Days of the Week, Months and Seasons in Gulf Arabic

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about units of time, including the days of the week and the months of the year, and the seasons.

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
ilfusool

اِشِّتَا
ish-shita
winter
ربيعْ
rabii3
spring
صِّيفْ
sṣeif
summer
خَرِيفْ
khariif
autumn
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