How to tell the time in Bengali, an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in Bangladesh, and in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and South Assam.
| English | Bengali (বাংলা) |
|---|---|
| What time is it? | কয়্টা বাজে (Kôyṭa baǰe) |
| It's one o'clock | একটা বাজে (Ekôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past one | সোয়া একটা বাজে (Soya ekôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past one | দেড়টা বাজে (Deṛôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to two | পৌনে দুইটা বাজে (Pôune du'iṭa baǰe) |
| It's two o'clock | দুইটা বাজে (Du'iṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past two | সোয়া দুইটা বাজে (Soya du'iṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past two | আড়াইটা বাজে (Aṛa'iṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to three | পৌনে তিনটা বাজে (Pôune tinôṭa baǰe) |
| It's three o'clock | তিনটা বাজে (Tinôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past three | সোয়া তিনটা বাজে (Soya tinôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past three | সাড়ে তিনটা বাজে (Saṛe tinôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to four | পৌনে চারটা বাজে (Pôune carôṭa baǰe) |
| It's four o'clock | চারটা বাজে (Carôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past four | সোয়া চারটা বাজে (Soya carôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past four | সাড়ে চারটা বাজে (Saṛe carôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to five | পৌন পাঁচটা বাজে (Pôunô pãcôṭa baǰe) |
| It's five o'clock | পাঁচটা বাজে (Pãcôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past five | সোয়া পাঁচটা বাজে (Soya pãcôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past five | সাড়ে পাঁচটা বাজে (Saṛe pãcôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to six | পৌন ছয়টা বাজে (Pôunô chôyôṭa baǰe) |
| It's six o'clock | ছয়টা বাজে (Chôyôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past six | সোয়া ছয়টা বাজে (Soya chôyôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past six | সাড়ে ছয়টা বাজে (Saṛe chôyôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to seven | পৌন সাতটা বাজে (Pôunô satôṭa baǰe) |
| It's seven o'clock | সাতটা বাজে (Satôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past seven | সোয়া সাতটা বাজে (Soya satôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past seven | সাড়ে সাতটা বাজে (Saṛe satôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to eight | পৌন আটটা বাজে (Pôunô aṭôṭa baǰe) |
| It's eight o'clock | আটটা বাজে (Aṭôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past eight | সোয়া আটটা বাজে (Soya aṭôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past eight | সাড়ে আটটা বাজে (Saṛe aṭôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to nine | পৌন নয়টা বাজে (Pôunô nôyôṭa baǰe) |
| It's nine o'clock | নয়টা বাজে (Nôyôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past nine | সোয়া নয়টা বাজে (Soya nôyôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past nine | সাড়ে নয়টা বাজে (Saṛe nôyôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to ten | পৌন দশটা বাজে (Pôunô dôshôṭa baǰe) |
| It's ten o'clock | দশটা বাজে (Dôshôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past ten | সোয়া দশটা বাজে (Soya dôshôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past ten | সাড়ে দশটা বাজে (Saṛe dôshôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to eleven | পৌন এগারটা বাজে (Pôunô egarôṭa baǰe) |
| It's eleven o'clock | এগারটা বাজে (Egarôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past eleven | সোয়া এগারটা বাজে (Soya egarôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past eleven | সাড়ে এগারটা বাজে (Saṛe egarôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to twelve | পৌন বারটা বাজে (Pôunô barôṭa baǰe) |
| It's twelve o'clock | বারটা বাজে (Barôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter past twelve | সোয়া বারটা বাজে (Soya barôṭa baǰe) |
| It's half past twelve | সাড়ে বারটা বাজে (Saṛe barôṭa baǰe) |
| It's quarter to one | পৌন একটা বাজে (Pôunô ekôṭa baǰe) |
| it's midnight | এটা মধ্যরাত্রি (Eṭa môdhyôratri) |
| it's midday | এটা মধ্যাহ্ন (Eṭa môdhyahnô) |
| in the morning | সকালে (Sôkale) |
| in the afternoon | অপরাহ্নে (Ôpôrahne) |
| in the evening | বিকেলে (Bikele |
Translations by Piyush Maurya and Musawar Ahmad
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