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half past twelve

Hindi translation: साढ़े बारह

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English term or phrase:half past twelve
Hindi translation:साढ़े बारह
Entered by: SeiTT

09:49 Aug 30, 2017
English to Hindi translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Telling the Time
English term or phrase: half past twelve
Greetings,

Please, what is the traditional way to say “half past twelve”? Can one say the equivalent of “half o’clock” (आधा बजा?) as some languages do?

Best wishes and many thanks

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:15
साढ़े बारह
Explanation:
This is what we say traditionally, there is no concept like "half o’clock" in Hindi.
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Keerti Khambete
India
Local time: 15:45
Grading comment
Many thanks, excellent as ever.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7साढ़े बारह
Keerti Khambete
5 +2साढ़े बारह बजे-It varies
Parvathi Pappu
5साढ़े बारह
Dhananjay Chaube
5साढ़े बारह बजे / बारह बजकर तीस मिनट
Mala Ferns


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
साढ़े बारह


Explanation:
This is what we say traditionally, there is no concept like "half o’clock" in Hindi.

Keerti Khambete
India
Local time: 15:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in MarathiMarathi, Native in HindiHindi
Grading comment
Many thanks, excellent as ever.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rajan Chopra
5 mins
agree  Binod Ringania: agree
25 mins
agree  Shekhar Banerjee: agree
54 mins
agree  Ravindra Godbole
2 hrs
agree  Ravi sahay: agree
3 hrs
agree  Nitin Goyal
5 hrs
agree  acetran
22 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
साढ़े बारह


Explanation:
आधा बजा is not spoken in Hindi. साढ़े बारह is spoken both for 12.30 pm as well as 0.30 am.

Dhananjay Chaube
India
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in BhojpuriBhojpuri
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
साढ़े बारह बजे-It varies


Explanation:
If it is afternoon-दोपहर के साढ़े बारह बजे
If it is midnight-रात के साढ़े बारह बजे

Parvathi Pappu
India
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rajan Chopra
2 mins
agree  Ravi sahay: agree
3 hrs
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
साढ़े बारह बजे / बारह बजकर तीस मिनट


Explanation:
Either we can say, साढ़े बारह बजे OR बारह बजकर तीस मिनट.

Mala Ferns
India
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in GujaratiGujarati
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