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21. The time: hours and timetables

Expressió del temps: hores i horaris

The time: hours and timetables

21.1 times of the day 21.2 days of the week 21.3 months of the year 21.4 seasons of the year 21.5 Expressions of time 21.6 The time 21.7 Telling the time 21.8 Asking about opening times

times of the day

Parts del dia

days of the week

Dies de la setmana

months of the year

Mesos de l'any

seasons of the year

Estacions de l'any

Expressions of time

Expressions temporals

The day after tomorrow

The day before yesterday

From time to time

De tant en tant

D'aquí a una estona

D'aquí a un mes

D'aquí a un any

At the beginning of the month

A començament de mes

The middle of September

At the end of October

Al final d'octubre

The time

L'hora

One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock,... twelve o'clock

La una, les dues, les tres... les dotze

Two o'clock on the dot

Les dues en punt

A quarter past two

Un quart de tres

Dos quarts de tres

A quarter to three

Tres quarts de tres

Les tres / Les tres en punt

Telling the time

Preguntar l'hora

What time is it?

Quina hora és?

It's eight o'clock

It's half past eight

Són dos quarts de nou

It's a quarter past nine

És un quart de deu

What time do I have to come?

A quina hora he de venir?

What time is he coming?

A quina hora vindrà?

What time are you coming?

A quina hora vindràs?

Asking about opening times

Preguntar l'horari

What time do you open, please?

A quina hora obren, sisplau?

Could you please tell me
- the advisor's
- the advisor's
- the secretary's
- the secretary's
- the librarian's
- the librarian's
- the tutor's
- the tutor's
- the director's
- the director's
timetable?

Em pot dir l'horari
- de l'assessor,
- de l'assessora,
- del secretari,
- de la secretària,
- del bibliotecari,
- de la bibliotecària,
- del tutor,
- de la tutora,
- del director,
- de la directora,
sisplau?

What are the business hours
- of this bank?
- of this branch?

Quin és l'horari
- d'aquest banc?
- d'aquesta agència?

What are the opening hours
- of the computing classroom?
- of the self-study language centre?
- of the library?

Quin és l'horari
- de l'aula d'informàtica?
- del centre d'autoaprenentatge?
- de la biblioteca?

What time are you open to the public, please?

A partir de quina hora atenen el públic, sisplau?

What time do you open
- on working days?
- on public holidays?
- at weekends?

A quina hora obren
- els dies de feina?
- els dies de festa?
- els caps de setmana?

What is your timetable for holidays?

Quin horari fan, per vacances?

Are you open
- on weekends?
- on public holidays?

Obren,
- els caps de setmana?
- els dies de festa?

Are you open
- on weekends?
- on Saturdays?
- on Sundays?

- El cap de setmana,
- El dissabte,
- El diumenge,
tenen obert?

Are you open
- over Christmas?
- over Easter?
- in summer?
- in July?
- in August?

- Per les vacances de Nadal,
- Per les vacances de Setmana Santa,
- A l'estiu,
- Al juliol,
- A l'agost,
està obert?

Up until what time can
- deposits be made?
- payments be made?
- refunds be made?
- loans be made?

Fins a quina hora es poden fer
- ingressos?
- pagaments?
- devolucions?
- prèstecs?

When do you close?

A quina hora tanquen?

When does
- the secretariat
- the school
- the centre
close?

A quina hora tanquen
- a la secretaria?
- a la facultat?
- al centre?

When will you be closed for holidays?

Quins dies fan vacances?

How long are the summer holidays?

Quant duren les vacances d'estiu?

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