Sylheti language/Time

Past present future
before
 * age [ah-geh]

now
 * ongkhu [on-kooh]
 * one [oh-neh]
 * okhon
 * obe

later
 * bade [bah-deh]

day
 * din [deen]
 * ruz

yesterday
 * gese khail [geh-seh khah-ee-l]
 * goto khail

today
 * aizku [ah-eez-kooh]
 * aiz [ah-eez]
 * aske
 * azke
 * asku

tomorrow
 * khailku [khah-ee-l-kooh]
 * khail [khah-ee-l]
 * khalku

day before yesterday
 * gese phorxu [geh-seh foh-rooh]
 * goto foru

day after tomorrow
 * phorxudin [foh-rooh-deen]
 * foru

fortnight
 * soddo rait [soh-d-doh rah-eet]
 * souddo rait

nowadays
 * aizkhailku [ah-eez-khah-ee-l-kooh]
 * aizkhail [ah-eez-khah-ee-l]

time
 * bela [beh-lah] buil [booh-ee-l] okht [oh-kh-t] bar [bah-r] bala

seven-times (lots of time)
 * hat-bar [hah-t-bah-r]

every time
 * hara buil [hah-rah booh-ee-l]

last time
 * agor bela [ah-goh-r beh-lah]

this time
 * ebuil [eh-booh-ee-l]

daytime
 * dinor bela [dee-noh-r beh-lah]

nighttime
 * raitkur bela [rah-ee-t-kooh-r beh-lah]

last week
 * agor haphtah [ah-goh-r hah-f-tah]

this week
 * ow haphtah [oh-oo hah-f-tah]

next week
 * bador haphtah [bah-doh-r hah-f-tah]

Morning to night
dawn (the beginning of day)
 * fota

morning
 * bian(i)

noon
 * duiphor

afternoon
 * madhan

evening (the beginning of night)
 * hainja
 * biyaal
 * bikal

dusk
 * as above (evening)

night
 * rait

midnight
 * maz-rait

late night
 * hesh-rait [heh-sh rai-eet]


 * "Hesh" is a Syloti pronunciation of the Bengali "Shesh"

end of the night
 * shesh-rait


 * There's no difference in "Xesh"-rait [Heh-sh rah-eet] and "Shesh"-rait [Sheh-sh rah-eet] but only in accent. Literally, they are both the same, but note that "xesh" [heh-sh] is applied to 'late' and "shesh" [sheh-sh] is referred to 'end' quite often in Syloti.

Weekdays:
Monday derives from Mona/Máni (Norse Moon god)
 * Shombar derives from Shom (Moon)

Tuesday derives from Tiw/Týr (Norse god of single combat)
 * Mongolbar derives from Mongol (Planet Mars)

Wednesday derives from Woden/Odin (Norse elder god of power and wisdom)
 * Budhbar derives from Budh (Planet Mercury)

Thursday derives from Thurnor/Thor (Norse god of thunder and protector of mankind)
 * Bishudbar derives from Biroshfoti (Planet Jupiter)

Friday derives from Fridge/Freya (Norse goddess of beauty, love and gold)
 * Shukkurbar derives from Shukro (Planet Venus)
 * Jummabar derives from Jum'ah (Friday prayers - Islamic congregation)

Weekends:
Saturday derives from Saturn (Roman god of agriculture, justice and strength)
 * Shonibar derives from Shoni (Planet Saturn)

Sunday derives from Sunna/Sól (Norse Sun god)
 * Roibbar or Roibar derives from Robi (Sun)

Months

 * Note that these Calendar months do not fall in as January being Mohorrom or Boishakh. All calendars consists of different number of days per month; some are lunar calendars while some are solar calendars.

Seasons
Season(s)
 * Ritu (ঋতু)

[name of the season] time
 * [____] Khal (কাল)

Summer
 * Grishsho (গ্রীষ্ম)

Rainy (Monsoon)
 * Bôrsha (বর্ষা)

Autumn
 * Shôrot (শরৎ)

Dry
 * Hemonto (হেমন্ত)

Winter
 * Sheet (শীত)

Spring
 * Bôshonto (বসন্ত)

Time
What time is it?
 * Khoe ṭa bazro? Khoe ṭa bazer?

dawn.
 * fota bala.

one AM.
 * rait kur ekh ṭa.

two AM.
 * rait kur dui ṭa.

noon.
 * duiphori bala.

one PM.
 * duiphori balar ekh ṭa.

two PM.
 * duiphori balar dui ṭa.

midnight.
 * maz rait.

9:45 Quarter to ten
 * Phone Dosh ṭa

10:00 Ten O'Clock
 * Dosh ṭa

10:15 Quarter past ten
 * Shuwa Dosh ṭa

10:30 Half past ten
 * Share Dosh ṭa

1:30 Half past one
 * Ḍeṭṭa (avoid saying share ekh ṭa)

2:30 Half past two
 * Aṛaiṭa (avoid saying share dui ṭa)

Duration
minute(s)
 * miniṭ (both singular and plural)

per minute
 * photi miniṭ phoittekh/phortekh miniṭ

hour(s)
 * gonṭa (both singular and plural)

hourly
 * photi gonṭa phoittekh/phortekh gonṭa

day(s)
 * din (both singular and plural)

daily
 * ruz

week(s)
 * hafta (both singular and plural)

weekly
 * foti hafta foittekh/fottekh hafta

month(s)
 * maash (both singular and plural)

monthly
 * foti maash foittekh/fortekh maash

year(s)
 * bosor/shal (both singular and plural)

yearly
 * foti bosor/shal foittekh/fortekh bosor/shal

Writing time and date
Time is written in both 12 hour clock and 24hr clock, the same as English or Bengali e.g 6:25pm or 18:25 i.e 6:25am or 06:25 hours. Although Sylheti uses both methods, only the 12-hour clock is verbally used, to say the clock time, AM or PM, the cycle of day to night and night to day is said before the hour. For example:

7:40 AM is said: (at morning seven - forty)
 * bian kur (s)hat ta - sallish

4:45 AM is said: (at dawn quarter to five)
 * rait fuwae phone phash ta

3:10 AM is said: (at late night three - ten)
 * hesh rait kur tin ta - dosh

12:00 AM is said: (at midnight twelve)
 * maz rait kur baro ta

10:20 PM is said: (at night ten - twenty)
 * rait kur dosh ta - bish

7:05 PM is said: (at dusk seven - five)
 * beil kur (s)hat ta - phas

3:20 PM is said: (at day three - twenty)
 * dinor tin ta - bish

From noon to midday, PM is said as: (at day _____ - _____)
 * dinor _____ - _____

Date is written by day first, then the month and last is the year. For example: Day / Month / Year is in writing as 23 [MONTH] 2012, but when speaking one can take the liberty to phrase a certain date as how they like: e.g.

12 Robiul Aowal
 * Robiul Aowalor 12 (baro) tarikh 12 (baro) wi tarikh Robiul Aowal.

25 December
 * Disemboror 25 (phochish) tarikh 25 (phochish) shi tarikh Disembor.