Polish · A1 · Vocabulary

Telling the time in Polish: Hours, half hours and meeting times

Ask Która godzina? for What time is it? Jest trzecia means It’s three. Wpół do czwartej is half past three, because the phrase counts towards four. When someone asks O której?, answer with the time a plan starts: o trzeciej means at three.

Library date 1 October 2026

Ask about an event

O której zaczyna się film? means What time does the film start? Compare Jest trzecia (It’s three) with Film zaczyna się o trzeciej (The film starts at three). Learn these as two answers: telling the time and setting a time.

Halves and quarters

Wpół do czwartej is 3:30. Kwadrans po trzeciej is 3:15 and Za kwadrans czwarta is 3:45. For timetables, piętnasta trzydzieści means 15:30. You can use that straightforward form if the relative expressions are slow to come.

Test it as a plan

A friend asks O której się spotykamy? (What time are we meeting?). Say O piątej for at five, or O wpół do szóstej for at half past five. The skill is to answer the question before privately translating every word.