Days of the Week
The seven days
The Pakistani week is built around جمعہ (jumma, Friday), the day of congregational prayer. Here are all seven days.
Parts of the Day
Morning to night
These words let you say when something happens, even before you can tell the exact time.
Telling the Time
What time is it?
The key word is بجے (bujay), which works like "o'clock." Combine it with the numbers from Lesson 02 and you can tell most times.
وقت (waqt) = time, ہوا ہے (hua hay) = has become. A natural, everyday way to ask the time.
Just put the number before بجے (bujay): دو بجے (do bujay) = two o'clock, تین بجے (teen bujay) = three o'clock.
ساڑھے (saarhay) = "half past," placed before the number. Note: for 1:30 and 2:30 Urdu uses special words, ڈیڑھ (derh) and ڈھائی (dhaai).
سوا (sawa) = "quarter past." For quarter to, use پونے (ponay): پونے پانچ (ponay paanch) = quarter to five (4:45).
Making Plans
Useful phrases
Put the days and times together to arrange to meet someone.
Remember کل (kal) means both tomorrow and yesterday. Context makes it clear which one you mean.
Swap صبح (subah) for شام (shaam) or رات (raat) to change the time of day.
کونسا (kaunsa) = which, دن (din) = day. Answer with: آج جمعہ ہے (aaj jumma hay) = today is Friday.
Quick Reference
Everything at a glance
Drill the days and time words here.
Why Friday matters
جمعہ (jumma, Friday) is the most important day of the week in Pakistan. It is the day of congregational prayer, when many businesses pause around midday for the Friday sermon. In some workplaces the weekend is Saturday and Sunday, but the rhythm of the week still centres on Friday.
One quirk worth remembering: کل (kal) means both "yesterday" and "tomorrow." Pakistanis rely on the verb tense and the context to tell them apart. If someone says کل ملتے ہیں (kal miltay hain), they clearly mean tomorrow, because you cannot meet in the past.
Practice
Try it yourself
Say each answer out loud, then check.
What would you say?
Picture the situation and respond in Urdu.
Make plans in Urdu with confidence.
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