Vocabulary: Days Of The Week + Time

What are the days of the week called in Nepali? Day as in Wednesday is called वार (vār), which is phontically identical to बार (bār). We will also look at time divisions.

The week starts on Sunday. Saturday is observed as a public holiday in Nepal. On Fridays, certain offices have shorter working hours, referred to as a ‘half-day’, while schools and businesses operate normally. Additionally, some institutions also remain closed on Sundays.

DAYS OF THE WEEK

Sundayआइतवार (āitavār)
Mondayसोमवार (somvār)
Tuesdayमङ्गलवार (maṅglavār)
Wednesdayबुधवार (budhavār)
Thursdayबिहिवार (bihivār)
Fridayशुक्रवार (śukravār)
Saturdayशनिवार (śanivār)

TIME DIVISIONS

Timeसमय (samaya)
Secondसेकेन्ड (sekenḍ)
Minuteमिनेट (mineṭ)
Hourघण्टा (ghaṇṭā)
Dayदिन (din)
Weekहप्ता (haptā)
Monthमहिना (mahinā)
Yearवर्ष (varṣa)
Decadeदशाब्दी (daśābdī); दशक (daśak)
Centuryशताब्दी (śatābdī)
Milleniumसहस्राब्दी (sahasrābdī)

DAY DIVISIONS

Morningबिहान (bihān)
Middayदिउँसो (diu~so)
Eveningबेलुका (belukā); साँझ (sā~jh)
Twilightसन्ध्या (sandhyā)
Nightरात (rāt); राति (rāti)