This lesson teaches you the vocabulary of time days, months, seasons and will provide a review of basic time unit vocabulary. Let’s look at some examples of how we can describe time.
Let us start with some common words used for units of time .
| ثَانْيَة Sanya Second |
| ثواني Thawaani Seconds |
| دِقِيقَة Dagiiga Minute |
| قايق Dagaaig Minutes |
| سَاعَة Saa3a Hour |
| ساعات Saa3aat Hours |
| يُوم Yoom Day |
| أيام Ayyaam Days |
| اُسْبُوع isbuu3 week |
| أسابيع Asaabii3 |
| شَهْر Shahr Month |
| إشهور iShu huur Months |
| سَنَة Sana year |
| إسنين Isneen Years |
| اليوم elyoom Today |
| بكره Bukrah Tomorrow |
| باجر Baachir Tomorrow |
| عقب باجر 3ugub baachir After tomorrow |
| أمس Amis Yesterday |
| البارحة elbaar7a Yesterday |
| أول أمس Awal Amis the day before yesterday |
| قبل gabal before |
| الحين Al7iin now |
| الصّبح assubu7 morning |
| في الصّبح fii -subbu7 |
| الظّهر adduhur Afternoon |
| في الظّهر fidduhur In the afternoon |
| العصر el3asar Late Afternoon |
| في العصر fil3asar In the late afternoon |
| في المِسا filmisaa In the evening |
| في العشا fil3ishaa In the evening |
| في ليل fileil night |
Days of the Week
| يُوم اِلسَّبْت Yoom is sabt Saturday |
| يُوم اِلْحَدّ Yoom el ḥa7add Sunday |
| يُوم اِلْاثنِين Yoom el ithnein Monday |
| يُوم اِلثلَاثة Yoom ith thlaathaa Tuesday |
| يُوم اِلْاَرْبَعة Yōm il arba‘ Wednesday |
| يُوم اِلْخَمِيس Yoom el khamiis Thursday |
| يُوم اِلْجُمْعًة Yoom el jum3‘a Friday |
Months of the Year in Arabic
| يَنَايِر Yanaayir January |
| فِبْرَايِر Fibraayir February |
| مَارِسْ Maaris March |
| اِبْرِيل Ibriil April |
| مَايُو Maayuu May |
| يُونْيَهْ Yonyah June |
| يُولْيُو Yolyoo July |
| اَغُسْطُسْ Aghustus August |
| سِبْتَمْبِر Sebtambir September |
| اُكْتُوبَر Octoobar October |
| نُوفَمْبِر Noofembir November |
| دِيسَمْبِر Diisambir December |
Seasons
اِلْفُصُولْ
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| اِشِّتَا ish-shita winter |
| ربيعْ rabii3 spring |
| صِّيفْ sṣeif summer |
| خَرِيفْ khariif autumn |