Pet eur eo ?
What time is it?
Usage
The most common way to ask the time
Grammar Note
Literally "how many hour is it"; the answer has the shape number + eur + eo, as in "Seizh eur eo"
Hiziv, warc'hoazh, dec'h
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday.
Usage
The three basic day references in a row
Grammar Note
All three are adverbs and need no article or preposition; the c'h is pronounced /x/
Da bet eur e vez serret ?
What time does it close?
Usage
Asking when a shop or site closes
Grammar Note
Pet softens to bet after "da" and bez to vez after "e"; swap in "digoret" to ask about opening. Composed sentence
Div eur hanter eo. Pemp eur nemet kard eo.
It's half past two. It's a quarter to five.
Usage
Telling the time: half past and quarter to
Grammar Note
"Eur" is feminine, so two is "div", not "daou"; a quarter to the hour is number + eur + nemet kard. Composed sentence
Digor eo e-pad an dibenn-sizhun ?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Checking whether a place opens at weekends
Grammar Note
Same pattern as "Digor eo dilun ?" with e-pad an dibenn-sizhun in place of a weekday. Composed sentence
Re abred eo. Re ziwezhat eo.
It's too early. It's too late.
Usage
Saying that a time is too early or too late
Grammar Note
The adjective softens after "re" (diwezhat becomes ziwezhat); abred starts with a vowel and stays. Composed sentence
Da bet eur e krog ? Da bet eur e vo echu ?
What time does it start? What time will it be over?
Usage
Asking when an event or tour starts and ends
Grammar Note
The second question is a future ("when will it be finished"). Composed sentence
Eus dilun betek digwener
From Monday to Friday
Usage
Used for opening days or service days
Grammar Note
Day names are written in lower case. Composed sentence
Un devezh
One day
Usage
Giving a length of one day for a stay or booking
Grammar Note
"Devezh" is a day as a span of time; "deiz" is the calendar day
Ur sizhun
One week
Usage
Giving a length of one week
Grammar Note
"Sizhun" is feminine; the article is "ur" and the s does not mutate
Ur miz
One month
Usage
Giving a length of one month
Grammar Note
"Miz" is masculine; it also precedes month names, as in "miz Mae"
Ur bloaz
One year
Usage
Giving a length of one year
Grammar Note
"Bloaz" is masculine; after numerals it softens to vloaz ("seitek vloaz", 17 years)
Dilun
Monday
Usage
Naming a single weekday when talking about schedules or closures
Grammar Note
Day names are written in lower case; the word also works as an adverb meaning "on Monday"
Dimeurzh
Tuesday
Usage
Naming a single weekday when talking about schedules or closures
Grammar Note
Day names are written in lower case; the word also works as an adverb meaning "on Tuesday"
Dimerc'her
Wednesday
Usage
Naming a single weekday when talking about schedules or closures
Grammar Note
Day names are written in lower case; the word also works as an adverb meaning "on Wednesday"
Diriaou
Thursday
Usage
Naming a single weekday when talking about schedules or closures
Grammar Note
Day names are written in lower case; the word also works as an adverb meaning "on Thursday"
Digwener
Friday
Usage
Naming a single weekday when talking about schedules or closures
Grammar Note
Day names are written in lower case; the word also works as an adverb meaning "on Friday"
Disadorn
Saturday
Usage
Naming a single weekday when talking about schedules or closures
Grammar Note
Day names are written in lower case; the word also works as an adverb meaning "on Saturday"
Disul
Sunday
Usage
Naming a single weekday when talking about schedules or closures
Grammar Note
Day names are written in lower case; the word also works as an adverb meaning "on Sunday"
Hiziv
Today
Usage
The basic word for today
Grammar Note
An adverb that can stand alone in a sentence ("Tomm eo hiziv", it is hot today)
Warc'hoazh
Tomorrow
Usage
The basic word for tomorrow
Grammar Note
An adverb that stands alone; the c'h is pronounced /x/
Dec'h
Yesterday
Usage
The basic word for yesterday
Grammar Note
An adverb that stands alone; the c'h is pronounced /x/
Bremañ
Now
Usage
Meaning "right now"
Grammar Note
An adverb; ñ marks the nasalisation of the preceding vowel
Diwezhatoc'h
Later
Usage
Saying "later"
Grammar Note
The comparative of "diwezhat" (late); -oc'h gives "more"
Un eur
One hour
Usage
Giving a duration of one hour
Grammar Note
"Eur" is feminine, but the article is "un" before a vowel
Div eur
Two hours
Usage
Giving a duration of two hours
Grammar Note
Before a feminine noun two is "div" rather than "daou"; the noun stays singular after a numeral
Tregont munutenn
Thirty minutes
Usage
Giving a duration of thirty minutes
Grammar Note
The noun stays singular after a numeral
Ar mintin
Morning
Usage
Meaning morning
Grammar Note
"Mintin" is masculine
Kreisteiz
Midday
Usage
Meaning midday
Grammar Note
Used as in "Kreisteiz eo" (it is noon); it also means south
An abardaez
Evening
Usage
Meaning evening
Grammar Note
"Abardaez" is masculine
An noz
Night
Usage
Meaning night
Grammar Note
"Noz" is feminine; an adjective after it softens ("noz vat")
Diwezhat en noz
Late night
Usage
Meaning late at night
Grammar Note
"En" is the preposition "e" fused with the article "an"
Bemdez
Every day
Usage
Saying every day
Grammar Note
An adverb that stands alone in a sentence
Bep sizhun
Every week
Usage
Saying every week
Grammar Note
"Bep" + noun means "every" ("bep bloaz", every year). Composed sentence
Bep miz
Every month
Usage
Saying every month
Grammar Note
"Bep" + noun means "every". Composed sentence
Ar sizhun-mañ
This week
Usage
Meaning this week
Grammar Note
A hyphenated "-mañ" after the noun gives "this". Composed sentence
Ar sizhun a zeu
Next week
Usage
Meaning next week
Grammar Note
Literally "the week that comes"; the verb form "teu" softens to "zeu" after "a"
Ar sizhun dremen
Last week
Usage
Meaning last week
Grammar Note
"Sizhun" is feminine, so the following adjective "tremen" softens to "dremen"
An dibenn-sizhun
Weekend
Usage
Meaning the weekend
Grammar Note
A hyphenated compound
Genver
January
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Genver", in January); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
C'hwevrer
February
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz C'hwevrer", in February); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
Meurzh
March
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Meurzh", in March); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
Ebrel
April
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Ebrel", in April); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
Mae
May
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Mae", in May); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
Mezheven
June
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Mezheven", in June); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
Gouere
July
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Gouere", in July); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
Eost
August
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Eost", in August); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
Gwengolo
September
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Gwengolo", in September); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
Here
October
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Here", in October); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
Du
November
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Du", in November); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"; "du" also means black, but as a month it is "miz Du"
Kerzu
December
Usage
Used to name the month of a date or booking
Grammar Note
Month names are capitalised and follow "miz" ("e miz Kerzu", in December); "miz" softens to "viz" after "a" or "da"
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