Can you talk about different times of the day in Arabic? How do you say “later on” or “the day after tomorrow?” If you want to organize a meeting in Arabic with family, friends or colleagues, these are useful things to know. The Rocket Arabic team has created this free audio lesson so you know the questions to ask, and some different ways to reply. That way you can be sure everyone will arrive on the same day at the same time!
You’ll learn lots of useful Arabic vocabulary that you can use in all kinds of Arabic conversations. Take your time, listen carefully to the Arabic pronunciation, and practice saying the words and phrases aloud. Let’s go!
Resources for further reading:
In this lesson all gender specific words are in the masculine form.
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نتقانل امتى؟
Net2abel emta?
When shall we meet?
نتقابل فين؟
Net2abel feyn?
Where shall we meet?
امتي يناسبك؟
Emta ynasbak?
When is best for you?
امتى يناسب حضرتك؟
Emta ynaseb 7adretak?
When is best for you? (formal)
يوم ايه؟
Youm a?
On which day?
الاسبوع ده؟
El esbou3 da?
This week?
الاسبوع الجاي؟
El esbou3 el gayye?
Next week?
في الاجازة؟
Fi el agaza?
On the holiday?
وسط الاسبوع؟
West el esbou3?
During the week?
في اول الاسبوع؟
Fi awel el esbou3?
At the start of the week?
في آخر الاسبوع؟
Fi a7'er el esbou3?
At the end of the week?
Once you’ve agreed on a day you need to agree on a time…
الصبح
El sob7
In the morning
قبل الغداء
Abl el 3'ada
Before lunch
ساعة الغداء
Sa3et el 3'ada
At lunchtime
بعد الظهر
Ba3d el dohr
In the afternoon
بالليل
Bellel
In the evening
بالليل
Bellel
At night
Here are some more words and phrases for you…
بدري
Badry
Early
ابدر
Abdar
Earlier
متاخر
Met2a7'ar
Late
بعدين
Ba3deyn
Later or later on
قريب
Orayeb
Soon
دلوقتي
Delwa2ty
Now
على طول
3la tool
Straight away
امبارح
Embare7
Yesterday
النهاردة
El naharda
Today
بكرة
Bokra
Tomorrow
بعد بكرة
Ba3d bokra
The day after tomorrow
وقت
Wa2t
Sometime
الساعة عشرة
El sa3a 3ashara
At ten o'clock
كمان تلات ايام
Kaman talat ayam
In three days
That’s it for now. I hope you enjoyed the lesson!
If you want more lessons on Arabic time then I recommend these ones!
!مع السلامة (Ma3a essalama!) Goodbye!
Amira Zaki: Rocket Arabic
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