Unit 5 · Time & days · Lesson 13 of 24
Days of the week
ସପ୍ତାହର ସାତ ଦିନ
You’ll be able to: Name the seven days of the week and ask what day it is.
You are planning a trip to the market with a friend and need to agree on a day.
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Words and phrases in this lesson
| Odia | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ସୋମବାର | somabara | Monday |
| ମଙ୍ଗଳବାର | mangalabara | Tuesday |
| ବୁଧବାର | budhabara | Wednesday |
| ଗୁରୁବାର | gurubara | ThursdayThursdays of the month Margasira are kept as Manabasa Gurubara, when many homes worship Goddess Lakshmi. |
| ଶୁକ୍ରବାର | sukrabara | Friday |
| ଶନିବାର | sanibara | Saturday |
| ରବିବାର | rabibara | Sunday |
| ଆଜି କି ବାର? | aji ki bara? | What day is it today?No verb is needed. Answer the same way: ଆଜି ସୋମବାର (today Monday). |
Examples
ଆଜି ସୋମବାର।
aji somabara.
Today is Monday.
ମଙ୍ଗଳବାର ନା ବୁଧବାର?
mangalabara na budhabara?
Tuesday or Wednesday?
ଶନିବାର ଓ ରବିବାର ଛୁଟି।
sanibara o rabibara chhuti.
Saturday and Sunday are holidays.
ଆଜି ଗୁରୁବାର ନୁହେଁ, ଶୁକ୍ରବାର।
aji gurubara nuhen, sukrabara.
Today isn't Thursday, it's Friday.
ଆଜି କି ବାର? ବୁଧବାର।
aji ki bara? budhabara.
What day is it today? Wednesday.
Dialogue: Planning a day off
Rina
ଅରୁଣ, ଆଜି କି ବାର?
Arun, aji ki bara?
Arun, what day is it today?
Arun
ଆଜି ବୁଧବାର।
aji budhabara.
Today is Wednesday.
Rina
ବୁଧବାର? ମୁଁ ଭାବିଲି ଗୁରୁବାର।
budhabara? mun bhabili gurubara.
Wednesday? I thought it was Thursday.
Arun
ନା, ଆଜି ବୁଧବାର।
na, aji budhabara.
No, today is Wednesday.
Rina
ଛୁଟି କେବେ?
chhuti kebe?
When is the holiday?
Arun
ଶନିବାର ଓ ରବିବାର।
sanibara o rabibara.
Saturday and Sunday.
Tip
Every day ends in -ବାର
ବାର (bara) means 'day of the week'. The days are named after the sun, moon and planets: ରବି sun, ସୋମ moon, ମଙ୍ଗଳ Mars, ବୁଧ Mercury, ଗୁରୁ Jupiter, ଶୁକ୍ର Venus, ଶନି Saturn. Learn the first part and just add -ବାର.