Time & Dates

1. Quina hora és?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Asking what time it is

   Grammar Note

   "Quina" is the feminine interrogative adjective meaning what/which

2. Quin dia de la setmana és avui?

   What day of the week is it today?

   Usage

   Asking what day of the week it is

   Grammar Note

   "Quin" is the masculine interrogative adjective meaning what/which

3. Avui / Demà / Ahir

   Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday

   Usage

   Basic time expressions for daily use

   Grammar Note

   These are invariable time adverbs in Catalan

4. Aquesta setmana / La setmana que ve / La setmana passada

   This week / Next week / Last week

   Usage

   Referring to the current, upcoming, or past week

   Grammar Note

   "Que ve" comes from venir (to come) meaning the coming/upcoming week

5. Al matí / A la tarda / Al vespre / A la nit

   In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night

   Usage

   Expressing times of day

   Grammar Note

   "Al" is the contraction of the preposition a (at/in) and the masculine article el

6. Quina data és avui?

   What is today's date?

   Usage

   Asking for today's date

   Grammar Note

   "Quina data" is the question phrase for asking today's date

7. A quina hora obre / tanca?

   At what time does it open / close?

   Usage

   Asking about opening and closing times

   Grammar Note

   "A quina hora" is the prepositional question phrase meaning at what time

8. Quant temps trigarem a arribar-hi?

   How long will it take to get there?

   Usage

   Asking about travel duration to a destination

   Grammar Note

   "Trigarem" is the first-person plural future of trigar (to take time)

9. Quedarem a les tres de la tarda.

   Let's meet at 3 pm.

   Usage

   Setting a meeting time with someone

   Grammar Note

   "Quedarem" is the future of quedar (to meet up) in first-person plural

10. Són les dues i mitja / És un quart de cinc.

    It's half past two / quarter past four.

    Usage

    Telling the exact time in Catalan style

    Grammar Note

    Catalan uses the "quarts" system for time — un quart de cinc is 4:15

11. Obre els caps de setmana?

    Is it open on weekends?

    Usage

    Asking if a place is open on weekends

    Grammar Note

    "Cap de setmana" literally means end of the week — the Catalan word for weekend

12. És massa d'hora / massa tard.

    It's too early / too late.

    Usage

    Expressing that the time is too early or too late

    Grammar Note

    "Massa" is the Catalan adverb meaning too much or too

13. Quan comença / acaba?

    When does it start / end?

    Usage

    Asking about start and end times of an event

    Grammar Note

    "Quan" is the interrogative adverb meaning when

14. De dilluns a divendres

    From Monday to Friday

    Usage

    Indicating the Monday to Friday schedule

    Grammar Note

    "De ... a ..." is the Catalan prepositional phrase meaning from ... to ...

15. Quin mes estem?

    What month are we in?

    Usage

    Asking what month it currently is

    Grammar Note

    "Quin mes estem" literally means what month are we in — a Catalan idiomatic form

16. Voldria demanar hora per a [data/hora].

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

    Usage

    Making an appointment or reservation

    Grammar Note

    "Demanar hora" is the idiomatic Catalan phrase for making an appointment

17. Un dia

    One day

    Usage

    Used to indicate a duration of exactly one day, e.g. rentals or stays

18. Mig dia

    Half a day

    Usage

    Used for half-day tours or half-day rates

19. Una setmana

    One week

    Usage

    Used to indicate a one-week stay or rental period

20. Un mes

    One month

    Usage

    Used for long stays or monthly contracts

21. Un any

    One year

    Usage

    Used for visa validity or contract length in years

22. dilluns

    Monday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

23. dimarts

    Tuesday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

24. dimecres

    Wednesday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

25. dijous

    Thursday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

26. divendres

    Friday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

27. dissabte

    Saturday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

28. diumenge

    Sunday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

29. Avui

    Today

    Usage

    The basic word to point to for "today"

30. Demà

    Tomorrow

    Usage

    Used when moving a plan or reservation to tomorrow

31. Ahir

    Yesterday

    Usage

    Used to refer to something that happened yesterday

32. Demà passat

    The day after tomorrow

    Usage

    Used to indicate a plan two days from now

33. Abans-d'ahir

    The day before yesterday

    Usage

    Used to refer to something that happened two days ago

34. Ara

    Now

    Usage

    Points to "right now" when timing matters

35. Més tard

    Later

    Usage

    Used to indicate something should happen at a later time

36. Una hora

    One hour

    Usage

    Used to indicate a duration or wait time of one hour

37. Dues hores

    Two hours

    Usage

    Used to indicate a duration or wait time of two hours

38. Trenta minuts

    Thirty minutes

    Usage

    Used to indicate a short duration or wait of thirty minutes

39. El matí

    Morning

    Usage

    Points to the morning time of day

40. El migdia

    Midday

    Usage

    Points to midday, around noon

41. El vespre

    Evening

    Usage

    Points to the evening / dusk time of day

42. La nit

    Night

    Usage

    Points to nighttime

43. La matinada

    Late night

    Usage

    Points to late night, useful for last trains or closing times

44. Cada dia

    Every day

    Usage

    Used to indicate something happens daily

45. Cada setmana

    Every week

    Usage

    Used to indicate something happens weekly

46. Cada mes

    Every month

    Usage

    Used to indicate something happens monthly

47. Aquesta setmana

    This week

    Usage

    Used to refer to the current week

48. La setmana que ve

    Next week

    Usage

    Used to refer to the coming week

49. La setmana passada

    Last week

    Usage

    Used to refer to the previous week

50. El cap de setmana

    Weekend

    Usage

    Used to refer to the weekend, e.g. opening hours

51. gener

    January

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings; Catalan month names are written in lower case

52. febrer

    February

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

53. març

    March

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings; keep the cedilla in "març"

54. abril

    April

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

55. maig

    May

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

56. juny

    June

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings; easy to confuse in writing with "juliol" (July)

57. juliol

    July

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

58. agost

    August

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings; many Catalan shops close for holidays in August

59. setembre

    September

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

60. octubre

    October

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

61. novembre

    November

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

62. desembre

    December

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

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