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.