📅 Days of the week

Unit 2 · Letters, vowels & people around you (MSA) · 8 min

The week starts on الأَحَد (Sunday). Egypt's weekend is الجُمُعَة (Friday) and السَّبْت (Saturday). Ask: مَا اليَوْمُ؟ "What day is it?"

Words in this lesson

• الأَحَد (al-aḥad) — Sunday
• الاِثْنَيْن (al-ithnayn) — Monday
• الثُّلَاثَاء (ath-thulāthā’) — Tuesday
• الأَرْبِعَاء (al-arbiʿā’) — Wednesday
• الخَمِيس (al-khamīs) — Thursday
• الجُمُعَة (al-jumuʿa) — Friday
• السَّبْت (as-sabt) — Saturday

Many attend Friday noon prayers; avoid scheduling meetings then.

Project: Write one plan for each day of your week in Arabic.