A2 · Elementary Chapter 29

Telling Time, Dates & Seasons

6 Total Rules
1 min
Rules in This Chapter Quick Practice

What You'll Learn

Deepen your understanding of telling time, expressing dates, and talking about seasons. This chapter covers more advanced time-related vocabulary and structures.

Tips & Tricks (4)

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Drop the 'Часът е'

In casual conversation, just say the numbers. 'Пет и десет' is more natural than 'Часът е пет и десет'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Telling the Time (Колко е часът?)
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The '-ти' Rule

Most numbers from 4 to 31 just add '-ти' to become ordinals. Easy to remember!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Dates (Дати)
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Check the noun

Always look at the noun before choosing the ordinal ending.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Ordinal Numbers (Редни числителни)
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The 'V' Rule

If you are talking about a day of the week or an hour, 90% of the time the answer is 'в'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions with Time Expressions

Quick Practice (10)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Това е първият кола.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: първата кола
Gender mismatch.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Ordinal Numbers (Редни числителни)

Fill in the preposition for approximate time.

Ще бъда там ___ осем часа.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: към
'Към' means 'around' or 'towards'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions with Time Expressions

Fill in the missing preposition for a specific date.

Роден съм ___ десети юни.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: на
Use 'на' for specific calendar days.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Dates (Дати)

Fill in the correct ordinal.

Тя е ___ (first) в класа.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: първа
Feminine noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Ordinal Numbers (Редни числителни)

Choose the correct preposition for an ongoing action.

Живея в Пловдив ___ три месеца.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: от
Since the person still lives there, 'от' is required.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Duration (Продължителност)

What is the correct way to say 2:00?

Часът е...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: два часа
'Час' is masculine, so we use 'два'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Telling the Time (Колко е часът?)

Correct the mistake: 9:50 -> 'Девет без десет'.

Find and fix the mistake:

Девет без десет.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Десет без десет
You must use the next hour with 'без'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Telling the Time (Колко е часът?)

Choose the correct ordinal for May 1st.

Днес е ___ май.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: първи
Dates use masculine ordinal numbers.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Dates (Дати)

Correct the mistake in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Срещата е през пети март.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: на пети март
'През' is for months, 'на' is for specific days.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Dates (Дати)

Which greeting is used at 9:00 PM?

Как се поздравяваме в 21:00?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Добър вечер
After sunset, we use 'Добър вечер'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Parts of the Day (Части на деня)

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Common Questions (6)

No, in casual speech you can just say the time like пет и половина. Часът е is more formal or used for emphasis.
It is always два часа because час is a masculine noun.
Because they refer to the masculine noun ден (day). Even if you don't say the word 'day', it is grammatically implied.
Only if the month name is the very first word in a sentence. Otherwise, always use lowercase.
Look at the noun it modifies. If it ends in a consonant, it's usually masculine. If it ends in -а/-я, it's feminine. If it ends in -о/-е, it's neuter.
Use it when you are talking about a specific, known item. If it's indefinite, don't use it.
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