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Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn how to tell time in Catalan. Time is a crucial part of everyday life and communication, hence it is essential to know how to tell time in a new language. If you are planning to travel or live in a Catalan-speaking region, it is necessary to learn how to tell time as it can be very helpful when navigating your surroundings. By the end of this lesson, you will know how to tell time in Catalan, including hours, minutes, and phrases for discussing past, present, and future events.

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Weather and Climate & Meat.

Telling Time in Catalan

The following table shows the numbers from one to twelve and how they are pronounced in Catalan:

Catalan	Pronunciation	English
u	oo	one
dos	dohs	two
tres	trehs	three
quatre	kah-treh	four
cinc	seenk	five
sis	sees	six
set	set	seven
vuit	bwit	eight
nou	noh	nine
deu	deh-ooh	ten
onze	ohn-zyeh	eleven
dotze	doh-tseh	twelve

Telling the Hours

Telling time in Catalan is relatively straightforward. To express an hour, you use the word "hora" followed by the hour number. You can use the word "davant" before the hour number to specify that it is before the hour, or the word "passades" to specify that it is past the hour.

Here are some examples:

• Són les tres - It's 3 o'clock
• Són les set passades - It's past 7 o'clock
• Són les deu davant - It's before 10 o'clock

Telling the Minutes

To tell the time in minutes, you add the corresponding minutes after the hour number. The word for minutes in Catalan is "minuts."

Here are some examples:

• Són les tres i vint - It's 3:20
• Són les set i mitja - It's half past 7 (literally, "half eleven")
• Són les dotze menys quatre - It's four minutes to twelve

Telling the Time of Day

To express the time of day in Catalan, you can use the following phrases:

• Del matí - In the morning (from sunrise until approximately noon)
• De la tarda - In the afternoon (from noon until sunset)
• De la nit - At night (from sunset until sunrise)

Here are some examples:

• Són les dues del matí - It's 2 a.m.
• Són les cinc de la tarda - It's 5 p.m.
• Són les onze de la nit - It's 11 p.m.

Discussing Past, Present, and Future Events

To discuss past, present, and future events in Catalan, you can use the following phrases:

• Passat - Past
• Present - Present
• Futur - Future

Here are some examples:

• Vaig arribar a les dues passades - I arrived at half past two (past event)
• Estic arribant ara mateix - I'm arriving right now (present event)
• Arribaré a les cinc - I will arrive at 5 o'clock (future event)

Practice

Now that you have learned how to tell time in Catalan, let's practice!

1. ¿A quina hora arribes a la feina normalment? - At what time do you usually arrive at work?
2. Jo sempre surto de casa a les set del matí. - I always leave the house at 7 a.m.
3. La pel·lícula comença a les nou de la nit. - The movie starts at 9 p.m.
4. ¿Vols anar a sopar a les vuit del vespre? - Do you want to go to dinner at 8 p.m.?
5. Avui em llevaré a les sis del matí per anar a córrer. - Today I will wake up at 6 a.m. to go for a run.

Conclusion

In this lesson, you learned how to tell time in Catalan. You now know how to express the time of day, the minutes, and past, present, and future events. Practice speaking and writing in Catalan to perfect your skills. In the next lesson, we will focus on Adjectives and Pronouns.

Well done on mastering this lesson! Don't miss these related pages to expand your knowledge: Nature & Stores and Public Buildings.

Table of Contents - Catalan Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction to Catalan

• Alphabet and Pronunciation
• Basic Sentence Structure

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Greetings and Introductions

• Common Greetings
• Introducing Yourself

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Articles and Nouns

• Definite and Indefinite Articles
• Noun Gender and Plurals

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers 1-100
• Telling Time

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Adjectives and Pronouns

• Adjective Agreement
• Personal Pronouns

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Family and Relationships

• Family Members
• Describing Relationships

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Verbs and Tenses

• Regular Verbs
• Irregular Verbs

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Food and Dining

• Food Vocabulary
• At the Restaurant

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Common Prepositions
• Coordinating Conjunctions

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Travel Phrases

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Catalan Culture

• History and Geography
• Traditions and Celebrations

Other Lessons

• Languages
• Prepositions in Catalan
• Literary and academic vocabulary
• Computer
• Greetings
• City
• Food
• At the Restaurant
• Useful Expression in Catalan
• Family Members

Sources

• Catalan Tutorial: Basic Catalan Phrases, Vocabulary, and Grammar
• Catalan - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
• Is Catalan hard or easy to learn? (It depends.) - Relearn A Language

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