How to tell the time in Cornish, a revived Celtic language spoken mainly in Cornwall.
Telling the time | Days of the week | Months of the year | Seasons
| English | Cornish (Kernewek) |
|---|---|
| What time is it? | Py eur yw? |
| It's one o'clock | Un eur yw |
| It's quarter past one | Kwarter wosa un eur yw |
| It's half past one | Hanter wosa un eur yw |
| It's quarter to two | Kwarter dhe dhiw eur yw |
| It's two o'clock | Diw eur yw |
| It's quarter past two | Kwarter wosa diw eur yw |
| It's half past two | Hanter wosa diw eur yw |
| It's quarter to three | Kwarter dhe deyr eur yw |
| It's three o'clock | Teyr eur yw |
| It's quarter past three | Kwarter wosa teyr eur yw |
| It's half past three | Hanter wosa teyr eur yw |
| It's quarter to four | Kwarter dhe beder eur yw |
| It's four o'clock | Peder eur yw |
| It's quarter past four | Kwarter wosa peder eur yw |
| It's half past four | Hanter wosa peder eur yw |
| It's quarter to five | Kwarter dhe bymp eur yw |
| It's five o'clock | Pymp eur yw |
| It's quarter past five | Kwarter wosa pymp eur yw |
| It's half past five | Hanter wosa pymp eur yw |
| It's quarter to six | Kwarter dhe hwegh eur yw |
| It's six o'clock | Hwegh eur yw |
| It's quarter past six | Kwarter wosa hwegh eur yw |
| It's half past six | Hanter wosa hwegh eur yw |
| It's quarter to seven | Kwarter dhe seyth eur yw |
| It's seven o'clock | Seyth eur yw |
| It's quarter past seven | Kwarter wosa seyth eur yw |
| It's half past seven | Hanter wosa seyth eur yw |
| It's quarter to eight | Kwarter dhe eth eur yw |
| It's eight o'clock | Eth eur yw |
| It's quarter past eight | Kwarter wosa eth eur yw |
| It's half past eight | Hanter wosa eth eur yw |
| It's quarter to nine | Kwarter dhe naw eur yw |
| It's nine o'clock | Naw eur yw |
| It's quarter past nine | Kwarter wosa naw eur yw |
| It's half past nine | Hanter wosa naw eur yw |
| It's quarter to ten | Kwarter dhe dheg eur yw |
| It's ten o'clock | Deg eur yw |
| It's quarter past ten | Kwarter wosa deg eur yw |
| It's half past ten | Hanter wosa deg eur yw |
| It's quarter to eleven | Kwarter dhe unnek eur yw |
| It's eleven o'clock | Unnek eur yw |
| It's quarter past eleven | Kwarter wosa unnek eur yw |
| It's half past eleven | Hanter wosa unnek eur yw |
| It's quarter to twelve | Kwarter dhe dhewdhek eur yw |
| It's twelve o'clock | Dewdhek eur yw |
| It's quarter past twelve | Kwarter wosa dewdhek eur yw |
| It's half past twelve | Hanter wosa dewdhek eur yw |
| It's quarter to one | Kwarter dhe un eur yw |
| it's midnight | hanter-nos yw |
| it's midday | hanter-dydh yw |
| in the morning | myttinweyth |
| in the afternoon | androweyth |
| in the evening | haneth |
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| Monday | dy' Lun |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | dy' Meurth |
| Wednesday | dy' Mergher |
| Thursday | dy' Yow |
| Friday | dy' Gwener |
| Saturday | dy' Sadorn |
| Sunday | dy' Sul |
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| January | Mys Genver |
|---|---|
| February | Mys Hwevrer |
| March | Mys Merth |
| April | Mys Ebrel |
| May | Mys Me |
| June | Mys Methevan |
| July | Mys Gortheren |
| August | Mys Est |
| September | Mys Gwynngala |
| October | Mys Hedra |
| November | Mys Du |
| December | Mys Kevardhu |
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| Spring | gwaynten |
|---|---|
| Summer | haf |
| Autumn/Fall | kynyaf |
| Winter | gwaf |
Translations compiled by Simon Ager, with corrections by Philip Newton
Telling the time in Cornish
http://cornish.proboards.com/thread/84/telling-time
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