Phrase 65 of 500
How to say “What time is it” in Turkish
Saat kaç? means "What time is it?", literally "Hour how many?".
Written by Fatih, Turkish language and literature graduate & linguist
- 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).
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?