Hindi/Time

EnglishHindiTransliterationNotesNowअबabRight NowअभीabhīLaterबाद मेंbād mēṃThenफिरphirBeforeपहलेpêhlēAfterबादbādMorningसुबह/सवेराsubah/savērāsavērā represents 04:00-05:59, subaha represents 06:00-11:59Early Morningसुबह-सुबहsubah-subahDayदिनdin also represents 04:00-19:59, but cannot follow time words.AfternoonदोपहरdopêhêrEveningशाम/संध्याśām/saṃdhyāsaṃdhyā is mostly used in literary contexts, śām represents 16:00-20:00.Nightरातrātrepresents 20:00-04:00 Since there is no equivalent of AM or PM in Hindi we have to mention the time of the day along with the specific clock time. For example if we have to say 3 AM, the Hindi equivalent will be रात के/में तीन बजे which literally means 3 o'clock of/in night. Clock time EnglishHindi Transliteration1 AMरात के एक बजेrāt kē ēk bajē7 AMसुबह के सात बजेsubah kē sāt bajē2 PMदोपहर के दो बजेdopêhêr kē do bajē6 PMशाम के छै बजेśām kē chē bajē 7 PMशाम के सात बजेśām kē sāt bajē 8 PMरात के आठ बजेrāt kē āṭh bajē 9 PMरात के नौ बजेrāt kē nau bajē midnightआधी रातādhī rātHalf pastसाढेsār̥hēHalf past 6 (6:30)साढे ६ (६:३०)sār̥hē 6Quarter untilपौनेpaunēQuarter until 4 (3:45)पौने ४ (३:४५)paunē 4Quarter pastसवा savāQuarter past 9 (9:15)सवा ९ (९:१५)savā 920 minutes past 8 (8:20)८ बजकर २० मिनट (८:२०)8 bajkar 20 minêṭ12 minutes past 3 (3:12)३ बजकर १२ मिनट (३:१२)3 bajkar 12 minêṭ7 minutes to 10 (9:53)१० बजने को ७ मिनट (९:५३)10 bajnē ko 7 minêṭ There are two exceptions to the Half past. Half past one (1:30) is डेढ़ (ḍēr̥h) and half past 2 (2:30) is ढाई (ḍhāī). A fun way to remember their order would be 'Unless you dare (Let's say this represents डेढ़) you die (and this represents ढाई). Voila!