Home›Lesson Plans›World Languages›Hindi · Grade 6

Hindi Telling Time

Sixth graders learn to tell time in Hindi (समय, samay) — ask कितने बजे हैं? (what time is it?) and answer तीन बजे हैं (it’s 3:00), plus दोपहर (noon) and आधी रात (midnight).

Grade 6Telling Time50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
Start the Lesson
Assign or share this lesson
Share to Google Classroom Share to Microsoft Teams

Copy link works with Canvas, Schoology, Moodle and any other LMS — paste it in as a resource or assignment.

Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Ask the time.
  • ✓Tell the hour.
  • ✓Learn noon & midnight.
  • ✓Say your schedule.
Essential Question

कितने बजे हैं? How do you ask and tell the time in Hindi?

0
Lesson Phases
0
Vocabulary Terms
0
Standards Aligned
0
Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Hindi Time Check

Project each item and have students answer about telling time in Hindi.

🕒 Understand telling time in HindiTry it
Answer each question about telling time in Hindi.
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — What Time Is It?

6 min

How do you ask and tell time in Hindi?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to a clock.
  • Ask “कितने बजे हैं?”
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — Telling Time

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Hindi Time Check.
  • Note … बजे हैं.
  • Note दोपहर & आधी रात.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
3

Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Tell the hour.
  • Say noon & midnight.
  • Read a clock.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tell.
  • Say.
  • Read.
4

Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “आठ बजे हैं” (it’s 8:00).
  • Say when school starts.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say.
  • Ask.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask the time.
  • Tell an hour.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • Tell.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: ask & tell time.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand times.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to math / clocks.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: state times.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Clock cards with times.
  • Frame: “___ बजे हैं.”
  • Use a demo clock.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with whole hours.
  • Use a clock model.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add half hours.
  • Say a daily schedule.
  • Use a 12-hour clock.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🕒Clock cards
  • 💻Hindi Time Check
  • 🕛Demo clock
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

समय (samay)timeकितने बजेwhat timeबजे (baje)o’clockदोपहर (dopahar)noonआधी रातmidnightमिनट (minat)minuteअभी (abhī)nowसुबह (subah)morning
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you ask “What time is it?” in Hindi?
कितने बजे हैं?
QUESTION 2
What does “तीन बजे हैं” mean?
It’s 3 o’clock.
QUESTION 3
What does “दोपहर” mean?
Noon.

Reflect: telling time.

Have students tell the current time in Hindi (“___ बजे हैं”). A printable Hindi time sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

🃏 Hindi Telling TimeFlip
Card 1
Term
Tap to flip →
Meaning
0

Nice work!

Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

📝 Hindi Telling TimeQuiz
Score: 0
1 / 6
Question 1
0%

Nice work!

Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Hindi Telling TimePrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: अभी (abhī), आधी रात, कितने बजे, दोपहर (dopahar), बजे (baje), मिनट (minat), समय (samay), सुबह (subah)
  1. noon
  2. o’clock
  3. midnight
  4. now
  5. morning
  6. minute
  7. what time
  8. time

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you ask “What time is it?” in Hindi?
  2. What does “तीन बजे हैं” mean?
  3. What does “दोपहर” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) दोपहर (dopahar) · 2) बजे (baje) · 3) आधी रात · 4) अभी (abhī) · 5) सुबह (subah) · 6) मिनट (minat) · 7) कितने बजे · 8) समय (samay)
Part B: 1) कितने बजे हैं? 2) It’s 3 o’clock. 3) Noon.