Time of day & expressions Flashcards
To express time, we use the demonstrative pronoun "hadi" and the appropriate number with the definite article. This means that for 1:00, 5:00, 10:00, and 11:00, we will use the letter "l-" (ل) before the number, while for the others, we will double the first consonant.
one
l-w7da
two
j-juj
three
t-tlata
four
r-rb3a
five
l-khmsa
six
s-stta
seven
s-sb3a
eight
t-tmnya
nine
t-ts3ud
ten
l-3shra
eleven
l-7Dash
twelve
T-Tnash
before or “to”
Ql
and
U
exactly or “sharp”
Nishan
quarter
rb3
twenty minutes
tulut
half (:30)
nS
quarter to
lla rub
five minutes
qSm
ten minutes
qSmayn
What time is it?
sh7al hadi f s-sa3a?
It is exactly one o’clock.
hadi l-w7da nishan.
It is five minutes past two.
hadi j-juj u qSm.
It is ten minutes past three.
hadi t-tlata u qSmayn.
It is a quarter past four.
hadi r-rb3a u rb3.
It is twenty minutes past five.
hadi l-khmsa u tulut.
It is twenty-five minutes past six.
hadi s-stta u khmsa u
3shrin.
It is seven thirty.
hadi s-sb3a u nS.
It is eight thirty-five.
hadi tmnya u khmsa u tlatin.
It is twenty minutes to nine.
hadi t-ts3ud ql tulut.
It is quarter to ten.
hadi l-3shra lla rob.
It is ten minutes to eleven
hadi l-7dash ql qSmayn.
It is five minutes to twelve.
hadi T-Tnash ql qSm.
6:30 A.M.
s-stta u nS d S-Sba7
5:15 P.M.
l-khmsa u rb3 d l-3shiya
10:30
l-3shra u nS
12:00
T-Tnash nishan
1:05
l-w7da u qSm
2:20
j-juj u tulut
11:10
l-7Dash u qSmayn
9:40
l-3shra ql tulut
always
dima
usually
ghaliban
sometimes
b3d l-mrrat
from time to time
mrra mrra
once a …
mrra f …
once a year
mrra f l-3am
once a month
mrra f sh-hr
once a week
mrra f s-simana
everyday
yawmiyan
on (day of the week)
nhar …
on Saturday
nhar s-sbt
every …
kul …
every morning
kul Sba7
every Friday
kul jm3a
now
daba
