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Time Expressions & Daily Routineتَعْبِيرَاتُ الوَقْتِ وَالرُّوتِينُ اليَوْمِيُّ

Time, days, months, seasons, frequency and sequencing vocabulary for talking about your day — to learn, practise, play, test and print.

تَعْبِيرَاتُ الوَقْتِ وَالرُّوتِينُ اليَوْمِيُّ

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Telling the time

قِرَاءَةُ السَّاعَةِ 10
سَاعَةٌ
hour, clock
noun feminine
pl. سَاعَاتٌ

أَنْتَظِرُ مُنْذُ سَاعَةٍ.I have been waiting for an hour.

دَقِيقَةٌ
minute
noun feminine
pl. دَقَائِقُ
ثَانِيَةٌ
second
noun feminine
pl. ثَوَانٍ
يَوْمٌ
day
noun masculine
pl. أَيَّامٌ
نِصْفُ سَاعَةٍ
half an hour
noun
رُبْعُ سَاعَةٍ = a quarter of an hour
فِي السَّاعَةِ الوَاحِدَةِ
at one o'clock
phrase
فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ = at two o'clock
السَّاعَةُ السَّابِعَةُ وَالنِّصْفُ
half past seven
phrase
…إِلَّا رُبْعًا = quarter to · …وَرُبْعٌ = quarter past
مُنْتَصَفُ اللَّيْلِ
midnight
noun
مُنْتَصَفُ النَّهَارِ
midday, noon
noun
سَاعَةُ حَائِطٍ
wall clock
noun feminine
سَاعَةُ يَدٍ = wristwatch

Parts of the day

أَوْقَاتُ اليَوْمِ 9
الصَّبَاحُ
morning
noun masculine

أَشْرَبُ الحَلِيبَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ.I drink milk in the morning.

المَسَاءُ
evening
noun masculine
بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ
afternoon
phrase
اليَوْمَ
today
adverb
أَمْسِ
yesterday
adverb
أَوَّلَ أَمْسِ
the day before yesterday
adverb
غَدًا
tomorrow
adverb
بَعْدَ غَدٍ
the day after tomorrow
adverb
أُسْبُوعٌ
week
noun masculine
pl. أَسَابِيعُ
الأُسْبُوعُ المَاضِي = last week

Days of the week

أَيَّامُ الأُسْبُوعِ 8
نِهَايَةُ الأُسْبُوعِ
weekend
noun
also: عُطْلَةُ الأُسْبُوعِ
يَوْمُ الإِثْنَيْنِ
Monday
noun
يَوْمُ الثُّلَاثَاءِ
Tuesday
noun
يَوْمُ الأَرْبِعَاءِ
Wednesday
noun
يَوْمُ الخَمِيسِ
Thursday
noun
يَوْمُ الجُمُعَةِ
Friday
noun
يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ
Saturday
noun
يَوْمُ الأَحَدِ
Sunday
noun

Months & the year

الأَشْهُرُ وَالسَّنَةُ 15
تَارِيخٌ
date
noun masculine
pl. تَوَارِيخُ
سَنَةٌ
year
noun feminine
pl. سَنَوَاتٌ
also: عَامٌ
شَهْرٌ
month
noun masculine
pl. أَشْهُرٌ
يَنَايِر
January
noun
فِبْرَايِر
February
noun
مَارِس
March
noun
أَبْرِيل
April
noun
مَايُو
May
noun
يُونْيُو
June
noun
يُولْيُو
July
noun
أَغُسْطُس
August
noun
سِبْتَمْبِر
September
noun
أُكْتُوبِر
October
noun
نُوفَمْبِر
November
noun
دِيسَمْبِر
December
noun

Seasons

الفُصُولُ 5
الفُصُولُ
the seasons
noun
الرَّبِيعُ
spring
noun masculine

تَتَفَتَّحُ الأَزْهَارُ فِي الرَّبِيعِ.Flowers bloom in spring.

الصَّيْفُ
summer
noun masculine
الخَرِيفُ
autumn
noun masculine
الشِّتَاءُ
winter
noun masculine

Frequency

التَّكْرَارُ 6
دَائِمًا
always
adverb

أَسْتَيْقِظُ مُبَكِّرًا دَائِمًا.I always wake up early.

غَالِبًا
usually, often
adverb
أَحْيَانًا
sometimes
adverb
مُطْلَقًا
never
adverb
كُلَّ يَوْمٍ
every day
phrase
كُلَّ أُسْبُوعٍ/شَهْرٍ = every week/month
مَرَّةً أُخْرَى
again, once more
phrase

Sequencing

التَّرْتِيبُ وَالتَّسَلْسُلُ 6
أَوَّلًا
first(ly)
adverb

أَوَّلًا أَغْسِلُ وَجْهِي.First I wash my face.

التَّالِي
the next
adjective
الأَخِيرُ
the last
adjective
بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ
then, afterwards
phrase
also: ثُمَّ
أَخِيرًا
finally
adverb
قَبْلَ
before, already
preposition
also: سَلَفًا

Time expressions

تَعْبِيرَاتُ الوَقْتِ 17
الآنَ
now
adverb
حَالًا
immediately
adverb
حَتَّى الآنَ
so far, until now
phrase
خِلَالَ
during
preposition
عِنْدَمَا
when
conjunction
فَجْأَةً
suddenly
adverb
فِي الوَقْتِ نَفْسِهِ
at the same time
phrase
فِيمَا بَعْدُ
later
adverb
قَرِيبًا
soon
adverb
لَحْظَةٌ
a moment
noun feminine
also: بُرْهَةٌ
مَا زَالَ
still, yet
phrase
مُنْذُ
since, ago
preposition
حَتَّى
until
preposition
بَاكِرًا
early
adverb
مُتَأَخِّرٌ
late
adjective
الأُسْبُوعُ القَادِمُ
next week
noun
also: الأُسْبُوعُ المُقْبِلُ
دَوْرٌ
turn (my/your turn)
noun masculine
دَوْرِي / دَوْرُكَ = my turn / your turn