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Time related vocabulary in Arabic

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Afternoon |alʿaṣr|العَصْرُ

Always | dāʾiman | دائِمًا

And hour and a half | sāʿa wa niṣf | ساعَة وَنِصْف

Century | qarn | قَرْنٌ

Day | yawm| يَومٌ

Decade | ʿaqd | عَقْدٌ

Difficult times | awqāt ṣaʿba | أًوْقاتٌ صَعبَةٌ

Early | bāker - mubakker | مُبَكِّرٌ- باكِر

Eternity | alʾabad |الأبَد

Evening | almasāʾ | المَساء

Every once in a while | baynal ḥīni wal āẖar |بَيْنَ الحينِ والآخَرِ

First time | almarratuḷ ʾūla | المَرَّةٌ الأُولى

Forever | alʾabad| للأَبَدِ

Golden age | alʿaṣruḏḏahabeyy | العَصْرُ الذَّهبِيُّ

Half an hour | niṣfu sāʿa | نِصْفُ ساعَة

Hour | sāʿa | ساعَة

How many times ...? |kam marra |كَمْ مَرَّةً...؟

Jetlag | talakkuʾunnaffāṯa (aliḍṭirābul muṣāḥibu lissafar) |تَلَكَّؤ النًّفاثَةِ (الاضْطِرابُ المُصاحِبُ للسَفَر)

Last time | āẖiru marra |آخِرُ مَرَّةِ

Late | mutaʾaẖẖir|مُتأخِّر

Late at night | fī waqtin mutaʾaẖẖirin min allayl | في وقتٍ مُتَأخِّرٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ

Leap year | sana kabīsa |سَنَةٌ كَبيسَةُ

Midday | muntaṣafu-nnahār |مُنْتَصَفُ النًّهار

Middle ages | Alʿuṣurul wusṭā | العُصورُ الوُسطى

Midnight| Muntaṣafullayl | مُنْتَصَفُ الليلِ

Minute | daqīqa|دَقيقةٌ

Moment |laḥẓa |لَحْظَةٌ

Morning | ṣabāḥ | صَباحٌ

Morning person | šaẖṣ ṣabāḥiy |شَخْصٌ صَباحِيٌّ

Never | abadan |أبَدًأ

Night | allayl |الليلُ

Noon | aẓẓuhr|الظٌّهر

Occasionally | bayn alḥīni wal āẖar – min waqtin li āẖar | بَيْنَ الحين و الآخر – من وَقْتِ لآخر

Once in a lifetime| marra fil ʿumr | مَرةٌ في العُمْرِ

Over and over | mirāran wa takrāran |مِرارًا وَتكْرارًا

Punctual | daqīq(a) |دَقيقٌـ (ـة)

Rarely | nādiran |نادِرًا

Since| munḏu |مُنْذُ

Since when? | munḏu matā | مُنْذٌ مّتى؟

Sometimes| ʾaḥyānan | أحيانًا

Spending time with someone | imḍāʾul waqti maʿ šaẖṣin mā |إمْضاءُ الوَقْتِ مع شَخْصٍ ما

Staying up late | assaharu li waqtin mutaʾaẖẖir|السَّهَرُ لِوَقت متأخر

Time | waqt - zaman | وقْتٌ – زَمَنٌ

Time after time | marra baʿda marra | مَرَّةَ بَعْدَ مَرَّة

Time is gold | alwaqtu min ḏahab |الوَقْتُ مِنْ ذًهّبٍ

Time management | tanẓīmul waqt | تَنْظيمُ الوَقْتِ

Time zone | manṭiqa zamaniyya | مَنْطِقَةٌ زَمَنِيًّةُ

Usually | ʿādatan |عادَةً

Waking up early | alistīqāẓu mubakkiran |الاسْتيقاظُ مُبَكِّرًا

Waste of time | maḍyaʿatun lilwaqt |مَضْيَعَةُ للوَقْتِ

What time is it? | kam assāʿa | كَم السَّاعة؟

When | matā | مَتى

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Transportation in MSA (headstart2)

Task Related Vocabulary

قطار train

سيارة اجرة taxi

قارب boat

خارطة map

محطة station

طائرة plane

سيارة car

دراجة هوائية bicycle

حافلة bus

دراجة نارية motorcycle

مرآب garage

Grammar Note in MSA, The Preposition ب

This Arabic preposition, ب, is essential to answering the question, “how?”

In the answer, this preposition can translate into English as by, with, or in.

The first example answers the question, “How did you travel?”

سافرت بالسيارة

I traveled by the car, I traveled by car

The next example answers the question, “How do I close the car?”

اقفل السيارة بالمفتاح

close the car by way of the key, lock the car with the key

This preposition is always attached to a noun.

