How to tell the time in Volapük, a language invented by Johann Martin Schleyer in 1879, and revised by Arie de Jong in 1930.
| English | Volapük |
|---|---|
| What time is it? | Düp kinid binos-li? |
| It's one o'clock | Binos düp balid |
| It's quarter past one | Binos foldil pos düp balid |
| It's half past one | Binos düpalaf pos bal |
| It's quarter to two | Binos foldil bü tel |
| It's two o'clock | Binos düp telid |
| It's quarter past two | Binos foldil pos düp telid |
| It's half past two | Binos düpalaf pos tel |
| It's quarter to three | Binos foldil bü kil |
| It's three o'clock | Binos düp kilid |
| It's quarter past three | Binos foldil pos düp kilid |
| It's half past three | Binos düpalaf pos kil |
| It's quarter to four | Binos foldil bü fol |
| It's four o'clock | Binos düp folid |
| It's quarter past four | Binos foldil pos düp folid |
| It's half past four | Binos düpalaf pos fol |
| It's quarter to five | Binos foldil bü lul |
| It's five o'clock | Binos düp lulid |
| It's quarter past five | Binos foldil pos düp lulid |
| It's half past five | Binos düpalaf pos lul |
| It's quarter to six | Binos foldil bü mäl |
| It's six o'clock | Binos düp mälid |
| It's quarter past six | Binos foldil pos düp mälid |
| It's half past six | Binos düpalaf pos mäl |
| It's quarter to seven | Binos foldil bü vel |
| It's seven o'clock | Binos düp velid |
| It's quarter past seven | Binos foldil pos düp velid |
| It's half past seven | Binos düpalaf pos vel |
| It's quarter to eight | Binos foldil bü jöl |
| It's eight o'clock | Binos düp jölid |
| It's quarter past eight | Binos foldil pos düp jölid |
| It's half past eight | Binos düpalaf pos jöl |
| It's quarter to nine | Binos foldil bü zül |
| It's nine o'clock | Binos düp zülid |
| It's quarter past nine | Binos foldil pos düp zülid |
| It's half past nine | Binos düpalaf pos zül |
| It's quarter to ten | Binos foldil bü deg |
| It's ten o'clock | Binos düp degid |
| It's quarter past ten | Binos foldil pos düp degid |
| It's half past ten | Binos düpalaf pos deg |
| It's quarter to eleven | Binos foldil bü degbal |
| It's eleven o'clock | Binos düp degbalid |
| It's quarter past eleven | Binos foldil pos düp degbalid |
| It's half past eleven | Binos düpalaf pos degbal |
| It's quarter to twelve | Binos foldil bü degtel |
| It's twelve o'clock | Binos düp degtelid |
| It's quarter past twelve | Binos foldil pos düp degtelid |
| It's half past twelve | Binos düpalaf pos degtel |
| It's quarter to twelve | Binos foldil bü bal |
| midnight | zeneit |
| midday | zedel |
| in the morning | göda |
| in the afternoon | poszedelo |
| in the evening | soaro |
| at night | ün neit, neito |
| time | tim |
| second | sekun |
| minute | minut |
| hour, o'clock | düp |
| day | del |
| week | vig |
| month | mul |
| year | yel |
| season | säsun |
| yesterday | ädel(o) |
| today | adel(o) |
| tomorrow | odelo |
| last night | äneito |
| tonight | aneito |
| tomorrow night | oneito |
| last week | ävigo |
| last month | ämulo |
| last year | äyelo |
| next week | ovigo |
| next month | omulo |
| next year | oyelo |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mudel | tudel | veddel | dödel | fridel | zädel | sudel |
| January | February | March | April | May | June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yanul | febul | mäzul | prilul | mayul | yunul |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
| yulul | gustul | setul | tobul | novul | dekul |
| Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|
| florüp ("flower time") |
hitüp ("heat time") |
fluküp ("fruit time") |
nifüp ("snow time") |
Corrections by Hermann Philipps
Information about telling the time in Volapük
http://www.volapük.com/foms-gramatik.html
http://volapuk.evertype.com/malgranda-gramatiko-de-volapuko.pdf
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