Time, Days & Months
කාලය, දින සහ මාස
Tell the time, name the days of the week, and talk about dates.
Days of the week
Montag
Monday
Dienstag
Tuesday
Mittwoch
Wednesday
Donnerstag
Thursday
Freitag
Friday
Samstag
Saturday
Sonntag
Sunday
Months
Januar
January
Februar
February
März
March
April
April
Mai
May
Juni
June
Juli
July
August
August
September
September
Oktober
October
November
November
Dezember
December
Telling time
Wie spät ist es?
What time is it?
Es ist drei Uhr.
It is 3 o'clock.
Es ist halb vier.
It is 3:30.
Viertel nach drei.
Quarter past three (3:15).
Viertel vor vier.
Quarter to four (3:45).
'halb vier' literally means 'half [of the way] to four' — so it's 3:30, not 4:30. This trips up almost every beginner!
'halb vier' කියන්නේ 'හතරට අඩක්' කියලයි — ඒ කියන්නේ 3:30, 4:30 නෙවෙයි. මේක ආරම්භකයන්ට පටලැවිලි වෙන තැනක්!
Check your understanding
What does 'Es ist halb vier' mean?