# 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.

#### Weeks
##### 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

| Gregorian Calendar | Transliteration pronunciation | Arabian Calendar | Transliteration pronunciation | Bengali Calendar | Transliteration pronunciation |
| January | Jenwari | محرّم | Mohorrom | বৈশাখ | Buhag |
| February | Februari | صفر | Sofor | জেট | Zoiht/Zet |
| March | March | ربيع الاوّل | Robiul-Aowal | আড় | Ahŗ/Aar |
| April | Ephril | ربيع الثانى | Robius-Sani | শ্রাবণ | Haon/Shaon |
| May | Me'e | جمادى الاوّل | Jomadul-Aowal | ভাদো | Bhado |
| June | Jun | جمادى الثاني | Jomadus-Sani | আশ্বিন | Ashin |
| July | Julai | رجب | Rojob | খাত্তি | Khatti |
| August | Ogosht | شعبان | Shaban | অগ্রহায়ণ | Aghon |
| September | Sephtembor | رمضان | Romzan | ফুষ | Fush |
| October | Okhtubor | شوّال | Showal | মাঘ | Magh |
| November | Nobembor | ذى قعده | Zil Kod | ফাল্গুন | Fagun |
| December | Disembor | ذى الحجه | Zil Hoj | ছৈত | Soit |
* 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.