Introduction
We use different prepositions for different units of time:
ko and me are the most common ones
Today, yesterday, tomorrow
No preps for today and tomorrow:
aaj = today
kal = tomorrow (and also yesterday)
aaj, mai sandwich bana rahi hu = Today, I am making a sandwich
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Today, I am reading a book =
Tomorrow, I am going to the park =
Times of the day & days of the week
for these four times use ko:
subah ko = in the morning
dopaher ko = in the afternoon
shaam ko = in the evening
raat ko = at night
We also use ko for days of the week:
Sunday ko = on Sunday
Tuesday ko, Radha gym ja-ti hai
= on Tuesday, Radha goes to the gym
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in the evening, I’ll go the store =
on Monday, Ramesh will watch a movie =
Day, week, month, year
for a duration which is a day or longer use me:
din me = During the day
hafte me = During the week
mahine me = During the month
saal me = During the year
March me = In March
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In December, I go to India =
During the day, what do you do?
Two important times
These time periods are quite useful for conversations:
agale saal = next year
pichle hafte = last week
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Next week, I am going to Mumbai =
Last year, I was working in Chicago =
Two final additions
kareeb = nearly / about
kareeb do baje = about 2 o’clock
baar = times
saal me, do baar = in a year, 2 times (twice a year)
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in a year, three times =
in a day, once =
