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Armenians use both international time description
(i.e. 20:30 is 8:30 p.m.) at official venues, and then in average
discourse they use the hours and minutes combined with morning,
afternoon, evening and night (i.e. 8:30 in the morning, 3:30 in
the afternoon, 7:30 in the evening, 2:30 at night). Generally,
the hours from 5-6 a.m. until noon are considered morning (a-ra-vo-ti-AN);
from noon until dusk is afternoon (Tser-e-KAH); from dusk
until 10-11 p.m. is evening (yer-e-koi-AN); and from 10-11
p.m. until 5-6 is night (gi-SHER-e).
Armenians will describe night activities (i.e.
flight times) as occurring ‘tonight-tomorrow early morning’ (ai-SOR
ki-SHER-e, lu-IS VA-ghe a-ra-VOT).
Time | Telling
Time
|
Time
|
|
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Sunrise
³ñ¨³Í³·
arevatzag
|
"ah-rehvah-TZAK" |
|
Morning
³ñ³íáï
aravot
|
"ah-rah-VOHT" |
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In the Morning
³ñ³íáïÛ³Ý
aravotian
|
"ah-rah-voht-ee-AHN" |
|
Noon
Ï»ëûñ
kesor
|
"keh-SOHR" |
|
At noon
Ï»ëáñÇÝ
kesorin
|
"keh-sohr-EEN" |
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Afternoon
ó»ñ»Ï
tserek
|
"tsehr-EHK" |
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In the Afternoon
ó»ñ»ÏÁ
tserekuh
|
"TSEHR-ehk-uh" |
|
Evening
»ñ»Ïá
yereko
|
"yehr-eh-KOH" |
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In the Evening
»ñ»ÏáÛ³Ý
Yerekoyan
|
"yehr-eh-KOY-ahn" |
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Sunset
³ñ¨³Ùáõï
Arevamut
|
"ah-rehv-ah-MOOT" |
|
Night
ႧȖ
gisher
|
"gee-SHEHR" |
|
In the night
·Çß»ñÁ
gisheruh
|
"gee-SHEHR-uh" |
|
Hour
ųÙ
zham
|
"zhahm" |
|
Minute-(s)
ñáå» ( ñáå»Ý»ñ
)
ropeh (ropehnehr)
|
"ROH-peh
(roh-peh-NEHR)" |
|
Second-(s)
í³ñÏÛ³Ý ( í³ñÏÛ³ÝÝ»ñ
)
varkian (varkiannehr)
|
"vahrk-ee’AHN
(vahrk-ee’ahn-NEHR)" |
What time is it?
ųÙÁ ù³ÝDZëÝ
¿
zhamuh kanis’n
eh?
|
"zhahm-uh
kahn-EES’neh" |
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Telling Time
To answer at what time something is, use round hour numerals
the same as counting, but tack on a ‘n at the end of the number
i.e. "zhamuh mek’n eh, zhamuh chors’n eh, etc."
5
o’clock (literally, ‘hour 5’)
ųÙÁ ÑÇÝ·Ý+
Ý ¿
zhamuh
hing’ n eh
|
"ZHAHM-uh
HEENG’N eh" |
To ask and answer AT what time, tack on the ending ‘-een’
to the hour number i.e. "zhamuh mekin, zhamuh chorsin,
etc."
|
At what time?
ųÙÁ ù³ÝÇëDZÝ
zhamuh kanisin?
|
"zham-uh
kah-nees-SEEN" |
at
6 o’clock (literally, ‘hour 6 at’)
ųÙÁ í»ó+ÇÝ
zhamuh vetsin
|
"ZHAHM-uh
vets+ EEN" |
AT…
| one |
Ù»ÏÇÝ |
mekin |
"mehk-EEN" |
| two |
»ñÏáõëÇÝ |
yerkusin |
"yehr-koos-EEN" |
| three |
»ñ»ùÇÝ |
yerekin |
"yehr-ehk-EEN" |
| Four |
ãáñëÇÝ |
chorsin |
"chors-EEN" |
| Five |
ÑÇÝ·ÇÝ |
hingin |
"heenk-EEN" |
| Six |
í»óÇÝ |
vetsin |
"vehts-EEN" |
| Seven |
ÛáÃÇÝ |
yotin |
"yoht-EEN" |
| Eight |
áõÃÇÝ |
ootin |
"oot-EEN" |
| Nine |
ÇÝÝÇÝ |
innin |
"een-EEN" |
| Ten |
ï³ëÇÝ |
dasin |
"dahs-EEN" |
| Eleven |
ï³ëÝÙ»ÏÇÝ |
dasn’mekin |
"dahs-n’mehk-EEN" |
| Twelve |
ï³ëÝ»ñÏáõëÇÝ |
dasn’yerkusin |
"dahs-n’yehr-koos’EEN" |
Examples:
|
7
o’clock in the morning (‘in the morning, hour 7’)
³é³íáïÛ³Ý
ųÙÁ ÛáÃ+ ÇÝ
aravotian zhamuh yotin
|
"ah-rah-voht-ee’AHN
zhahm-uh yoht-EEN" |
|
3
o’clock in the afternoon (‘in the afternoon, hour 3’)
ó»ñ»ÏÁ ųÙÁ
»ñ»ù + ÇÝ
tserekuh zhamuh yerekin
|
"tseh-REHK-uh
zhahm-uh yeh-rehk-EEN" |
|
8
o’clock in the evening (‘in the evening, hour 8’)
»ñ»ÏáÛ³Ý
ųÙÁ áõà +
ÇÝ
yerekoyan zhamuh ootin
|
"yehr-eh-KOY-ee’ahn
zhahm-uh oot-EEN" |
11
o’clock at night (‘at night, hour 11’)
·Çß»ñÁ ųÙÁ
ï³ëÝÙ»Ï+ ÇÝ
gisheruh zhamuh
dasn’mekin
|
"gee-SHEHR-uh
zhahm-uh dasn’mek-EEN" |
To tell theminutes past or before the hour, the rule of
thumb is this: From 1-30 minutes past the hour, you will say the
hour plus minutes (i.e. ‘hour two and nineteen’ ja-MEH yer-KUS
anz das-ne-EE-na ; or 2:19). From 31 minutes to 59 minutes,
you will say the next hour, minutes less (i.e. ‘hour three
ten less’ ja-MEH ye-rek-EEN das-EH PAK-as; or 2:50) .
Examples:
|
6
minutes after 4 o’clock , 4:06 (literally, ‘hour 4 and 6
minutes’)
ãáñë+Ý ³Ýó
¿ í»ó ñáå»
chors’n ants
eh vets ropeh
|
"chors’n
AHNTS eh vehts roh-PEH" |
10
minutes before 1 o’clock , 1:50 (literally, ‘hour 1, 10 less’)
Ù»Ï+ÇÝ ï³ë
¿ å³Ï³ë
mekin das eh pakas
|
"mehk-
EEN DAHS eh pah-kahs" |
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