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Days, Time & Calendar

Tell the time, name the days and months, and talk about dates.

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daynounneutral
A period of 24 hours, or the time when it is light; very high-frequency basic word.
I work eight hours a day.
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weeknounneutral
A period of seven days.
I'll see you next week.
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weekendnounneutral
Saturday and Sunday, the non-working days.
What are you doing this weekend?
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Mondaynounneutral
The first day of the working week.
I hate getting up early on Monday.
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Tuesdaynounneutral
The second day of the working week.
My English class is on Tuesday.
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Wednesdaynounneutral
The middle day of the working week; note the silent first 'd'.
We have a meeting on Wednesday morning.
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Thursdaynounneutral
The fourth day of the working week.
Can we meet on Thursday?
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Fridaynounneutral
The last day of the working week.
Thank God it's Friday!
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Saturdaynounneutral
The first day of the weekend.
I do my shopping on Saturday.
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Sundaynounneutral
The second day of the weekend; often a rest day.
We have a big lunch every Sunday.
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monthnounneutral
One of the twelve parts of a year.
I'm going on holiday next month.
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Januarynounneutral
The first month of the year.
My birthday is in January.
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Marchnounneutral
The third month of the year.
Spring starts in March.
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Aprilnounneutral
The fourth month of the year.
It often rains in April.
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Maynounneutral
The fifth month of the year.
The flowers come out in May.
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Junenounneutral
The sixth month of the year.
School finishes in June.
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Julynounneutral
The seventh month of the year.
We always go to the beach in July.
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Augustnounneutral
The eighth month of the year.
My holiday starts in August.
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Septembernounneutral
The ninth month of the year.
School starts again in September.
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Octobernounneutral
The tenth month of the year.
The leaves fall in October.
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Novembernounneutral
The eleventh month of the year.
It gets dark early in November.
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Decembernounneutral
The twelfth and last month of the year.
Christmas is in December.
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seasonnounneutral
One of the four parts of the year: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Winter is my favourite season.
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springnounneutral
The season after winter, when plants begin to grow.
The flowers grow in spring.
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summernounneutral
The warmest season of the year.
We swim in the sea every summer.
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autumnnounneutralBritish English
The season after summer, when leaves fall; British English (American 'fall').
The leaves turn brown in autumn.
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fallnounneutralAmerican English
The season after summer; American English for 'autumn'.
School starts again in the fall.
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winternounneutral
The coldest season of the year.
It snows a lot in winter.
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timenounneutral
hours and minutes; the general concept
The general concept of time, or the hour shown on a clock.
What time is it?
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hournounneutral
A period of sixty minutes; note the silent 'h'.
The film lasts two hours.
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minutenounneutral
A period of sixty seconds; also used to mean 'a short time'.
Wait a minute, please.
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secondnounneutral
A very short unit of time; also used informally to mean 'a moment'.
Just a second, I'm coming!
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o'clockadverbneutral
Used after a number to say the exact hour.
The shop opens at nine o'clock.
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clocknounneutral
A device on a wall or table that shows the time.
The clock on the wall is wrong.
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watchnounneutral
A small clock worn on the wrist.
My watch has stopped.
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noonnounneutral
Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
Let's meet at noon.
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middaynounneutral
The middle of the day, around twelve o'clock.
We stop for lunch at midday.
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midnightnounneutral
Twelve o'clock at night.
The party finished at midnight.
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morningnounneutral
The early part of the day, from sunrise until noon.
Good morning! How are you?
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afternoonnounneutral
The part of the day between noon and evening.
Good afternoon, can I help you?
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eveningnounneutral
The part of the day between afternoon and night.
Good evening, everyone.
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nightnounneutral
The dark part of the day when most people sleep.
Good night, sleep well!
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tonightadverbneutral
The evening or night of today.
Are you free tonight?
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a.m.adverbneutral
Used after a time to show it is in the morning.
My train leaves at 7 a.m.
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p.m.adverbneutral
Used after a time to show it is in the afternoon or evening.
The meeting is at 3 p.m.
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todayadverbneutral
On this present day.
What's the date today?
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yesterdayadverbneutral
On the day before today.
I saw her yesterday.
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tomorrowadverbneutral
On the day after today.
See you tomorrow!
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nowadverbneutral
At this present moment.
I'm busy right now.
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soonadverbneutral
In a short time from now.
I'll call you soon.
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lateradverbneutral
At a time after now.
I'll see you later.
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earlyadverbneutral
Before the usual or expected time.
I always get up early.
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alwaysadverbneutral
On every occasion; all the time.
She is always happy.
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neveradverbneutral
At no time; not on any occasion.
I never drink coffee.
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sometimesadverbneutral
On some occasions but not always.
I sometimes walk to work.
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oftenadverbneutral
Many times; frequently.
We often eat out on Fridays.
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usuallyadverbneutral
In most cases; as a normal habit.
I usually have tea in the morning.
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beforeprepositionneutral
Earlier than a particular time or event.
Call me before nine o'clock.
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afterprepositionneutral
Later than a particular time or event.
Let's meet after lunch.
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agoadverbneutral
Used to say how far back in the past something happened; comes after the time period.
I met him two years ago.
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datenounneutral
A particular day, written as a number, month and year.
What's the date today?
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holidaynounneutral
A day of rest, or a period of travel and relaxation; British English (American 'vacation').
We're going on holiday next week.
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birthdaynounneutral
The day each year when someone celebrates the date they were born.
Happy birthday to you!
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calendarnounneutral
A chart or app showing the days, weeks and months of the year.
I wrote the meeting in my calendar.
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weekdaynounneutral
Any day from Monday to Friday, not the weekend.
The gym is busy on weekdays.
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Februarynounneutral
The second month of the year; the shortest month.
We got married in February.
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yearnounneutral
A period of twelve months.
This year I want to learn English.
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half pastphraseneutral
Used to say it is thirty minutes after the hour.
I get up at half past seven.
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quarter pastphraseneutral
Used to say it is fifteen minutes after the hour. British English; American English typically says 'a quarter after'.
It's a quarter past nine.
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quarter tophraseneutral
Used to say it is fifteen minutes before the hour. British English; American English typically says 'a quarter of'.
It's a quarter to six.
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lateadjectiveneutral
After the usual or expected time.
Sorry I'm late!
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vacationnounneutralAmerican English
American English word for a period of time or a trip away from work or school for rest and travel.
We are going on vacation next week.

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Telling time and talking about your schedule are daily essentials, and this beginner pack covers them clearly. Learn the days of the week, the months, the seasons, and how to say the hour and minute. You will be able to make plans, name a date, and understand time expressions like today, tomorrow and next week from your very first exchanges.