The following chart shows typical usage of date and time formatting with the Gregorian calendar. There is important information on Date/Time Review, so please read that page before starting!
Fields | English Example | Native Example |
Full Month |
year month | January 2012 | ጃንዩወሪ 2012 | view |
to month+1 | January – February 2012 | ጃንዩወሪ–ፌብሩወሪ 2012 | view |
to year+1 | January 2012 – January 2013 | ጃንዩወሪ 2012 – ጃንዩወሪ 2013 | view |
year month day | January 13, 2012 | 13 ጃንዩወሪ 2012 | view |
to day+1 | January 13 – 14, 2012 | ጃንዩወሪ 13–14፣ 2012 | view |
to month+1 | January 13 – February 13, 2012 | ጃንዩወሪ 13 – ፌብሩወሪ 13፣ 2012 | view |
to year+1 | January 13, 2012 – January 13, 2013 | ጃንዩወሪ 13፣ 2012 – ጃንዩወሪ 13፣ 2013 | view |
year month day weekday | Friday, January 13, 2012 | ዓርብ ፣13 ጃንዩወሪ 2012 | view |
to day+1 | Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14, 2012 | ዓርብ ጃንዩወሪ 13 – ቅዳሜ ጃንዩወሪ 14፣ 2012 | view |
to month+1 | Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13, 2012 | ዓርብ ጃንዩወሪ 13 – ሰኞ ፌብሩወሪ 13፣ 2012 | view |
to year+1 | Friday, January 13, 2012 – Sunday, January 13, 2013 | ዓርብ፣ ጃንዩወሪ 13፣ 2012 – እሑድ፣ ጃንዩወሪ 13፣ 2013 | view |
month day | January 13 | ጃንዩወሪ 13 | view |
to day+1 | January 13 – 14 | ጃንዩወሪ 13–14 | view |
to month+1 | January 13 – February 13 | ጃንዩወሪ 13 – ፌብሩወሪ 13 | view |
month day weekday | Friday, January 13 | ዓርብ፣ ጃንዩወሪ 13 | view |
to day+1 | Friday, January 13 – Saturday, January 14 | ዓርብ 13 – ቅዳሜ 14፣ ጃንዩወሪ | view |
to month+1 | Friday, January 13 – Monday, February 13 | ዓርብ፣ ጃንዩወሪ 13 – ሰኞ፣ ፌብሩወሪ 13 | view |
Abbreviated Month |
year montha | Jan 2012 | ጃንዩ 2012 | view |
to month+1 | Jan – Feb 2012 | ጃንዩ–ፌብሩ፣ 2012 | view |
to year+1 | Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | ጃንዩ 2012 – ጃንዩ 2013 | view |
year montha day | Jan 13, 2012 | 13 ጃንዩ 2012 | view |
to day+1 | Jan 13 – 14, 2012 | ጃንዩ 13–14፣ 2012 | view |
to month+1 | Jan 13 – Feb 13, 2012 | ጃንዩ 13 – ፌብሩ 13፣ 2012 | view |
to year+1 | Jan 13, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013 | ጃንዩ 13፣ 2012 – ጃንዩ 13፣ 2013 | view |
year montha day weekday | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 | ዓርብ፣ ጃንዩ 13 2012 | view |
to day+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14, 2012 | ዓርብ ጃንዩ 13 – ቅዳሜ ጃንዩ 14፣ 2012 | view |
to month+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | ዓርብ ጃንዩ 13 – ሰኞ ፌብሩ 13፣ 2012 | view |
to year+1 | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 – Sun, Jan 13, 2013 | ዓርብ፣ ጃንዩ 13፣ 2012 – እሑድ፣ ጃንዩ 13፣ 2013 | view |
montha day | Jan 13 | ጃንዩ 13 | view |
to day+1 | Jan 13 – 14 | ጃንዩ 13–14 | view |
to month+1 | Jan 13 – Feb 13 | ጃንዩ 13 – ፌብሩ 13 | view |
montha day weekday | Fri, Jan 13 | ዓርብ፣ ጃንዩ 13 | view |
to day+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Sat, Jan 14 | ዓርብ 13 – ቅዳሜ 14፣ ጃንዩ | view |
to month+1 | Fri, Jan 13 – Mon, Feb 13 | ዓርብ፣ ጃንዩ 13 – ሰኞ፣ ፌብሩ 13 | view |
Numeric Month |
year monthn | 1/2012 | 1/2012 | view |
to month+1 | 1/2012 – 2/2012 | 1/2012 – 2/2012 | view |
to year+1 | 1/2012 – 1/2013 | 1/2012 – 1/2013 | view |
