Time & Dates

1. Firy ora izao?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Basic time inquiry

   Grammar Note

   "Firy ora izao" asks "what time is it now"; ora is the word for an hour or a clock time. Do not confuse it with adaoro, the name of the second month of the Malagasy year

2. Andro inona androany?

   What day of the week is it?

   Usage

   Used to ask the day of the week

   Grammar Note

   "andro inona" asks "which day (of the week)"; the question word "inona" (what) follows the noun "andro" (day)

3. Androany / Rahampitso / Omaly

   Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday

   Usage

   Basic time reference vocabulary

   Grammar Note

   "androany" combines "andro" (day) and temporal "any"

4. Ity herinandro ity / Ny herinandro ho avy / Ny herinandro lasa

   This week / Next week / Last week

   Usage

   Basic weekly reference expressions

   Grammar Note

   "ho avy" indicates near future; "lasa" indicates past

5. Maraina / Atoandro / Hariva / Alina

   In the morning / At noon / In the evening / At night

   Usage

   Time-of-day vocabulary

   Grammar Note

   These function as temporal adverbs in sentences

6. Inona ny datin'androany?

   What is today's date?

   Usage

   Used to ask the current date

   Grammar Note

   "inona" is the interrogative "what"

7. Amin'ny firy ora no misokatra / mikatona?

   At what time does it open / close?

   Usage

   Used to ask opening/closing times

   Grammar Note

   "Amin'ny firy ora" means "at what time"

8. Hafiriana no hahatrarana any?

   How long will it take to get there?

   Usage

   Used to ask about travel duration

   Grammar Note

   "hafiriana" asks about duration

9. Hihaona amin'ny telo ora tolakandro isika.

   Let's meet at 3 pm.

   Usage

   Used to arrange a meeting time

   Grammar Note

   "isika" is inclusive first-person plural

10. Amin'ny roa ora sy sasaka / dimy ora latsaka fahefany.

    Half past two / Quarter to five

    Usage

    Used to express specific times

    Grammar Note

    Clock times take the form "amin'ny + numeral + ora". A half hour is added with sy sasaka ("and a half"). "Quarter to" is latsaka ("short of") + fahefany ("a quarter"), i.e. short by a quarter of an hour

11. Misokatra amin'ny faran'ny herinandro ve?

    Is it open on weekends?

    Usage

    Used to ask about weekend availability

    Grammar Note

    "faran'ny herinandro" literally means "end of the week"

12. Amin'ny faritra fotoana manao ahoana isika izao?

    What time zone are we in?

    Usage

    Used to ask about the current time zone

    Grammar Note

    "manao ahoana" asks about a state or condition

13. Mialohan'ny fotoana loatra / Tara loatra.

    It's too early / too late.

    Usage

    Used when the timing is off

    Grammar Note

    "loatra" is an adverb expressing excess

14. Amin'ny firy ora no manomboka / mifarana izany?

    When does it start / end?

    Usage

    Used to ask about start and end times

    Grammar Note

    "Amin'ny firy ora" means "at what time"

15. Firy andro / ora no tavela alohan'ny...?

    How many days / hours until…?

    Usage

    Used to ask remaining time until an event

    Grammar Note

    "Firy" is the quantity question word; tavela is "remaining" and alohan'ny is "before ..."

16. Avy Alatsinainy ka hatramin'ny Zoma.

    From Monday to Friday.

    Usage

    Used to describe a weekly schedule

    Grammar Note

    "avy...ka hatramin'ny" means "from...to"

17. Andro iray

    One day

    Usage

    Basic vocabulary for stating a duration.

18. Herinandro iray

    One week

    Usage

    Use to state a one-week duration, e.g. length of stay.

19. Volana iray

    One month

    Usage

    Use to state a one-month duration.

20. Taona iray

    One year

    Usage

    Use to state a one-year duration.

21. Alatsinainy

    Monday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Monday.

22. Talata

    Tuesday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Tuesday.

23. Alarobia

    Wednesday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Wednesday.

24. Alakamisy

    Thursday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Thursday.

25. Zoma

    Friday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Friday.

26. Sabotsy

    Saturday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Saturday.

27. Alahady

    Sunday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Sunday.

28. Anio

    Today

    Usage

    Use to point to or state today.

29. Rahampitso

    Tomorrow

    Usage

    Use to point to or state tomorrow.

30. Omaly

    Yesterday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state yesterday.

31. Izao

    Now

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the present moment.

32. Aoriana

    Later

    Usage

    Use to point to or state a later time.

33. Ora iray

    One hour

    Usage

    Use to state a duration of one hour.

34. Ora roa

    Two hours

    Usage

    Use to state a duration of two hours.

35. Minitra telopolo

    Thirty minutes

    Usage

    Use to state a duration of thirty minutes.

36. Maraina

    Morning

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the morning.

37. Hariva

    Evening

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the evening.

38. Alina

    Night

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the night.

39. Isan'andro

    Every day

    Usage

    Use to state that something happens every day.

40. Isan-kerinandro

    Every week

    Usage

    Use to state that something happens every week.

41. Isam-bolana

    Every month

    Usage

    Use to state that something happens every month.

42. Ity herinandro ity

    This week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state this week.

43. Herinandro manaraka

    Next week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state next week.

44. Herinandro lasa

    Last week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state last week.

45. Faran'ny herinandro

    Weekend

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the weekend.

46. Janoary

    January

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

47. Febroary

    February

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

48. Martsa

    March

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

49. Aprily

    April

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

50. Mey

    May

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

51. Jona

    June

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

52. Jolay

    July

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

53. Aogositra

    August

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

54. Septambra

    September

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

55. Oktobra

    October

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

56. Novambra

    November

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

57. Desambra

    December

    Usage

    Point at it when checking a booking or ticket date

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