قديش الساعة هلأ؟
ʾAddēsh es-sāʿa hallaʾ?
What time is it now?
Usage
The most basic way to ask the time.
Grammar Note
"ʾAddēsh" asks about number or amount. "Es-sāʿa" means both the hour and the clock.
أي يوم اليوم؟
Ayy yōm el-yōm?
What day is it today?
Usage
Checks the weekday. The answer is a weekday name such as "el-jumʿa".
Grammar Note
"Ayy" + a noun means "which ...". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
اليوم / بكرا / مبارح
El-yōm / bukra / mbāreḥ
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic time words. "Bukra" is also spelled "bukre".
Grammar Note
Each works alone as an adverb.
هالأسبوع / الأسبوع الجاي / الأسبوع الماضي
Hal-usbūʿ / el-usbūʿ el-jāy / el-usbūʿ el-māḍi
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Basic words for talking about plans.
Grammar Note
"Ha-" means "this". The adjective follows the noun.
الصبح / بعد الضهر / المسا / الليل
Eṣ-ṣobeḥ / baʿd eḍ-ḍuhr / el-masā / el-lēl
Morning / Afternoon / Evening / Night
Usage
Words for parts of the day. "Eḍ-ḍuhr" is noon and "baʿd eḍ-ḍuhr" is the afternoon after it.
Grammar Note
"Baʿd" + a noun means "after ...".
شو تاريخ اليوم؟
Shū tārīkh el-yōm?
What is today's date?
Usage
Checks the date. The month is likely to come back with the Syriac-style names (kānūn, shbāṭ ...).
Grammar Note
"Tārīkh" means both date and history. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
إيمتى بيفتح / بيسكر؟
Īmta byeftaḥ / byesker?
When does it open / close?
Usage
Asks when a shop, museum or office opens and closes.
Grammar Note
A present-tense form with "b-". The verb "sakkar" (close) looks like the noun for sugar. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
قديش بياخد وقت لنوصل لهونيك؟
ʾAddēsh byākhod waʾt la-nūṣal la-hunīk?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asks how long a trip takes.
Grammar Note
"Yākhod waʾt" means "takes time". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
منتقابل الساعة تلاتة بعد الضهر
Mnitʾābal es-sāʿa tlāte baʿd eḍ-ḍuhr
Let us meet at three in the afternoon
Usage
Fixes a meeting. The hour is just the number, and the part of the day is added with "eṣ-ṣobeḥ" or "baʿd eḍ-ḍuhr".
Grammar Note
"Es-sāʿa" + a number means "at ... o'clock". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
الساعة تنتين ونص / الساعة تنتين إلا ربع
Es-sāʿa tintēn w-nuṣṣ / es-sāʿa tintēn illa rubʿ
Half past two / A quarter to two
Usage
Telling the time: "w-nuṣṣ" is half past and "illa rubʿ" is a quarter to.
Grammar Note
Say the hour first and add "w-nuṣṣ". "Illa rubʿ" subtracts a quarter. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
مفتوح بعطلة نهاية الأسبوع؟
Maftūḥ bi-ʿuṭlet nihāyet el-usbūʿ?
Is it open at the weekend?
Usage
Checks weekend opening. The weekend is Friday and Saturday in Syria and Jordan, but Saturday and Sunday in Lebanon.
Grammar Note
"ʿUṭlet nihāyet el-usbūʿ" is the weekend break. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
شو المنطقة الزمنية هون؟
Shū el-minṭaʾa ez-zamaniyye hōn?
What is the time zone here?
Usage
Checks the time zone.
Grammar Note
The adjective follows the noun and carries the article too. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
هاد بكير كتير / متأخر كتير
Hāda bakkīr ktīr / mitʾakhkher ktīr
This is too early / too late
Usage
Used when asking to change a time.
Grammar Note
"Ktīr" after an adjective means "very" or "too". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
إيمتى بيبلش / بيخلص؟
Īmta byeblesh / byekhlaṣ?
When does it start / finish?
Usage
Asks when a show or tour starts and ends.
Grammar Note
The present with "b-" is used for scheduled events. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
بدي احجز موعد بتاريخ / وقت معين
Biddi aḥjez mawʿid bi-tārīkh / waʾt muʿayyan
I want to book an appointment for a particular date / time
Usage
For booking a visit or consultation at a fixed date or time. Give the date or time after it.
Grammar Note
"Biddi" + bare verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
من التنين للجمعة
Min et-tnēn lal-jumʿa
From Monday to Friday
Usage
For opening days or periods: "min ... la- ..." means "from ... to ...".
Grammar Note
Weekdays are said with the article. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
يوم واحد
Yōm wāḥad
One day
Usage
Used to state the length of a stay or trip.
Grammar Note
The number follows the noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
نص يوم
Nuṣṣ yōm
Half a day
Usage
Used for a half-day length.
Grammar Note
"Nuṣṣ" (half) + noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
أسبوع واحد
Usbūʿ wāḥad
One week
Usage
Used for the length of a stay and similar.
Grammar Note
The number follows the noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
شهر واحد
Shahr wāḥad
One month
Usage
Used for visa or stay lengths.
