Esperanto Time Vocabulary

Here are Esperanto words for time to start with: posttagmezo (afternoon), tago (day), vespero (evening), mateno (morning). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Time Basics

A1
EnglishEsperantoTypeLevel
afternoonposttagmezonounA1
daytagonounA1
eveningvesperonounA1
morningmatenonounA1
nightnoktonounA1
todayhodiaŭadvA1
tomorrowmorgaŭadvA1
weeksemajnonounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Time Intermediate

A1
EnglishEsperantoTypeLevel
FridayvendredonounA1
MondaylundonounA1
ThursdayĵaŭdonounA1
TuesdaymardonounA1
hourhoronounA1
minuteminutonounA1
momentmomentonounA1
monthmonatonounA1

Time Advanced

B1–C2
EnglishEsperantoTypeLevel
chronologicalkronologiaadjB1
contemporarynuntempaadjB2
punctualĝustempaadjB2
simultaneoussamtempaadjB2
anachronismanakronismonounC1
perpetuityeterneconounC1
retrospectiveretrospektivaadjC1
antiquatedmalmodernaadjC2

More from this pack waits in the app

Seasons & Natural Time

A1–B1
EnglishEsperantoTypeLevel
autumnaŭtunonounA1
springprintemponounA1
summersomeronounA1
wintervintronounA1
noontagmezonounA2
duskvesperiĝonounB1
sunrisesunleviĝonounB1
sunsetsunsubironounB1

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for time. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Esperanto words should I learn for time?

You could start with words like posttagmezo (afternoon), tago (day), vespero (evening), mateno (morning). This page lists 32 Esperanto words for time (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Esperanto words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Esperanto words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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