year monthn day | 1/13/2012 | 13/1/2012 | view |
to day+1 | 1/13/2012 – 1/14/2012 | 13/1/2012 – 14/1/2012 | view |
to month+1 | 1/13/2012 – 2/13/2012 | 13/1/2012 – 13/2/2012 | view |
to year+1 | 1/13/2012 – 1/13/2013 | 13/1/2012 – 13/1/2013 | view |
year monthn day weekday | Fri, 1/13/2012 | ዓርብ፣ 13/1/2012 | view |
to day+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sat, 1/14/2012 | ዓርብ፣ 13/1/2012 – ቅዳሜ፣ 14/1/2012 | view |
to month+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Mon, 2/13/2012 | ዓርብ 13/1/ – ሰኞ 13/2፣ 2012 | view |
to year+1 | Fri, 1/13/2012 – Sun, 1/13/2013 | ዓርብ፣ 13/1/2012 – እሑድ፣ 13/1/2013 | view |
monthn day | 1/13 | 1/13 | view |
to day+1 | 1/13 – 1/14 | 13–14/1 | view |
to month+1 | 1/13 – 2/13 | 13/1 – 13/2 | view |
monthn day weekday | Fri, 1/13 | ዓርብ፣ 1/13 | view |
to day+1 | Fri, 1/13 – Sat, 1/14 | ዓርብ 13/1 – ቅዳሜ 14/1 | view |
to month+1 | Fri, 1/13 – Mon, 2/13 | ዓርብ፣ 13/1 – ሰኞ፣ 13/2 | view |
Other Dates |
year | 2012 | 2012 | view |
to year+1 | 2012 – 2013 | 2012–2013 | view |
year quarter | 1st quarter 2012 | 1ኛው ሩብ 2012 | view |
year quartera | Q1 2012 | ሩብ1 2012 | view |
quarter | 1st quarter | 1ኛው ሩብ |
quartera | Q1 | ሩብ1 |
month | January | ጃንዩወሪ | view |
to month+1 | January – February | ጃንዩወሪ–ፌብሩወሪ | view |
montha | Jan | ጃንዩ | view |
to month+1 | Jan – Feb | ጃንዩ–ፌብሩ | view |
monthn | 1 | 1 | view |
to month+1 | 1 – 2 | 1–2 | view |
day | 13 | 13 | view |
to day+1 | 13 – 14 | 13–14 | view |
day weekday | 13 Fri | ዓርብ 13 | view |
to day+1 | 13 Fri – 14 Sat | ዓርብ 13 – ቅዳሜ 14 |
weekday | Friday | ዓርብ | view |
to weekday+1 | Friday – Saturday | ዓርብ – ቅዳሜ |
weekdaya | Fri | ዓርብ | view |
to weekday+1 | Fri – Sat | ዓርብ – ቅዳሜ |
Times |
hour | 9 PM | 9 ከሰዓት | view |
to hour+1 | 8 PM – 9 PM | 8 ከሰዓት – 9 ከሰዓት | view |
hour minute | 9:45 PM | 9:45 ከሰዓት | view |
to minute+1 | 8:45 PM – 8:46 PM | 8:45 ከሰዓት – 8:46 ከሰዓት | view |
to hour+1 | 8:45 PM – 9:45 PM | 8:45 ከሰዓት – 9:45 ከሰዓት | view |
hour minute second | 9:45:59 PM | 9:45:59 ከሰዓት | view |
minute second | 45:59 | 45:59 | view |
minute | 45 | 45 |
second | 59 | 59 |
Times 24h |
hour24 | 21 | 21 | view |
to hour+1 | 20 – 21 | 20–21 | view |
hour24 minute | 21:45 | 21:45 | view |
to minute+1 | 20:45 – 20:46 | 20:45–20:46 | view |
to hour+1 | 20:45 – 21:45 | 20:45–21:45 | view |
hour24 minute second | 21:45:59 | 21:45:59 | view |
Dates and Times |
month, day, hour, minute | 1/13, 9:45 PM | 1/13 9:45 ከሰዓት |
month, day, hour, minute | Jan 13, 9:45 PM | ጃንዩ 13 9:45 ከሰዓት |
month, day, hour, minute | January 13, 9:45 PM | ጃንዩወሪ 13 9:45 ከሰዓት |
year month, day, hour, minute | 1/13/2012, 9:45:59 PM | 13/1/2012 9:45:59 ከሰዓት |
year month, day, hour, minute | Jan 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM | 13 ጃንዩ 2012 9:45:59 ከሰዓት |
year month, day, hour, minute | January 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM | 13 ጃንዩወሪ 2012 9:45:59 ከሰዓት |
year month, day, hour, minute, zone | January 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM France Time | 13 ጃንዩወሪ 2012 9:45:59 ከሰዓት ፈረንሳይ ጊዜ |
