Hoe let is it?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic phrase for asking the time
Grammar Note
"Hoe let" literally means "how late" and is the idiomatic way to ask the time. It differs from Dutch "Hoe laat"
Hokker dei fan 'e wike is it?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asking which day of the week it is
Grammar Note
"Which" is "hokker". "Dei" is "day"; Dutch "dag" is not used. "Fan 'e" is the contraction of "fan de"
Hjoed / Moarn / Juster.
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday.
Usage
Basic words for today, tomorrow and yesterday
Grammar Note
"Moarn" means both "tomorrow" and "morning"; context decides. These are adverbs and do not inflect
Dizze wike / Takomme wike / Ferline wike.
This week / Next week / Last week.
Usage
Distinguishing this week, next week and last week
Grammar Note
"Wike" is a common-gender noun. "Next week" is "takomme wike" and "last week" is "ferline wike", both adverbial phrases without an article
Moarns / Middeis / Jûns / Nachts.
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night.
Usage
Adverbs for morning, afternoon, evening and night
Grammar Note
Adding -s turns the noun into an adverb meaning "in the …" (habitually). Note the û in "jûns"
Wat is de datum fan hjoed?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for today's date
Grammar Note
"Datum" is a common-gender noun. The sentence is composed from regular grammar
Hoe let giet it iepen / ticht?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asking when a place opens or closes
Grammar Note
"Opens" and "closes" are "giet iepen" and "giet ticht" (literally "goes open / shut"). Time questions use "Hoe let"
Hoe lang duorret it om der te kommen?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asking how long it takes to get somewhere
Grammar Note
"Duorje" means "to last, to take (time)". "In order to" is "om ... te" plus the infinitive, here "kommen"
Litte wy middeis om trije oere ôfprate.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Arranging to meet at three in the afternoon
Grammar Note
"Let's" is "Litte wy" plus the infinitive. Clock times use "om ... oere", and the number before "oere" is bare ("trije oere")
It is healwei trijen / kertier foar fiven.
It's half past two / quarter to five.
Usage
Telling the time as half past two or a quarter to five
Grammar Note
The hour after "healwei" is the coming hour: "healwei trijen" is 2:30. The number takes -en (trije becomes trijen, fiif becomes fiven). It parallels Dutch "half drie" but the form is different
Is it yn it wykein iepen?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Asking whether a place is open at the weekend
Grammar Note
"Wykein" is a neuter noun with "it". "At the weekend" is "yn it wykein"
Yn hokker tiidsône binne wy?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Asking which time zone you are in
Grammar Note
"Tiidsône" is a common-gender noun with a circumflex on the o (ô). With the plural subject "wy" the verb is "binne"
It is te betiid / te let.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Saying that it is too early or too late
Grammar Note
"Early" is "betiid" and "late" is "let". Putting "te" in front gives "too"
Wannear begjint / einiget it?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking when something starts or ends
Grammar Note
"When" is "wannear". The 3rd person singular ends in -t: "begjint", "einiget"
Hoefolle dagen / oeren noch oant ...?
How many days / hours until…?
Usage
Asking how many days or hours are left until something
Grammar Note
"How many" is "hoefolle". The plural of "oere" is "oeren"
Fan moandei oant freed.
From Monday to Friday.
Usage
Giving a range of days, Monday to Friday
Grammar Note
Weekdays are written in lower case. Dutch "maandag" and "vrijdag" are not used
Hokker moanne is it?
What month is it?
Usage
Asking which month it is
Grammar Note
"Moanne" means "month" and also "moon", a common-gender noun
Ik wol graach in ôfspraak meitsje foar [datum/tiid].
