Telling Time and Schedules

This unit covers telling time and discussing schedules in Bengali. You will learn time expressions such as kota baje (what time) and shokale (in the morning), vocabulary for hours and minutes (ghonta, minute), daily schedule terms, and the locative postposition -e for expressing when and where events occur.

Basic Sentences

Bengali (romanized)	English
Kota baje?	What time is it?
Eta baje.	It is ___ o’clock.
Shokale ami uthi.	I wake up in the morning.
Bikele ami kaaj kori.	I work in the afternoon.
Raate ami ghumai.	I sleep at night.
Meeting kota bajey?	At what time is the meeting?
Dosh ta bajey.	At ten o’clock.
Apni kota bajey asben?	At what time will you come?

Key Vocabulary

Bengali	English
kota	how much, what (number)
baje	o’clock
baje	at ___ o’clock
ghonta	hour
minute	minute
shokal	morning
dupur	afternoon
bikele	afternoon (later)
shondhya	evening
raat	night
uthi	I wake up
kaaj	work
kori	I do
ghumai	I sleep
meeting	meeting
asben	you will come (formal)
jaben	you will go (formal)
khaben	you will eat (formal)
nashta	breakfast
khana	food, meal

Grammar Notes

Time Expressions: kota baje, shokale, bikele

Kota baje? (What time?) — baje means “o’clock.” Eta baje (one o’clock), dui baje (two o’clock). Time-of-day: shokale (in the morning), dupure (in the afternoon), bikele (in the afternoon/evening), shondhay (in the evening), raate (at night).

Hours and Minutes: ghonta, minute

Dosh ta ghonta (ten hours). Tin minute (three minutes). Dosh ta baje tin minute (10:03). Adha (half): Dosh ta baje adha (10:30). Poa (quarter): Dosh ta baje poa (10:15).

Daily Schedule Vocabulary

• utha – to wake up
• khaoa – to eat
• kaaj kora – to work
• ghumano – to sleep
• jawa – to go
• asha – to come
• bosha – to sit

Locative Postposition -e

-e marks location and time. Dhaka-te (in Dhaka), shokale (in the morning), dosh ta bajey (at ten o’clock). Office-e (at the office), bari-te (at home).

Drills

Drill 1: Telling Time

Bengali	English
Eta baje.	One o’clock.
Dui baje.	Two o’clock.
Dosh ta baje.	Ten o’clock.
Dosh ta baje adha.	Ten-thirty.
Dosh ta baje poa.	Quarter past ten.

Drill 2: Time of Day

Bengali	English
shokale	in the morning
dupure	in the afternoon
bikele	in the afternoon
shondhay	in the evening
raate	at night

Drill 3: Daily Schedule

Bengali	English
Shokale ami uthi.	I wake up in the morning.
Dupure ami khabo.	I will eat in the afternoon.
Bikele ami kaaj kori.	I work in the afternoon.
Raate ami ghumai.	I sleep at night.

Drill 4: Scheduling Questions

Bengali	English
Meeting kota bajey?	At what time is the meeting?
Apni kota bajey asben?	At what time will you come?
Flight kota bajey?	At what time is the flight?
Apni shokale asben ki bikele?	Will you come in the morning or afternoon?

Narrative

Amar ekta bhalo routine achhe. Shokale saat baje ami uthi. Aat baje ami nashta khabo. Noy baje ami office-e jabo. Dupure bara baje ami khana khabo. Bikele chaar ta bajey meeting achhe. Raate aat baje ami bari-te asbo. Dosh baje ami ghumabo. Prothom din theke ami eta kori.

I have a good routine. I wake up at seven in the morning. I will eat breakfast at eight. I will go to the office at nine. I will eat lunch at twelve in the afternoon. There is a meeting at four in the afternoon. I will come home at eight at night. I will sleep at ten. I have been doing this since the first day.