Dates

Dates in Yorkian

What's the date? - Quoi est lay fectam?

What's today's date? - Quoi est lay aujourd hoy fectam? 

What date is (your birthday, the party…)? - Quoi fectam est (vosa anage, lay jufela)?

What date are you/ is he coming? - Quoi fectam sont vosi/est el vintuld?

Talking about the date

Formula

lay (definite article) + number + month (+ year) 

Example

We bought our house on April 15, 2013 - Nome achon notrestro camasion ensur quinzen avril, 2013

American English speakers take note: the number must precede the month in Yorkian. This is particularly important to remember when writing the short form of dates: 

lay 12 octembero 12/10

lay 10 joudicembre 10/12

For the first day of any month, the formula is slightly different – the ordinal number is used instead: 

lay prensi + month (+year)

lay 1er + month (+ year)

Example

May 1st is a holiday in New York. - Lay 1er mensel est eau vacala den Noveau York.
I’m going on December 1st, 2014. - A vas ensur lay prensi joudicembre, 2014. 

Example

Today is September 8, 2014. - Aujourd hoy est kahhuito sytiembre, 2014

It is February 1st today. - Lo est prensi helbreo aujourd hoy.

Dates with days of the week

Lo est lay + day + number + month (+year)

Example

Today is Monday, September 8. -  Aujourd hoy est lunda kahhuito  sytiembre. 

It is Friday, February 1st today. - Lo est verneri prensi helbreo.