اڄ
Ajju
Today
Usage
Means "today"; the basic word when asking about plans or opening days.
Grammar Note
The final ڄ is the implosive letter; the word is read ajju.
سڀاڻي
Subhāṇī
Tomorrow
Usage
Means "tomorrow". Unlike Hindi/Urdu "kal", Sindhi keeps tomorrow and yesterday apart (ڪالهه is yesterday only).
Grammar Note
The dictionary also lists the sense "in the morning".
ڪالهه
Kālha
Yesterday
Usage
Means "yesterday" only; it never doubles as "tomorrow" the way Urdu kal does.
Grammar Note
The final ه is written but not pronounced. ڪالهه راتِ means "last night".
هاڻي
Hāṇī
Now
Usage
Means "now". Point to it when asking for something to happen right away.
Grammar Note
ڻ is the retroflex nasal ṇ.
پوءِ
Poi
Later
Usage
Means "later" or "afterwards"; use it to say you will come back.
Grammar Note
The final ءِ (hamza plus yeh) carries the i sound.
سومر
Sūmaru
Monday
Usage
Monday. Day names are used to point at or state a schedule or opening day.
Grammar Note
The dictionary also lists it as a personal name.
اڱارو
Angāro
Tuesday
Usage
Tuesday. Sindhi says اڱارو, not Urdu mangal.
Grammar Note
ڱ is the nasal ng.
اربع
Arbā
Wednesday
Usage
Wednesday. Sindhi says اربع, not Urdu budh (ٻڌ is a different word meaning "bound" or "Buddha").
Grammar Note
From Arabic ("the fourth day").
خميس
Khamīsa
Thursday
Usage
Thursday.
Grammar Note
From Arabic ("the fifth day"). خ is written kh.
جمعو
Jumo
Friday
Usage
Friday, the day of congregational prayer; many shops close around midday.
Grammar Note
Unlike Urdu jumma, the Sindhi form ends in -o.
ڇنڇر
Chhanchharu
Saturday
Usage
Saturday.
Grammar Note
ڇ is the aspirated chh. The word also means the planet Saturn.
آچر
Ācharu
Sunday
Usage
Sunday, the usual weekly day off in Pakistan.
Grammar Note
Not the Urdu word itwaar.
صبح
Subhu
Morning
Usage
Means "morning"; «صبح جو» means "in the morning".
Grammar Note
From Arabic; it pairs with سوير, "early".
ٻپهر
Bbipahara
Midday
Usage
The middle of the day, around noon.
Grammar Note
ٻ is the implosive bb. The word is built from ٻه "two" and پهر "watch of the day".
شام
Shāma
Evening
Usage
Means "evening", around sunset.
Grammar Note
Of Persian origin.
رات
Rāti
Night
Usage
Means "night"; it is also the unit when counting nights of a stay.
Grammar Note
A feminine noun.
اڌ رات
Adharāti
Midnight / late at night
Usage
Midnight or the dead of night, e.g. when asking about late-night transport.
Grammar Note
اڌ means "half" and رات means "night".
روزانو
Rozāno
Every day
Usage
Means "daily" or "every day"; useful for opening and service times.
Grammar Note
From Persian روز, "day".
ڪلاڪ
Kalāku
Hour
Usage
The unit "hour".
Grammar Note
From English "clock"; the plural has the same form.
منٽ
Minaṭu
Minute
Usage
The unit "minute".
Grammar Note
From English "minute"; ٽ is the retroflex ṭ.
اڌ ڪلاڪ
Adha kalāku
Half an hour
Usage
Used to state a duration of half an hour.
Grammar Note
اڌ "half" plus ڪلاڪ "hour".
هڪ ڪلاڪ
Hiku kalāku
One hour
Usage
Used to state a duration of one hour.
Grammar Note
The numeral هڪ comes before the noun.
ٻه ڪلاڪ
Bba kalāka
Two hours
Usage
Used to state a duration of two hours.
Grammar Note
ڪلاڪ keeps its form after a numeral.
ٽيهه منٽ
Ṭīha minaṭa
Thirty minutes
Usage
States a duration of thirty minutes in figures.
Grammar Note
ٽيهه is thirty.
هفتو
Hafto
Week
Usage
The basic word for "week", e.g. for the length of a stay.
Grammar Note
Of Persian origin; masculine.
مهينو
Mahīno
Month
Usage
Means "month" as a span of time.
Grammar Note
Masculine noun; the dictionary also lists "monthly pay".
سال
Sālu
Year
Usage
Used to state a duration of one year.
Grammar Note
Of Persian origin.
هن مهيني
Hina mahīnī
This month
Usage
Means "this month".
Grammar Note
هن is the oblique "this"; مهينو also goes to the oblique مهيني.
هن سال
Hina sāla
This year
Usage
Means "this year".
Grammar Note
هن "this" plus سال "year".
ايندڙ سال
Īndaṛa sāla
Next year
Usage
Means "next year".
Grammar Note
ايندڙ means "coming" and does not change its form.
گذريل سال
Guziriyalu sāla
Last year
Usage
Means "last year".
Grammar Note
گذريل means "gone by".
جنوري
Janivarī
January
Usage
January. Gregorian month names are transcriptions of the English ones.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "January".
فيبروري
Febarvarī
February
Usage
February.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "February"; ف is written f.
مارچ
Mārcha
March
Usage
March.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "March".
اپريل
Aprīlu
April
Usage
April.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "April".
مئي
Maī
May
Usage
May. The same spelling is also a dictionary word for a small brush.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "May".
جون
Jūna
June
Usage
June. The same spelling is also a plural form of the genitive جو.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "June".
جولاءِ
Jūlāi
July
Usage
July.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "July"; the final ءِ is i.
آگسٽ
Āgasṭu
August
Usage
August.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "August"; ٽ is ṭ.
سيپٽمبر
Sepṭambara
September
Usage
September.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "September".
آڪٽوبر
Ākṭobara
October
Usage
October.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "October"; ڪ is the swash kaf (U+06AA).
نومبر
Nomabara
November
Usage
November.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "November".
ڊسمبر
Ḍisambara
December
Usage
December.
Grammar Note
Borrowed from English "December"; ڊ is the retroflex ḍ.
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