Telling Time: Basics
(Basic pronunciations provided. Please message if you need pronunciation clarification.) (This can be adjusted to military time.) In Rromanes, time is told by stating the hour, then minutes. Whether it is morning or evening can also be stated after the time if necessary. Words to Know: (Due to the loan words from various languages in addition to Rromani words, there are multiple terms for certain words that are used within Lovari Rromanes.) vrjama - time - wr'yah-mah chaso - hour / time - chaah-soh chasurja - hours - chaah-soor'yah sato - hour - sa'a-toh sat'ja - hours - sa'a-t'yah minuto - minute - meen-oo-toh minutja - minutes - meen-oo-t'yah perco - minute - p'eyhř-tsoh perce - minutes - p'eyhř-ts'ay Telling Time: 7:00 - efta chasurja (seven hours) 7:30 - efta chasurja thaj trijanda minutja (seven hours and thirty minutes) 1:00 - jekh sat'ja (one hours) 1:15 - jekh sat'ja thaj deshupandzh perce (one hours and fifteen minutes) 3:00 - trin chasurja (three hours) 3:45 - trin chasurja thaj shtarvardeshupandzh perce (three hours and forty-five minutes) 11:00 - deshujekh sat'ja (eleven hours) 11:20 - deshujekh sat'ja thaj bish minutja (eleven hours and twenty minutes) The words "hours" and "minutes" do not need to be stated in order to tell time. Leaving out these terms when telling time is acceptable, though less "formal". 9:00 - ina (nine) 9:25 - ina thaj bishupandzh (nine and twenty-five) 12:00 - deshuduj (twelve) 12: 50 - deshuduj thaj pandzhvardesh (twelve and fifty) Words for Specific Times of the Day: detehara - morning - deht-ay-haah-ř'ah sabaho - morning - sah-bah-hoh mismeri - noon / midday - mees-may-ree pala-mismeri - afternoon - pah-lah mees-may-ree telal ratji - evening - tay-lahl řaht'yee ratji - night - řaht'yee pash'erajti - midnight - pah'sh ey-řaht'yee dopash-ratji - midnight - doh-pah'sh řaht'yee