< Hindi
English Hindi Transliteration Notes
Nowअबab
Right Nowअभीabhī
Laterबाद मेंbād mēṃ
Thenफिरphir
Beforeपहलेpêhlē
Afterबादbād
Morningसुबह/सवेराsubah/savērāsavērā represents 04:00-05:59, subaha represents 06:00-11:59
Early Morningसुबह-सुबहsubah-subah
Dayदिनdinalso represents 04:00-19:59, but cannot follow time words.
Afternoonदोपहरdopêhêr
Eveningशाम/संध्याśām/saṃdhyāsaṃdhyā is mostly used in literary contexts, śām represents 16:00-20:00.
Nightरातrātrepresents 20:00-04:00

Since there is no equivalent of AM or PM in Hindi we have to mention the time of the day along with the specific clock time. For example if we have to say 3 AM, the Hindi equivalent will be रात के/में तीन बजे which literally means 3 o'clock of/in night.

Clock time

English Hindi Transliteration
1 AMरात के एक बजेraat kē ēk bajē
7 AMसुबह के सात बजेsubhē sāt bajē
2 PMदोपहर के दो बजेdopêhêr kē do bajē
6 PMशाम के छै बजेśām kē chē bajē
7 PMशाम के सात बजेśām kē sāt bajē
8 PMरात के आठ बजेrāt kē āṭh bajē
9 PMरात के नौ बजेrāt kē nau bajē
midnightआधी रातādhī rāt
Half pastसाढेsār̥hē
Half past 6 (6:30)साढे ६ (६:३०)sār̥hē 6
Quarter untilपौनेpaunē
Quarter until 4 (3:45)पौने ४ (३:४५)paunē 4
Quarter pastसवाsavā
Quarter past 9 (9:15)सवा ९ (९:१५)savā 9
20 minutes past 8 (8:20)८ बजकर २० मिनट (८:२०)8 bajkar 20 minêṭ
12 minutes past 3 (3:12)३ बजकर १२ मिनट (३:१२)3 bajkar 12 minêṭ
7 minutes to 10 (9:53)१० बजने को ७ मिनट (९:५३)10 bajnē ko 7 minêṭ

There are two exceptions to the Half past. Half past one (1:30) is डेढ़ (ḍēr̥h) and half past 2 (2:30) is ढाई (ḍhāī). A fun way to remember their order would be 'Unless you dare (Let's say this represents डेढ़) you die (and this represents ढाई). Voila!

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