رأيت الطائرة بعيني

i saw the plane by my eyes, i saw the plane with my eyes

If the noun has a definite article, the preposition comes before the article.

انا اتكلم باللغة العربية

I speak by the language the Arabic, I speak in Arabic

This same preposition can specify how someone or something is and what they care about. When describing an emotion, the preposition is followed by a noun that names the emotion.

اشعر بالسعادة

I feel of happiness, I feel happy

The same rule applies to prices. The preposition is followed by a noun for the price.

التذكرة بخمسة عشر دينار

the ticket of fifteen dinar, the ticket is fifteen dinars

With other verbs, this preposition can mean about.

الطيار يهتم بالركاب

the pilot cares about the passengers

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Directions in MSA (headstart2)

Task Related Vocabulary

يمين right

يسار left

على طول straight

بجانب next to

اشارة المرور traffic light

علامة مرورية traffic sign

سوق market

مدرسة school

مركز شرطة police station

مسجد mosque

مستشفى hospital

تقاطع intersection

Grammar Note in MSA, The Preposition على

The Arabic preposition على is versatile and has many meanings when translated into English. Depending on the context it can mean on as in on the ground or on the left, along as in along the road, or upon as in blessings upon you.

البناية على اليمين

the building on the right, the building is on the right

إذهب على طول

go along lengthwise, go straight

This preposition (على) is also used with this conjunction (أن) to express duty or obligation.

عليك أن تفعل العملية

on you that you do the operation, you must do the operation

على الجيش أن يحمي الشعب

on the army that he protects the people, the army must protect the people

The preposition is also used in an essential Islamic greeting. In this context, in means upon.

السلام عليكم

the peace upon you all, peace be upon you

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Telling Time in MSA (headstart2)

Task Related Vocabulary

صباح morning

يوم day

ساعة hour

وربع quarter past

غروب الشمش sunset

ليل/ليلة night

ونصف half past

مساء evening

دقائق minutes

ساعة يدوية watch

شروق الشمش sunrise

Grammar Note in MSA, The Definite Article

Arabic lacks indefinite articles like the english a or an, therefore the definite article ال, which means the is especially important.

In this first example, attaching the definite article to the word that means day, يوم, changes its meaning to today.

عندي موعد اليوم

I have appointment the day, I have an appointment today

In the second example, attaching the definite article to the word that means night, ليلة, changes its meaning to tonight.

عندي اجتماع الليلة

I have meeting the night, I have a meeting tonight

The definite article is also important when telling time. Instead of saying six o’clock, in Arabic we say in the sixth hour.

غروب الشمش في الساعة السادسة

setting the sun in the hour the sixth, the sunset is at six o’clock

الموعد في الساعة الثانية

the appointment in the hour the second, the appointment is at two o’clock

The definite article can also be attached to an adjective to specify the noun. But this slightly alters the sentence’s meaning. Look at this comparison.

الرجل طويل ولطيف

the man long and kind, the man is tall and kind

الرجل الطويل لطيف

the man the long kind, the tall man is kind

الرجل الطويل اللطيف مريض

the man the long the kind sick, the tall kind man is sick

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Grammar Note in MSA, Countable Nouns (headstart2)

When counting one or two nouns in Arabic, the number word comes after the noun.

تفاحة واحدة

apple one, one apple

For the number one (1), the gender of the number word must agree with the noun’s gender.

شيئان اثنان

things (dual) two, two things

هناك لواء واحد

there general one, there is one general

هناك لواءان اثنان

there generals (dual) two, there are two generals

For quantities of one or two nouns, the number word is unnecessary. When the singular noun form is used, it is understood that the quantity is one.

هناك طيار

there pilot, there is a pilot

A dual form ending on a noun indicates that there are exactly two objects without using the number word that means two.

هناك طياران

there pilots (dual), there are two pilots

For quantities of three to ten, the number word comes before the plural noun, and the gender of the number word is the opposite of the noun’s gender.

خمسة أولاد في السيارة

five boys in the car, there are five boys in the car

خمس بنات في الحافلة

five girls in the bus, there are five girls on the bus

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Question Words in Arabic

When? متى Mataa

Where? أين Ayn

What? ماذا Matha

Why? لماذا Lematha

Who/whom? من Man

Whose? لمن Leman

How (much/many? كيف Kam

Examples:

What  - What is your name? ما اسمك

What - What are you doing? ماذا تفعل؟

Who - Who is he? من هو

Where - Where do you live? أين تسكن

When - When does the train leave? متى يمضي القطار

How - How to get out of here? كيف الخروج ن هنا

How many - How many students are there in the class? كم طالبا في الصف

How much - How much is this book? بكم هذا الكتاب