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Beginner · scenario 13 of 84

Ask for the time

Ask a passerby on the street what time it is.

The situation You are walking down the street. Ask a passerby for the time.

The dialogue

السلام علیکم! معاف کیجیے، کیا وقت ہوا ہے؟
as-salām ʿalaikum! maʿāf kījiye, kyā vaqt huā hai?
Hello! Excuse me, what time is it?
وعلیکم السلام! اب دو بجے ہیں۔
vaʿalaikum as-salām! ab do baje haiṁ.
Peace be upon you too! It is two o'clock now.
دو بجے؟ بہت شکریہ!
do baje? bahut shukriya!
Two o'clock? Thank you very much!
کوئی بات نہیں، خدا حافظ!
koī bāt nahīṁ, xudā hāfiz!
No problem, goodbye!
شکریہ، خدا حافظ!
shukriya, xudā hāfiz!
Thank you, goodbye!

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