Phrase 65 of 500
How to say “What time is it” in Turkish
- Meaning
- What time is it?
- Pronunciation
- sah·aht kahch
What “Saat kaç” really means
Saat kaç? means "What time is it?", literally "Hour how many?". The answer starts with Saat too: "Saat üç" (It's three). For "at what time?" use Kaçta: "Film kaçta?" (What time is the film?).
💬 Example dialogues
TuristPardon, saat kaç?Excuse me, what time is it?
GençSaat beş buçuk.It's half past five.
EceSaat kaç oldu?What time is it now?
CanDokuz, geç kaldık!Nine, we're late!
🚫 When NOT to use it
Do not use Saat kaç? to ask when something happens. "Otobüs saat kaç?" is understood, but "Otobüs kaçta kalkıyor?" is correct and natural.
🇹🇷 Culture note
Turks often use the 24-hour clock in writing but say times in 12-hour style: "akşam yedi" (seven in the evening) for 19:00.
⚠️ Common mistakes
- ✗ Saat ne? → ✓ Saat kaç?Time is asked with kaç (how many).
Culture tip
Numbers are super regular: on (10) + bir (1) = on bir (11). And bir dakika (one minute) can mean anything from one minute to an hour!
Letters to watch in this sentence
- Ç ç like ch in “chair”
Related phrases
More phrases in this unit
- Bir, iki, üç, dört, beş.One, two, three, four, five.
- Altı, yedi, sekiz, dokuz, on.Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
- Yirmi, otuz, kırk, elli.Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty.
- Yüz, bin, bir milyon.One hundred, one thousand, one million.
- Saat üç.It's three o'clock.
- Saat üç buçuk.It's half past three.
- Saat dörde çeyrek var.It's a quarter to four.
- Bugün günlerden ne?What day is it today?
- Bugün pazartesi.Today is Monday.
- Salı, çarşamba, perşembe.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
- Cuma, cumartesi, pazar.Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
- Dün, bugün, yarın.Yesterday, today, tomorrow.
- Sabah, öğle, akşam, gece.Morning, noon, evening, night.
- Bir dakika!One minute!
- Kaçta buluşalım?What time shall we meet?
- Saat sekizde.At eight o'clock.
- Geç kaldım!I'm late!
- Erken geldin.You came early.
- Hafta sonu ne yapıyorsun?What are you doing at the weekend?