⏰ Telling the time

Unit 3 · Everyday life (MSA) · 8 min

Ask كَمِ السَّاعَةُ؟ Answer السَّاعَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ "It's three." Half past: وَالنِّصْف; quarter past: وَالرُّبْع; quarter to: إِلَّا رُبْعًا.

Words in this lesson

• كَمِ السَّاعَةُ؟ (kami s-sāʿa?) — what time is it?
• السَّاعَة (as-sāʿa) — hour; clock
• وَالنِّصْف (wa n-niṣf) — half past
• وَالرُّبْع (wa r-rubʿ) — quarter past
• إِلَّا رُبْعًا (illā rubʿan) — quarter to
• صَبَاحًا (ṣabāḥan) — in the morning
• مَسَاءً (masā’an) — in the evening

Project: Say three times of your day in Arabic.