Albanian phrases: time & dates
Phrases for time & dates with simple pronunciation. The stressed syllable is underlined.
Sa është ora?
[sah USH-tuh OH-rah?]
What time is it?
💡 "ora tre e gjysmë" = half past three.
Është ora tre.
[USH-tuh OH-rah treh.]
It's three o'clock.
💡 "në mesditë" — at noon.
Në çfarë ore?
[nuh CHFAH-ruh OH-reh?]
At what time?
💡 Answer: "Në orën dhjetë" — at ten.
Në orën dhjetë.
[nuh OH-run DHYEH-tuh.]
At ten o'clock.
💡 Half past ten: "në dhjetë e gjysmë".
sot
[soht]
today
💡 "sot në mëngjes" — this morning.
nesër
[NEH-sur]
tomorrow
💡 "nesër në mëngjes" — tomorrow morning.
dje
[dyeh]
yesterday
💡 Day before yesterday: "pardje".
pasnesër
[pahs-NEH-sur]
the day after tomorrow
tani
[tah-NEE]
now
💡 Stress on the last syllable. "menjëherë" — immediately.
më vonë
[muh VOH-nuh]
later
💡 "herët" early, "vonë" late.
e hënë
[eh HUH-nuh]
Monday
💡 Lower-case, with the particle "e". "On Monday" = "të hënën".
e martë
[eh MAHR-tuh]
Tuesday
e mërkurë
[eh mur-KOO-ruh]
Wednesday
e enjte
[eh EHNY-teh]
Thursday
💡 "nj" is a soft ny sound. "Të enjten" — on Thursday.
e premte
[eh PREM-teh]
Friday
💡 Don't mix up premte (Fri) and shtunë (Sat).
e shtunë
[eh SHTOO-nuh]
Saturday
e diel
[eh DEE-el]
Sunday
💡 "në fundjavë" — at the weekend.
janar
[yah-NAHR]
January
💡 Months are lower-case. "In January" = "në janar".
shkurt
[shkoort]
February
mars
[mahrs]
March
prill
[preel]
April
maj
[mahy]
May
qershor
[kyer-SHOHR]
June
💡 Summer season: June to September.
korrik
[koh-RREEK]
July
💡 Rolled rr.
gusht
[goosht]
August
shtator
[shtah-TOHR]
September
tetor
[teh-TOHR]
October
nëntor
[nun-TOHR]
November
dhjetor
[dhyeh-TOHR]
December
Çfarë dite është sot?
[CHFAH-ruh DEE-teh USH-tuh soht?]
What day is it today?
💡 Answer: "Sot është e premte".
javën tjetër
[YAH-vun TYEH-tur]
next week
💡 "javën e kaluar" — last week.
çdo ditë
[chdoh DEE-tuh]
every day
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