Tell the time in Arabic.
Telling the time:
| Arabic | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| كم الساعة؟ | What time is it? | من فضلك، كم الساعة؟ |
| الساعة الواحدة | It's one o'clock | الساعة الواحدة تماماً. |
| ونصف | And a half | الساعة الثانية ونصف. |
| صباحاً | In the morning | أذهب للعمل صباحاً. |
| مساءً | In the evening | أتعشى مساءً. |
| Word | Phonetic | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| الساعة | as-SA'-a | The "ayn" (ع) is a voiced pharyngeal — deep and breathy |
| ونصف | wa NISF | "wa" means "and"; stress on first syllable of "nisf" |
| ربع | RUB' | The "q" sound at the end is deep |
Ordinal numbers for time: Arabic uses ordinal numbers (first, second...) for clock hours, unlike English which uses cardinal numbers.
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