Time & Dates

1. Aago mélòó ni ó jẹ́ báyìí?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Asking what time it is

   Grammar Note

   "mélòó" = question word for number "how many". Clock/o'clock is "aago"; "àgọ́" means "tent"

2. Ọjọ́ ọ̀sẹ̀ wo ni òní?

   What day of the week is it today?

   Usage

   Asking day of the week

   Grammar Note

   "wo" = question word "which/what"

3. Òní / Ọ̀la / Àná

   Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday

   Usage

   Basic time reference words

   Grammar Note

   These are temporal adverbs

4. Ọ̀sẹ̀ yìí / Ọ̀sẹ̀ tó ń bọ̀ / Ọ̀sẹ̀ tó kọjá

   This week / Next week / Last week

   Usage

   Week reference expressions

   Grammar Note

   "tó ń bọ̀" and "tó kọjá" are relative clauses

5. Ní òwúrọ̀ / Ní ọ̀sán / Ní àsálẹ̀ / Ní òru

   In the morning / At noon / In the afternoon / At night

   Usage

   Times of day expressions

   Grammar Note

   "Ní" = "at/in" temporal preposition

6. Ọjọ́ mélòó ni òní?

   What is today's date?

   Usage

   Asking today's date

   Grammar Note

   "mélòó" = question for number "how many/which number"

7. Àkókò wo ni wọ́n ṣí / tì í?

   At what time does it open / close?

   Usage

   Asking opening and closing times

   Grammar Note

   "Àkókò wo" = "at what time" question phrase

8. Iye àkókò wo ni ó máa ń gbà fún ìrìn àjò lọ síbẹ̀?

   How long will it take to get there?

   Usage

   Asking travel time to destination

   Grammar Note

   "máa ń gbà" = habitual "takes (time)"

9. Jẹ́ ká pàdé ní aago mẹ́ta ìrọlẹ̀.

   Let's meet at 3 pm.

   Usage

   Setting a meeting time

   Grammar Note

   "Jẹ́ ká" = hortative "let us"

10. Aago méjì àbọ̀ / Aago márùn-ún kù ìdamẹ́rin

    Half past two / Quarter to five

    Usage

    Expressing specific clock times

    Grammar Note

    "àbọ̀" = "half" used in time expressions

11. Ṣé wọ́n ṣí ní òpin ọ̀sẹ̀?

    Is it open on weekends?

    Usage

    Checking weekend opening hours

    Grammar Note

    "Ṣé wọ́n" = Yes/No question with 3rd person plural

12. Ìgbàkiri àkókò wo ni a wà níbí?

    What time zone are we in here?

    Usage

    Asking about the time zone

    Grammar Note

    "wo ni" = "which/what" question phrase

13. Ó ṣáájú jù / Ó pẹ́ jù.

    It's too early / too late.

    Usage

    Expressing too early or too late

    Grammar Note

    "jù" = "too (much)" marker of excess

14. Àkókò wo ni yóò bẹ̀rẹ̀ / parí?

    When does it start / end?

    Usage

    Asking start and end times

    Grammar Note

    "Àkókò wo" = "when/at what time" question

15. Iye ọjọ́ / àwọn wákàtí mélòó ni ó kù sí...?

    How many days / hours until…?

    Usage

    Asking remaining days or hours

    Grammar Note

    "mélòó" = "how many" quantity question word

16. Láti ọjọ́ Ajé sí ọjọ́ Ẹtì

    From Monday to Friday

    Usage

    Expressing weekday range

    Grammar Note

    "Láti ... sí" = "from ... to" range expression

17. Oṣù wo ni a wà nísinsìnyí?

    What month is it now?

    Usage

    Asking what month it currently is

    Grammar Note

    "wo" = question word "which/what"

18. Màá fẹ́ ṣe ìpàdé fún [ọjọ́/àkókò].

    I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].

    Usage

    Making an appointment

    Grammar Note

    "Màá fẹ́ ṣe" = "I would like to make/do" desire

19. Ọjọ́ kan

    One day

    Usage

    Basic vocabulary for stating a duration.

20. Ọ̀sẹ̀ kan

    One week

    Usage

    Use to state a one-week duration, e.g. length of stay.

21. Oṣù kan

    One month

    Usage

    Use to state a one-month duration.

22. Ọdún kan

    One year

    Usage

    Use to state a one-year duration.

23. Ọjọ́ Ajé

    Monday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Monday.

24. Ọjọ́ Ẹtì

    Friday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Friday.

25. Òní

    Today

    Usage

    Use to point to or state today.

26. Ọ̀la

    Tomorrow

    Usage

    Use to point to or state tomorrow.

27. Àná

    Yesterday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state yesterday.

28. Nísinsìnyí

    Now

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the present moment.

29. Wákàtí kan

    One hour

    Usage

    Use to state a duration of one hour.

30. Wákàtí méjì

    Two hours

    Usage

    Use to state a duration of two hours.

31. Ìṣẹ́jú ọgbọ̀n

    Thirty minutes

    Usage

    Use to state a duration of thirty minutes.

32. Òwúrọ̀

    Morning

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the morning.

33. Ọ̀sán

    Midday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state midday.

34. Àsálẹ̀

    Evening

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the evening.

35. Òru

    Night

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the night.

36. Ojoojúmọ́

    Every day

    Usage

    Use to state that something happens every day.

37. Ọ̀sẹ̀ yìí

    This week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state this week.

38. Ọ̀sẹ̀ tó ń bọ̀

    Next week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state next week.

39. Ọ̀sẹ̀ tó kọjá

    Last week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state last week.

40. Ọjọ́ Ìṣẹ́gun

    Tuesday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Tuesday.

41. Ọjọ́rú

    Wednesday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Wednesday.

42. Ọjọ́bọ̀

    Thursday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Thursday.

43. Ọjọ́ Àbámẹ́ta

    Saturday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Saturday.

44. Ọjọ́ Àìkú

    Sunday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Sunday.

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