Unit 5 · Time & days · Lesson 15 of 24

What time is it?

କେତେ ବାଜିଲା?

You’ll be able to: Ask the time, tell the time in hours and half hours, and say you are late.

You are rushing to catch a bus and need to check the time with someone at home.

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Words and phrases in this lesson

Odia	Say it	Meaning
କେତେ ବାଜିଲା?	kete bajila?	What time is it?
ପାଞ୍ଚଟା ବାଜିଲା	panchata bajila	It's five o'clock.Number + ଟା + ବାଜିଲା. One o'clock is usually ଗୋଟାଏ ବାଜିଲା.
ସାଢ଼େ	sarhe	half past (from 3:30 on)ସାଢ଼େ ଚାରିଟା = 4:30. But 1:30 is ଦେଢ଼ଟା and 2:30 is ଅଢ଼େଇଟା.
ପାଖାପାଖି	pakhapakhi	about; approximately
ଡେରି	deri	late; delayମୋର ଡେରି ହୋଇଗଲା = I'm late.
ଶୀଘ୍ର	sighra	quickly; soon; early
ଘଣ୍ଟା	ghanta	hour
ମିନିଟ୍	minute	minute

Examples

ସାଢ଼େ ଚାରିଟା ବାଜିଲା।
sarhe charita bajila.
It's half past four.
ପାଖାପାଖି ଦଶଟା ବାଜିଲା।
pakhapakhi dasata bajila.
It's about ten o'clock.
ମୋର ଡେରି ହୋଇଗଲା।
mora deri hoigala.
I'm late.
ଶୀଘ୍ର ଆସନ୍ତୁ।
sighra asantu.
Please come quickly.
ଦୁଇ ଘଣ୍ଟା ଲାଗିବ।
dui ghanta lagiba.
It will take two hours.
ଆଉ ଦଶ ମିନିଟ୍।
au dasa minute.
Ten more minutes.

Dialogue: Running for the bus

Lipi
ବାପି, କେତେ ବାଜିଲା?
Bapi, kete bajila?
Bapi, what time is it?
Bapi
ପାଖାପାଖି ସାତଟା।
pakhapakhi satata.
About seven o'clock.
Lipi
ସାତଟା? ମୋର ଡେରି ହୋଇଗଲା!
satata? mora deri hoigala!
Seven? I'm late!
Bapi
ବସ୍ କେତେବେଳେ?
bus ketebele?
When is the bus?
Lipi
ସାଢ଼େ ସାତଟାରେ।
sarhe satatare.
At half past seven.
Bapi
ତେବେ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଯାଅ, ଆଉ ତିରିଶ ମିନିଟ୍ ଅଛି।
tebe sighra jaa, au tirisa minute achhi.
Then go quickly, there are thirty minutes left.

Tip

Telling the time with -ଟା

For clock time add -ଟା to the number and say ବାଜିଲା ('has struck'): ସାତଟା ବାଜିଲା = it's seven. To say 'at', add -ରେ: ସାତଟାରେ = at seven. Half hours: ଦେଢ଼ଟା (1:30), ଅଢ଼େଇଟା (2:30), then ସାଢ଼େ for the rest: ସାଢ଼େ ସାତଟା (7:30).