and Consonants
• Pronunciation

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Basic Grammar

• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Pronouns

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Complex Grammar

• Cases
• Participles
• Conditional Sentences

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Everyday Phrases

• Greeting
• Asking for Directions
• Food and Drink
• Shopping

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Numbers and Time

• Cardinal Numbers
• Ordinal Numbers
• Time

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Turkish Culture

• History and Geography
• Traditions and Customs
• Cuisine
• Arts and Festivals

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Daily Life

• Housing
• Family and Relationships
• Religion
• Transportation and Travel

Other Lessons

• Trees
• Greetings
• Family
• Jobs
• How to Say Good Bye
• Beauty
• Cycling
• How to use ¨to speak¨ in Turkish
• Economics
• Camping

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