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Making an appointment; fill in the date or time in the brackets
Grammar Note
"Ôfspraak" is a common-gender noun. "To make an appointment" is "in ôfspraak meitsje" (literally "to make an agreement")
Ien dei
One day
Usage
Basic duration phrase
Grammar Note
"One day" is "ien dei"; the numeral one is spelled "ien"
In heale dei
Half a day
Usage
Basic duration phrase
Grammar Note
"Heale" is "heal" (half) with the ending -e before the common-gender noun "dei"
Ien wike
One week
Usage
Basic duration phrase
Grammar Note
"Wike" is a common-gender noun
Ien moanne
One month
Usage
Basic duration phrase
Grammar Note
"Moanne" is a common-gender noun
Ien jier
One year
Usage
Basic duration phrase
Grammar Note
"Jier" is a neuter noun ("it jier")
moandei
Monday
Usage
Name of a weekday
Grammar Note
Weekdays are written in lower case and most end in -dei
tiisdei
Tuesday
Usage
Name of a weekday
Grammar Note
Weekdays are written in lower case and most end in -dei
woansdei
Wednesday
Usage
Name of a weekday
Grammar Note
Weekdays are written in lower case and most end in -dei
tongersdei
Thursday
Usage
Name of a weekday
Grammar Note
Weekdays are written in lower case and most end in -dei
freed
Friday
Usage
Name of a weekday
Grammar Note
"Freed" is the only weekday without the ending -dei
sneon
Saturday
Usage
Name of a weekday
Grammar Note
"Sneon" is Saturday and "snein" is Sunday; they are easy to confuse
snein
Sunday
Usage
Name of a weekday
Grammar Note
Weekdays are written in lower case and most end in -dei
Hjoed
Today
Usage
Adverb meaning today
Grammar Note
An adverb that does not inflect
Moarn
Tomorrow
Usage
Adverb meaning tomorrow
Grammar Note
"Moarn" also means "morning". As an adverb it does not inflect
Juster
Yesterday
Usage
Adverb meaning yesterday
Grammar Note
An adverb that does not inflect
Oaremoarn
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Adverb meaning the day after tomorrow
Grammar Note
A compound of "oare" (other) and "moarn" (tomorrow)
Earjuster
The day before yesterday
Usage
Adverb meaning the day before yesterday
Grammar Note
A compound of "ear" (before) and "juster" (yesterday)
No
Now
Usage
Adverb meaning now
Grammar Note
"Now" is "no", not Dutch-style "nu"
Letter
Later
Usage
Adverb meaning later
Grammar Note
The comparative of "let" (late), used as an adverb meaning "later"
Ien oere
One hour
Usage
A length of time
Grammar Note
"Oere" is a common-gender noun and stays singular after a number
Twa oere
Two hours
Usage
A length of time
Grammar Note
After the numeral "twa" (two) "oere" stays singular
Tritich minuten
Thirty minutes
Usage
A length of time
Grammar Note
"Tritich" is thirty. The plural of "minút" is "minuten"
De moarn
Morning
Usage
A part of the day
Grammar Note
"Moarn" means both "morning" and "tomorrow"; with the article "de" it means morning
De middei
Midday
Usage
A part of the day
Grammar Note
"Middei" is a common-gender noun; the adverb is "middeis"
De jûn
Evening
Usage
A part of the day
Grammar Note
Note the û in "jûn"; the adverb is "jûns"
De nacht
Night
Usage
A part of the day
Grammar Note
"Nacht" is a common-gender noun; the adverb is "nachts"
Let yn 'e nacht
Late night
Usage
Describes the late hours of the night
Grammar Note
"Yn 'e" is the contraction of "yn de". "Let" means "late"
Alle dagen
Every day
Usage
Expresses frequency
Grammar Note
"Alle" plus the plural expresses "every"
Alle wiken
Every week
Usage
Expresses frequency
Grammar Note
"Alle" plus the plural expresses "every"; the plural of "wike" is "wiken"
Alle moannen
Every month
Usage
Expresses frequency
Grammar Note
"Alle" plus the plural expresses "every"; the plural of "moanne" is "moannen"
Dizze wike
This week
Usage
Expresses a period
Grammar Note
"Dizze" is the demonstrative used before the common-gender noun "wike"
Takomme wike
Next week
Usage
Expresses a period
Grammar Note
"Takomme" is an adjective meaning "coming" and the phrase works as an adverb without an article
Ferline wike
Last week
Usage
Expresses a period
Grammar Note
"Ferline" means "past" and the phrase works as an adverb without an article
It wykein
Weekend
Usage
A group of days
Grammar Note
"Wykein" is a neuter noun, so the article is "it"
jannewaris
January
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
febrewaris
February
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
maart
March
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
april
April
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
maaie
May
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
The month May is "maaie"; "mei" means "with"; month names are written in lower case
juny
June
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Spelled "juny", not Dutch "juni"; month names are written in lower case
july
July
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Spelled "july", not Dutch "juli"; month names are written in lower case
augustus
August
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
septimber
September
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Spelled "septimber"; month names are written in lower case
oktober
October
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Month names are written in lower case
novimber
November
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Spelled "novimber"; month names are written in lower case
desimber
December
Usage
Name of a month
Grammar Note
Spelled "desimber"; month names are written in lower case
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