year month, day, hour, minute, zone (long) | January 13, 2012, 9:45:59 PM Central European Time | 13 ጃንዩወሪ 2012 9:45:59 ከሰዓት የመካከለኛው አውሮፓ ሰዓት |
Relative Dates |
3 years ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
2 years ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Last year | last year | ያለፈው ዓመት | view |
This year | this year | በዚህ ዓመት | view |
Next year | next year | የሚቀጥለው ዓመት | view |
2 years from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
3 years from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
3 months ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Last month | last month | ያለፈው ወር | view |
This month | this month | በዚህ ወር | view |
Next month | next month | የሚቀጥለው ወር | view |
3 months from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
6 weeks ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Last week | last week | ያለፈው ሳምንት | view |
This week | this week | በዚህ ሳምንት | view |
Next week | next week | የሚቀጥለው ሳምንት | view |
6 weeks from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Last Sunday | last Sunday | ያለፈው እሑድ | view |
This Sunday | this Sunday | የአሁኑ እሑድ | view |
Next Sunday | next Sunday | የሚቀጥለው እሑድ | view |
Last Sunday + time | last Sunday at 8:45 PM | ያለፈው እሑድ 8:45 ከሰዓት | view |
This Sunday + time | this Sunday at 8:45 PM | የአሁኑ እሑድ 8:45 ከሰዓት | view |
Next Sunday + time | next Sunday at 8:45 PM | የሚቀጥለው እሑድ 8:45 ከሰዓት | view |
3 days ago | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
Yesterday | yesterday | ትናንት | view |
This day | today | ዛሬ | view |
Tomorrow | tomorrow | ነገ | view |
3 days from now | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ |
3 days ago + time | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ at 8:45 PM | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ 8:45 ከሰዓት |
Last day + time | yesterday at 8:45 PM | ትናንት 8:45 ከሰዓት | view |
This day + time | today at 8:45 PM | ዛሬ 8:45 ከሰዓት | view |
Next day + time | tomorrow at 8:45 PM | ነገ 8:45 ከሰዓት | view |
3 days from now + time | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ at 8:45 PM | ⓜⓘⓢⓢⓘⓝⓖ 8:45 ከሰዓት |
Additional Patterns in Locale data |
EHm | Fri 21:45 | ዓርብ 21:45 | view |
EHms | Fri 21:45:59 | ዓርብ 21:45:59 | view |
Ehm | Fri 9:45 PM | ዓርብ 9:45 ከሰዓት | view |
Ehms | Fri 9:45:59 PM | ዓርብ 9:45:59 ከሰዓት | view |
G | AD | ዓ/ም |
Gy | 2012 AD | 2012 ዓ/ም | view |
GyMMM | Jan 2012 AD | ጃንዩ 2012 ዓ/ም | view |
GyMMMEd | Fri, Jan 13, 2012 AD | ዓርብ፣ ጃንዩ 13፣ 2012 ዓ/ም | view |
GyMMMd | Jan 13, 2012 AD | ጃንዩ 13፣ 2012 ዓ/ም | view |
MMMMEd | Fri, January 13 | ዓርብ፣ ጃንዩወሪ 13 | view |
yMMMMEd | Fri, January 13, 2012 | ዓርብ ፣13 ጃንዩወሪ 2012 | view |
Hm/a | 20:45 – 08:45 | 20:45–08:45 |
Hm/h | 20:45 – 21:45 | 20:45–21:45 |
H/a | 20 – 08 | 20–08 |
H/h | 20 – 21 | 20–21 |
h/a | 8 PM – 8 AM | 8 ከሰዓት – 8 ጥዋት | view |
hm/a | 8:45 PM – 8:45 AM | 8:45 ከሰዓት – 8:45 ጥዋት | view |
Please review these and correct if needed. The Wide fields are the most important. To correct them, go to view and following. Note: Day Periods can be a bit tricky; for more information, see Day Periods.