Time and days in Assamese
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. Play the ten Assamese words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Assamese phrases in this lesson
- এতিয়াe-TI-ya
- Now
- পিছতPI-sot
- Later
- আজিAA-zi
- Today
- কাইলৈKAI-loi
- Tomorrow
- আজি নিশাAA-zi NI-xa
- Tonight
- কেতিয়া?KE-ti-ya
- When?
- কেতিয়া খোলে?KE-ti-ya KHU-le
- What time does it open?
- অলপ ৰ'বo-LOP RO-bo
- One moment, please
- মিনিটMI-nit
- Minutes
- ঘণ্টাGHON-ta
- Hours
"এতিয়া যাওঁ" (e-TI-ya ZAO) means "let's go now". Like everywhere, now can be somewhat elastic in practice.
Literally "after". সোনকালে (xon-KA-le) means soon or quickly, useful when you need something in a hurry.
Said with a z, not a j. আজিৰ (AA-zir) means "today's", as on a menu board of the day's cooking.
Tomorrow, and only tomorrow. Assamese keeps the two directions of time apart with separate words, unlike Hindi where a single word covers both; you never have to work out which one is meant.
Literally "wait a little".
Stays the same after a number: পাঁচ মিনিট (PAS MI-nit), five minutes.