Telling Time
14 words · ~15 min
Time-related vocabulary including hours, minutes, and seconds, plus expressions like 'before,' 'after,' 'early,' and 'late.' To tell time in Arabic, say 'as-sa'a' (the hour) followed by the number. 'As-sa'a al-khamisa' means 'It is five o'clock.' These words are essential for making plans and describing schedules.
Lesson overview
Telling Time is a level A1 lesson of 14 words: 8 nouns and 6 adverbs. Its words come from 12 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Numbers 10-1000 (A1)
- Previous lesson: Months & Seasons (A1)
- Next lesson: Food Basics - Bread, Rice & Staples (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
أُسْبُوع usbūʿ | week | noun | س-ب-ع |
شَهْر shahr | month | noun | ش-ه-ر |
سَنَة sana | year | noun | س-ن-و |
صَبَاح ṣabāḥ | morning | noun | ص-ب-ح |
مَسَاء masāʾ | evening | noun | م-س-ي |
ظُهْر ẓuhr | noon / midday | noun | ظ-ه-ر |
بَعْد baʿd | after | adverb | ب-ع-د |
قَبْل qabl | before | adverb | ق-ب-ل |
الْآن al-āna | now | adverb | |
غَدًا ghadan | tomorrow | adverb | غ-د-و |
أَمْس ams | yesterday | adverb | |
الْيَوْم al-yawm | today | adverb | ي-و-م |
نِصْف niṣf | half | noun | ن-ص-ف |
رُبْع rubʿ | quarter | noun | ر-ب-ع |
Themes these words belong to: Time (14), Basics (12), Quranic (2), Numbers (2), Numbers Practical (2)
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