Time-related vocabulary

waqıtında – in/on time

waqıt citte – it's about time

təwlek buyı – around the clock


🕐 Frequency


köndəlek, kön sayın – daily

atnalıq, atna sayın – weekly 

aylıq, ay sayın – monthly 

yıl sayın – annually

atnağa ber – once a week

ike atnağa ber – biweekly, once in two weeks 


köndәlek biremnәr – daily tasks

atnalıq eş – weekly work


💡 To form an adjective from the other phrases, -a/ә torğan is added after the verb that follows these phrases:


kön sayın bula torğan oçraşu – daily meeting (lit. “meeting taking place daily”) 

atna sayın ütәlә torğan eş – weekly work (lit. “work that’s done weekly”)

atnağa ber kilә torğan keşe – person coming once a week


🕐 Historical time expressions


unyıllıq – decade

ğasır – century

meñyıllıq – millennium

çor – epoch

dəwer – era

məñgelek – eternity


🕐 Past, Present and Future


kiçə – yesterday

bügen – today

irtəgə – tomorrow


ütkən zaman – past

bügenge kön – present

kiləçək – future


baş – beginning 

urta – middle

dəwam – continuation

axır – end


🕐 Adjectives


waqıtlıça – temporary

daimi – permanent

kiləse – next

əlege, xəzerge – current, actual

bu – this

bıyılğı – this year’s

uzğan – last

bıltırğı – last year’s


🕐 Time Markers


yaqında – in the near future

bu arada – recently

tizdən – soon

axır çiktə – eventually

ber ük waqıtta – at the same time, simultaneously


🕐 Work-related


eş waqıtı – working time

tənəfes – break

yal – rest

eş köne – weekday

yal könnəre – weekend

buş kön – day-off

buş waqıt – free time

yal(lar) – vacation, leave