Telling Time

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السَّاعَة

 

/issaaʻah/

 

Means

 

O'clock

 

 

 


 السَّاعَة

Is feminine in Arabic, therefore we would use feminine form for numbers

As in (السَّاعَة وَحْدِة)

It is one o'clock

     
 

 

الصِّبِحْ

 

/iSSibiH/

   

Means

   

AM

     
 

 

المَسا

 

/ilmasaa/

   

Means

   

PM

     
 

 

قَدِّيش السَّاعَة؟

 

/ʼaddaish issaaʻah/

   

Means

   

What is the time?

     
   
 

 

نِصّ

 

/niSS/

 

Means

 

Half

       
 
 

 

رِبِع

 

/ribiʻ/

 

Means

 

Quarter

       
   
   

تِلِتْ

 

/tilit/

 

Means

 

Third

       
   
   

دَقيقَة

 

/daʼeeʼah/

 

Means

 

Minute

       
 
     

دَقايق

 

/daʼaayiʼ/

 

Means

 

Minutes

       
   
 

"وَ "

 

means

 

"And"

 

When telling time  "وَ "

 

will turn the meaning into "Past"

 

As in (السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة و نِصّ)

 

Half past four

   
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