Phrases & Vocabulary

Time

now
ara (AR-ah)

later
després

before
abans

morning
matí

afternoon
tarda

evening
vespre

night
nit

Clock

Note: Catalan expresses time informally using a scheme based on quarters of hour:

un quart de X = (X-1) hour + 15 minutes, or 45 minutes before X hour
dos quarts de X = (X-1) hour + 30 minutes, or 30 minutes before X hour
tres quarts de X = (X-1) hour + 45 minutes, or 15 minutes before X hour

the X hour
les X

the X hour in the early morning/morning/midday/afternoon/evening/night
les X de la matinada /matí/migdia/tarda/vespre/nit

one o'clock AM
la una de la matinada (literally the one in the early morning)

two o'clock AM
les dues de la matinada

noon
migdia (literally half day)

one o'clock PM
la una de la tarda

two o'clock PM
les dues de la tarda

midnight
mitjanit

Duration

_____ minute(s)
_____ minut(s)

_____ hour(s)
_____ hors(hores)

_____ day(s)
_____ dia(dies)

_____ week(s)
_____ setmana(setmanes)

_____ month(s)
_____ mes(mesos)

_____ year(s)
_____ any(s)

Days

today
avui (a-BOOY)

yesterday
ahir

tomorrow
demà

this week
aquesta setmana

last week
la setmana passada

next week
la setmana que ve

Sunday
Diumenge

Monday
Dilluns

Tuesday
Dimarts

Wednesday
Dimecres

Thursday
Dijous

Friday
Divendres

Saturday
Dissabte

Months

January
Gener

February
Febrer

March
Març

April
Abril

May
Maig

June
Juny

July
Juliol

August
Agost

September
Setembre

October
Octubre

November
Novembre

December
Desembre

Writing

June 13th of 2004
tretze (13) de juny de 2004