Telling time

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السَّاعَة

 

/issaaʻah/

 

Means

 

O'clock

 

As in

 

السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة

 
   
 

السَّاعَة

 

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

 

As in

 

السَّاعَة وَحْدَة

 
   
   

الصُّبُح

 

/iSSubuH/

 

Means

 

AM

 
   
   

اللّيل

 

/illail/

 

Means

 

PM

 
   
   

السَّاعَة بيش؟

 

/issaaʻah baish/

 

Means

 

What is the time?

 
   
   

بَلة زَحْمَة عَليكْ

/balah zaHmah ʻaleek/

 

Means

 

Please

 

(To a male)

 
   
   

بَلة زَحْمَة عَليج

 

/balah zaHmah ʻaleech/

 

Means

 

Please

 

(To a female)

 
   
         
   
   

نُصّ

 

/nuSS/

 

Means

 

Half

 
   
   

رُبُع

 

/rubuʻ/

 

Means

 

Quarter

 
   
   

ثِلِثْ

 

/thilith/

 

Means

 

Third

 
   
   

دَقيقَة

 

/daqeeqah/

 

Means

 

Minute

 
   
   

دَقايق

 

/daqaayiq/

 

Means

 

Minutes

 
   
   

"و"

 

means

 

"And"

 

When telling time "و" will turn the meaning into "Past"

 

And

 

"إِلَّا"

 

means

 

"To"

 

(السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة و نُصّ)

 

Half past four

   
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