كم الساعة الآن؟
kam al-sāʿa al-ān?
What time is it?
Usage
The most basic way to ask the time
Grammar Note
"kam" is the question word for quantity
ما هو يوم الأسبوع اليوم؟
mā huwa yawm al-usbūʿ al-yawm?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Days: Sunday (الأحد), Monday (الاثنين), Tuesday (الثلاثاء)...
Grammar Note
"mā huwa" asks "what is" for masculine nouns
اليوم / غداً / أمس
al-yawm / ghadan / ams
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic temporal reference words
Grammar Note
"al-yawm" is a noun used adverbially
هذا الأسبوع / الأسبوع القادم / الأسبوع الماضي
hādhā al-usbūʿ / al-usbūʿ al-qādim / al-usbūʿ al-māḍī
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Relative weekly references
Grammar Note
Adjectives follow the noun and agree in gender, number, case
في الصباح / بعد الظهر / المساء / الليل
fī al-ṣabāḥ / baʿd al-ẓuhr / al-masāʾ / al-layl
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Expressions for times of day
Grammar Note
"fī + time" expresses "at/in" a time period
ما هو تاريخ اليوم؟
mā huwa tārīkh al-yawm?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for the current date
Grammar Note
"mā huwa" asks "what is" for masculine nouns
في أي ساعة يفتح / يغلق؟
fī ayyi sāʿa yaftaḥ / yughliqu?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Checking opening/closing times of a place
Grammar Note
"fī ayyi sāʿa" politely asks "at what time"
كم سيستغرق الوصول إلى هناك؟
kam sayastaghriqu al-wuṣūl ilā hunāk?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Estimating travel time in advance
Grammar Note
"kam + verb" asks about duration or quantity
لنلتقِ الساعة الثالثة مساءً.
li-naltaqi al-sāʿa al-thālitha masāʾan.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Suggesting a meeting time
Grammar Note
"li + subjunctive" is the hortative "let us ~"
الساعة الثانية والنصف / الخامسة إلا ربعاً.
al-sāʿa al-thāniya wa-al-niṣf / al-khāmisa illā rubʿan.
It's half past two / quarter to five.
Usage
Expressing half-past and quarter-to times
Grammar Note
"illā" means "except/minus" for countdown times
هل هو مفتوح في عطلة نهاية الأسبوع؟
hal huwa maftūḥ fī ʿuṭlat nihāyat al-usbūʿ?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Checking weekend availability
Grammar Note
"hal" introduces yes/no questions
ما هي المنطقة الزمنية هنا؟
mā hiya al-minṭaqa al-zamaniyya hunā?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Confirming the time zone after international travel
Grammar Note
"mā hiya" asks "what is" for feminine nouns
هذا مبكر جداً / متأخر جداً.
hādhā mubakkir jiddan / mutaʾakhkhir jiddan.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Commenting on timing being too early or too late
Grammar Note
"jiddan" is the adverb "very/too"
متى يبدأ / ينتهي؟
matā yabdaʾu / yantahī?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Checking the start and end time of an event
Grammar Note
"matā" is the question adverb "when"
أريد تحديد موعد بتاريخ / وقت معين.
urīdu taḥdīd mawʿid bi-tārīkh / waqt muʿayyan.
I'd like to make an appointment for a specific date/time.
Usage
Making an appointment at a clinic, salon, etc.
Grammar Note
"bi-" is the preposition used before dates/times
من الاثنين إلى الجمعة
min al-ithnayn ilā al-jumʿa
From Monday to Friday
Usage
Specifying a weekday range
Grammar Note
"min ... ilā" means "from ... to"
يوم واحد
yawm wāḥid
One day
Usage
Basic vocabulary for stating a duration.
نصف يوم
niṣf yawm
Half a day
Usage
Use to indicate a half-day duration.
أسبوع واحد
usbūʿ wāḥid
One week
Usage
Use to state a one-week duration, e.g. length of stay.
شهر واحد
shahr wāḥid
One month
Usage
Use to state a one-month duration.
سنة واحدة
sana wāḥida
One year
Usage
Use to state a one-year duration.
الاثنين
al-ithnayn
Monday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Monday.
الثلاثاء
ath-thulāthāʾ
Tuesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Tuesday.
الأربعاء
al-arbiʿāʾ
Wednesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Wednesday.
الخميس
al-khamīs
Thursday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Thursday.
الجمعة
al-jumʿa
Friday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Friday.
السبت
as-sabt
Saturday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Saturday.
الأحد
al-aḥad
Sunday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Sunday.
اليوم
al-yawm
Today
Usage
Use to point to or state today.
غدا
ghadan
Tomorrow
Usage
Use to point to or state tomorrow.
أمس
ams
Yesterday
Usage
Use to point to or state yesterday.
بعد غد
baʿda ghad
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Use to point to or state the day after tomorrow.
أول أمس
awwal ams
The day before yesterday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day before yesterday.
الآن
al-ān
Now
Usage
Use to point to or state the present moment.
لاحقا
lāḥiqan
Later
Usage
Use to point to or state a later time.
ساعة واحدة
sāʿa wāḥida
One hour
Usage
Use to state a duration of one hour.
ساعتان
sāʿatān
Two hours
Usage
Use to state a duration of two hours.
ثلاثون دقيقة
thalāthūn daqīqa
Thirty minutes
Usage
Use to state a duration of thirty minutes.
صباح
ṣabāḥ
Morning
Usage
Use to point to or state the morning.
ظهر
ẓuhr
Midday
Usage
Use to point to or state midday.
مساء
masāʾ
Evening
Usage
Use to point to or state the evening.
ليل
layl
Night
Usage
Use to point to or state the night.
منتصف الليل
muntaṣaf al-layl
Midnight
Usage
Use to point to or state midnight.
كل يوم
kull yawm
Every day
Usage
Use to state that something happens every day.
كل أسبوع
kull usbūʿ
Every week
Usage
Use to state that something happens every week.
كل شهر
kull shahr
Every month
Usage
Use to state that something happens every month.
هذا الأسبوع
hādhā al-usbūʿ
This week
Usage
Use to point to or state this week.
الأسبوع القادم
al-usbūʿ al-qādim
Next week
Usage
Use to point to or state next week.
الأسبوع الماضي
al-usbūʿ al-māḍī
Last week
Usage
Use to point to or state last week.
نهاية الأسبوع
nihāyat al-usbūʿ
Weekend
Usage
Use to point to or state the weekend.
يناير
yanāyir
January
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it kanun ath-thani
فبراير
fibrāyir
February
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it shubat
مارس
māris
March
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it adhar
أبريل
abrīl
April
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it nisan
مايو
māyū
May
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it ayyar
يونيو
yūniyū
June
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it haziran
يوليو
yūliyū
July
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it tammuz
أغسطس
aghusṭus
August
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it ab
سبتمبر
sibtambir
September
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it aylul
أكتوبر
uktūbir
October
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it tishrin al-awwal
نوفمبر
nūfimbir
November
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it tishrin ath-thani
ديسمبر
dīsambir
December
Usage
The month name used in the Gulf, Egypt, and international media; the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq) calls it kanun al-awwal
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