Grammar Note
The number follows the noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
سنة وحدة
Sane wḥide
One year
Usage
Used for long periods. "Sane" is feminine, so it takes "wḥide".
Grammar Note
"Wḥide" goes with feminine nouns and "wāḥad" with masculine ones. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
التنين
Et-tnēn
Monday
Usage
Spoken "et-tnēn" corresponds to the written "el-ithnayn".
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
التلاتاء
Et-tlātā
Tuesday
Usage
Used to say or point to this day of the week.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
الأربعاء
El-arbaʿā
Wednesday
Usage
Used to say or point to this day of the week.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
الخميس
El-khamīs
Thursday
Usage
Used to say or point to this day of the week.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
الجمعة
El-jumʿa
Friday
Usage
A day off in Syria and Jordan; many shops are closed in the morning.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
السبت
Es-sabt
Saturday
Usage
Part of the weekend in Syria and Jordan; in Lebanon the weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
الأحد
El-aḥad
Sunday
Usage
The first working day in Syria and similar; a day off in Lebanon.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
اليوم
El-yōm
Today
Usage
Used to say today.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
بكرا
Bukra
Tomorrow
Usage
Used to say tomorrow. Also spelled "bukre".
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
مبارح
Mbāreḥ
Yesterday
Usage
Used to say yesterday.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
بعد بكرا
Baʿd bukra
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Used to say the day after tomorrow.
Grammar Note
"Baʿd" + "bukra" means "after tomorrow".
أول مبارح
Awwal mbāreḥ
The day before yesterday
Usage
Used to say the day before yesterday.
Grammar Note
"Awwal" + "mbāreḥ" means "before yesterday". Composed from dictionary-verified words.
هلأ
Hallaʾ
Now
Usage
Means right now. In Lebanon it is "halaʾ" (هلق), in Jordan and Palestine "hassa" (هسا).
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
بعدين
Baʿdēn
Later
Usage
Used to say "later".
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
ساعة وحدة
Sāʿa wḥide
One hour
Usage
Used to state a length of time.
Grammar Note
"Sāʿa" is feminine, so it takes "wḥide".
ساعتين
Sāʿtēn
Two hours
Usage
Used to state a length of time.
Grammar Note
The ending "-ayn" is the dual, meaning "two".
تلاتين دقيقة
Tlātīn daʾīʾa
Thirty minutes
Usage
Used for a duration or wait. It can also be said "nuṣṣ sāʿa" (half an hour).
Grammar Note
The number is followed by a singular noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.
الصبح
Eṣ-ṣobeḥ
The morning
Usage
Used to say morning.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
الضهر
Eḍ-ḍuhr
Noon
Usage
Means around noon. "Eḍ-ḍahr" (the back) is spelled the same, so rely on context.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
المسا
El-masā
The evening
Usage
Means evening to early night.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
الليل
El-lēl
The night
Usage
Used to say night.
Grammar Note
Can be used on its own.
نص الليل
Nuṣṣ el-lēl
Midnight
Usage
Means midnight.
Grammar Note
Two nouns side by side give "half of the night".
كل يوم
Kell yōm
Every day
Usage
Used for something that happens every day.
Grammar Note
"Kell" + a singular noun means "every ...".
كل أسبوع
Kell usbūʿ
Every week
Usage
Used for something that happens every week.
Grammar Note
"Kell" + a singular noun means "every ...".
كل شهر
Kell shahr
Every month
Usage
Used for something that happens every month.
Grammar Note
"Kell" + a singular noun means "every ...".
هالأسبوع
Hal-usbūʿ
This week
Usage
Used to say this week.
Grammar Note
"Ha-" (this) attached to the noun.
الأسبوع الجاي
El-usbūʿ el-jāy
Next week
Usage
Used to say next week.
Grammar Note
The adjective follows the noun.
الأسبوع الماضي
El-usbūʿ el-māḍi
Last week
Usage
Used to say last week.
Grammar Note
The adjective follows the noun.
عطلة نهاية الأسبوع
ʿUṭlet nihāyet el-usbūʿ
The weekend
Usage
Means the weekend: Friday and Saturday in Syria and Jordan, Saturday and Sunday in Lebanon.
Grammar Note
A chain of nouns.
كانون التاني
Kānūn et-tāni
January
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as يناير are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
شباط
Shbāṭ
February
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as فبراير are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
آذار
Ādār
March
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as مارس are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
نيسان
Nīsān
April
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as أبريل are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
أيار
Ayyār
May
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as مايو are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
حزيران
Ḥzērān
June
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as يونيو are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
تموز
Tammūz
July
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as يوليو are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
آب
Āb
August
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as أغسطس are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
أيلول
Aylūl
September
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as سبتمبر are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
تشرين الأول
Tishrīn el-awwal
October
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as أكتوبر are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
تشرين التاني
Tishrīn et-tāni
November
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as نوفمبر are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
كانون الأول
Kānūn el-awwal
December
Usage
The Levantine (Syriac-style) month name. International forms such as ديسمبر are used in news and international contexts.
Grammar Note
A month name is used on its own.
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