Telling time in Klingon.

Present edit

  • jaj­lo’ - dawn
  • po - morning
  • pem - daytime
  • pem­jep - midday
  • pov - afternoon
  • choS - twilight
  • ram - night
  • ram­jep - midnight


  • DIS - year
  • jar - month
  • Hogh - week
  • jaj - day (from dawn to dawn)
  • rep - hour
  • tup - minute (of time)
  • lup - second (of time)

Past edit

  • ben - years ago
  • wen - months ago
  • Hu’ - days ago
  • ret - time period ago
  • qen - recently, a short time ago

The words ben years ago, wen months ago, and Hu’ days ago can be immediately preceded by any number to form a time expression, while ret time period ago must be preceded by a number and the name of a time period. Here are some examples:

  • wejvatlh ben - three hundred years ago, three centuries ago
  • wa’maH wen - ten months ago
  • wa’­Hu’ - yesterday, one day ago
  • vagh tup ret - five minutes ago

Future edit

  • nem - years from now
  • waQ - months from now
  • leS - days from now