Telling the Time in Marathi: वाजले, सव्वा, साडे and पावणे

Marathi time expressions are simple once you know a few special words for quarters and halves.

Asking the time

• किती वाजले? (Kitī vājle?) — What time is it?
• किती वाजता? — At what time?

वाजले (vājle) literally means "has struck", and comes from the idea of a bell or clock striking.

O'clock

The number plus वाजले:

Time	Marathi
1:00	एक वाजला
2:00	दोन वाजले
3:00	तीन वाजले
4:00	चार वाजले
5:00	पाच वाजले
6:00	सहा वाजले
7:00	सात वाजले
8:00	आठ वाजले
9:00	नऊ वाजले
10:00	दहा वाजले

Quarters and halves

Time	Marathi
quarter past three	सव्वा तीन
half past three	साडेतीन
quarter to four	पावणेचार
one and a half	दीड
two and a half	अडीच

• सव्वा means "plus a quarter".
• साडे means "plus a half".
• पावणे means "minus a quarter".

The forms दीड (1½) and अडीच (2½) are special words.

Parts of the day

Marathi	Meaning
सकाळ	morning
दुपार	afternoon
संध्याकाळ	evening
रात्र	night

Examples

• आता आठ वाजले आहेत. — It is eight o'clock now.
• मी सकाळी सहा वाजता उठतो. — I get up at six in the morning.
• बैठक संध्याकाळी पाच वाजता आहे. — The meeting is at five in the evening.
• ट्रेन साडेतीन वाजता येते. — The train comes at half past three.

The ending -ता in वाजता means "at" that time.

Useful words

• वेळ — time
• उशीर — delay, lateness
• लवकर — early, quickly

Tips

1. Learn 1–10 with वाजले.
2. Learn सव्वा, साडे and पावणे.
3. Use the dictionary to check spellings.

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