Klingon/Time

Telling time in Klingon.

= Present =


 * jaj­lo’ - dawn
 * po - morning
 * pem - daytime
 * pem­jep - midday
 * pov - afternoon
 * choS - twilight
 * ram - night
 * ram­jep - midnight
 * DIS - year
 * jar - month
 * Hogh - week
 * jaj - day (from dawn to dawn)
 * rep - hour
 * tup - minute (of time)
 * lup - second (of time)

= Past =


 * ben - years ago
 * wen - months ago
 * Hu’ - days ago
 * ret - time period ago
 * qen - recently, a short time ago

The words ben years ago, wen months ago, and Hu’ days ago can be immediately preceded by any number to form a time expression, while ret time period ago must be preceded by a number and the name of a time period. Here are some examples:


 * wejvatlh ben - three hundred years ago, three centuries ago
 * wa’maH wen - ten months ago
 * wa’­Hu’ - yesterday, one day ago
 * vagh tup ret - five minutes ago

= Future =
 * nem - years from now
 * waQ - months from now
 * leS - days from now