Language/Tosk-albanian/Grammar/Time-and-Dates
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In this unit, we will learn how to express time and date in Tosk Albanian. Knowing how to speak about time and dates is essential vocabulary for daily communication.
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Personal pronouns & Adjectives and Nouns Agreement.
Telling Time
To tell the time in Tosk Albanian, we use the following phrase:
Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English |
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Sa o'clock është? | sa o'clock ersh-te? | What time is it? |
The answer to this question can be expressed in different ways depending on the context. Here are some examples:
Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English |
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Është ora gjashtë. | ersh-te ora gjash-të | It's six o'clock. |
Janë tre e dhjetë. | ya-ne tre e dhja-te | It's ten past three. |
Janë njëmbëdhjetë e dyzetë pesë. | ya-ne njem-be-dhje-te e dze-te pes | It's twenty-five to twelve. |
To give more precision, Tosk Albanian uses the words “çerek” which means quarter, and “dhjetë” which means ten.
Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English |
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janë pesë çerek e dy. | ya-ne pe-se cheer-ek e dy | It's two forty-five. |
Days of the Week
To speak about the days of the week in Tosk Albanian, we use the following vocabulary:
Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English |
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E Hënë | eh hu-nuh | Monday |
E Martë | eh mar-tuh | Tuesday |
E Mërkurë | eh mur-koo-ruh | Wednesday |
E Enjte | eh ay-nyuh-tuh | Thursday |
E Premte | eh pre-m-tuh | Friday |
E Shtunë | eh sh-tun-nuh | Saturday |
E Diel | eh di-elll | Sunday |
For example, to say "On Monday, I have a doctor’s appointment," we can say:
Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English |
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E Hënë kam një takim me mjekun. | eh hu-nuh kam n-yuh ta-kim me mye-koon | On Monday, I have a doctor's appointment. |
Months of the Year
To speak about the months of the year in Tosk Albanian, we use the following vocabulary:
Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English |
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Janar | ya-nar | January |
Shkurt | sh-kurt | February |
Mars | mars | March |
Prill | prisll | April |
Maj | may | May |
Qershor | chershor | June |
Korrik | korrik | July |
Gusht | goosht | August |
Shtator | shtah-tor | September |
Tetor | te-tor | October |
Nëntor | nyn-tor | November |
Dhjetor | dje-tor | December |
For example, to say "My birthday is in May," we can say:
Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English |
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Ditëlindjen time e kam në maj. | di-tel-lind-jen tee-meh kam ne may | My birthday is in May. |
Seasons
To speak about seasons in Tosk Albanian, we use the following vocabulary:
Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English |
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Vjeshtë | vyesht | Autumn/Fall |
Dimër | dim-er | Winter |
Pranverë | pran-vuh-ruh | Spring |
Verë | vuh-ruh | Summer |
For example, to say "I like winter because I can ski," we can say:
Tosk Albanian | Pronunciation | English |
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Më pëlqen dimri, sepse mund të ski-ozoj. | mew pu-lqen dim-ri, sep-seh mund tah ski-aw-zoj | I like winter because I can ski. |
I hope you found this lesson useful in learning about time and date expressions in Tosk Albanian. Keep practicing, and remember to maintain consistency in learning new vocabulary. Happy learning!
Other Lessons
- Verbs and Present Tense
- How to Use Be
- Nouns and Gender
- Questions
- To Be and To Have
- Question Words
- Gender
- Cardinal Numbers
- Negation
- Personal pronouns
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