Hours, minutes and other words for talking about time in Arabic, with English translations.
| English | Arabic | |
|---|---|---|
| time | زَمَنzaman | |
| hour | سَاعَةsāʕa | |
| minute | دَقِيقَةdaqīqa | |
| second | ثَانِيَةṯāniya | |
| now | الْآنَal-ʔāna | |
| later | لَاحِقًاlāḥiqan | |
| soon | قَرِيبًاqarīban | |
| early | بَاكِرbākir | |
| late | مُتَأَخِّرmutaʔaḵḵir | |
| morning | صَبَاحṣabāḥ | |
| noon | ظهرẓuhr | |
| afternoon | بَعْدَ الظُّهْرbaʕda ẓ-ẓuhr | |
| evening | مَسَاءmasāʔ | |
| night | لَيْلَةlayla | |
| midnight | مُنْتَصَف اَللَّيْلmuntaṣaf al-layl | |
| tonight | اَللَّيْلَةَal-laylata | |
| always | دَائِمًاdāʔiman | |
| never | أَبَدًاʔabadan | |
| sometimes | أَحْيَانًاʔaḥyānan | |
| often | كَثِيرًا مَاkaṯīran mā | |
| usually | عَادَةًʕādatan | |
| again | مَرَّة أُخْرَىmarra ʔuḵrā | |
| before | قبلqabla | |
| after | بعدbaʕda | |
| clock | سَاعَةsāʕa | |
| watch | سَاعَة يَدsāʕat yad | |
| what time is it? | كَمِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ؟kami s-sāʕatu? | |