What time is it now?
Some hints for this lesson: -geget = 'almost', for something that will happen; -mejit = 'more', until something happens; -ga'l = 'quarter'.
Notice that end of the basic word ajiet changes a bit: in one case to match the word mu 'not yet/before', in another to show the future. Can you find both of these?
Dialog 1
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Asugom ajiet. |
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It's six o'clock. |
Dialog 2
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Geget newtisga'q ajiet jel newt. |
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It is almost/coming up on eleven o'clock. |
Dialog 3
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Mejit nangl minitl na newtisga'q ajietew jel newt. |
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Five more minutes, then it will be eleven o'clock [= 'five to eleven']. |
Dialog 4
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Mejit ga'l na ugumuljin ajietew. |
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A quarter (of an hour) more and it will be eight o'clock [='quarter to eight']. |
Dialog 5
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Ga'l gesg-mnaq ugumuljin ajiegw. |
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It's a quarter before eight o'clock. |
Dialog 6
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Assma nige' pesgunateg ajiet. |
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It's now exactly nine o'clock. |
Dialog 7
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Lluigneg ajiet jel aqataig. |
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It's half past seven [lit. 'seven plus a half']. |
Dialog 8
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Lluigneg ajiet jel ga'l. |
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It's a quarter after seven [lit. 'seven plus a quarter']. |
Dialog 9
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Aqtatpa'q. |
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It's midnight. |
Dialog 10
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Mewlia'gweg. |
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It's noon. |
Dialog 11
Ta's-ajiet nige'? |
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What time is it now? | |
Mu geitu. Entu'neg 'gna'gu'seteweimeg? |
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I don't know. Have you lost your watch? |