How to Say "What Time" in Polish

która godzina

The English phrase "what time" is translated into Polish as która godzina.

If you want to ask at what specific time an event occurs, such as an appointment, you should use the prepositional form o której godzinie instead.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase literally translates to "which hour". The word która is the feminine form of "which" used to agree with the feminine noun godzina.

The word która is the feminine form of "which" and it agrees with the feminine noun godzina.

To be polite when asking for the time, you can use the word Przepraszam, which means "Excuse me".

While godzina means 'hour' or 'o'clock', the root word godzina comes from the Proto-Slavic word for 'time' or 'season', which is also the root for the Polish word for 'holidays' or 'festivities', gody.
The Polish language uses a 24-hour clock in official contexts, such as train schedules and news, meaning you might hear godzina dwudziesta instead of '8 o'clock' when asking która godzina.
In Polish, the word godzina can refer to a specific point in time, but it is also used to describe a 'critical moment' or a 'fateful hour' in dramatic contexts, similar to the English 'the eleventh hour'.

Która godzina ci odpowiada?
What time will be right for you?
This sentence shows how to ask what time is convenient for someone using która godzina.
Tatoeba #546922 by Bilberry, translation #24602 by Luornu
„Która godzina?” „Piętnasta dwadzieścia.”
"What time is it?" "It's 3:20."
This example demonstrates a short exchange using która godzina to ask and answer the time.
Tatoeba #742444 by zipangu, translation #372021 by saeb
Która godzina?
What time is it?
This is a simple way to ask what time it is using która godzina.
Tatoeba #449607 by gregloby, translation #428402 by laofmoonster
Jest pierwsza.
It's one o'clock.
Jest piąta dwadzieścia pięć.
It's twenty-five past five.
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Anna and Piotr are meeting at a café.

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