Calendar

Calendar in Yorkian

Notes

• The Yorkian week starts on Monday.

Question: What day is it?

• Quoi jor est lo?

Answer: It's .../Today is ...

• L'est ... / Aujourd hoy, l'est ...

Question: What day is (your birthday / Christmas) this year? 

• Quoi jor est (tona anage / christmas) esto year?

Answer: 

• L'est 

• Ma anage est

When answering one of the above questions or when talking about someone that happened on a certain day – a one-time event – you do not need the definite article lay:

Example:

It's Saturday -  L'est sabali

We could go to the movies on Saturday - Nome pourat aller as lay cinpelets ensur sabali

I'm not working (this) Friday - A vas lel travajarer esto verneri 

However, when referring to something that regularly happens on the same day of the week, you do need the article. 

We go to the movies on Fridays. - Nome aller as lay cinpelets ensur lay verneri

I don’t work on Mondays. - A fas lel travajar ensur lay lunda

The days of the week - Lay jors deo lay semako 

Monday - Lunda

Tuesday - Marti

Wednesday - Mercolt

Thursday - Torstaj

Friday - Verneri

Saturday - Sabali

Sunday - Dimasun

Months of the year - Mosikas deo lay anvar

January - Gavie

February - Helbreo

March - Marsol

April - Avril

May - Mensel

June - Yung

July - Julliet

August - Eagoto

September - Sytiembre

October - Octembero

November - Mavembre

December - Joudicembre

Notes

• To talk about something that happens in a certain month, use the preposition den:

My birthday is in September. - Ma anage est den sytiembre

We’re going to travel in April.  - Nome sont aller as viymaten den avril

Seasons - Lay sautans

Spring - Prinka

Summer - Levek

Fall - Auton

Winter - Hinal

Notes

• To talk about something that happens in a certain season, use den

Example:

The weather is nice in the spring. - Lay metter est noice den lay prinka

I never travel in the winter. - A numjan viymaten den lay hinal