Egyptian Arabic Time and Dates — 115 Words

115 Egyptian Arabic words for time and dates, ordered by how often they actually come up. Each one shows the Arabic with diacritics, how to say it, and the franco spelling used in text messages.

ArabicPronunciationFrancoEnglish
صَبَاح
saba7saba7morning
يَوْم
yomyomday
بَعْد
ba3dba3dafter
قَبْل
2abl2ablbefore
الْيَوْم
el yomel yomtoday
سَنَة
sanasanayear
لِسَّه
lessalessastill
مَرَّة
marramarraonce
دِلْوَقْتِي
delwa'tydelwatynow
مَسَاء
masa'masa'evening
وَقْت
wa'twa'ttime
عَام
3aamaamyear | general
عِيد
3eedeidholiday
صَبَاحَك
saba7aksabahakyour morning
الوَقْت
el waqtel waatthe time
زَمَان
zamanzamana long time
دَايْمًا
daymandaymanalways
أَيَّام
ayyamayamdays
بُكْرَة
bokrabokratomorrow
سِنِين
seninseninyears
شَهْر
shahrshahrmonth
الصُّبْح
el sob7el sobhthe morning
النَّهَارْدَة
ennahardaennahardatoday
لِيلَة
leilaleilanight
إِمْبَارِح
embare7embarehyesterday
سَاعَة
sa3asa'ahour
الأَيَّام
el ayamel ayamthe days
بَدْرِي
badrybadryearly
اَلْعُمْر
el 3omrel omrthe age
سَاعَات
sa3atsaaathours
اَلْفَجْر
el fagrel fagrdawn
دَايْمًا
daymandaymanalways
اللَّيْل
el leilel leilthe night
السَّنَة
el sanael sanathe year
الْآن
el aanel aannow
بُكْرَة
bokrabokratomorrow
أَبَداً
abadanabadannever
عُمْرَك
3omrakomrakyour age
فَتْرَة
fatrafatraperiod
السَّاعَة
el sa3ael saaathe hour
الإِتْنِين
el etneinel etneinMonday
يَوْمِين
yomeenyomeentwo days
بَعْدَهَا
ba3dahaba'dahaafter it
الْجُمْعَة
el gom3ael gomaaFriday
بَعْدِين
ba3deenbaadeenlater
اِنَّهَارْدَة
ennahardaenhardatoday
مَرَّات
marratmarrattimes
إِمْتَي
emtaemtawhen
الصَّيْف
el seefel seefthe summer
جُمْعَة
gom3agom'aFriday
أُسْبُوع
osboo3osbooaweek
الزَّمَن
el zamanel zamanthe time
الْخَمِيس
el khamisel khamisThursday
السَّبْت
el sabtel sabtSaturday
بِدَايَة
bedayabedayabeginning
اِلْمَوْسِم
el mawsemel mawsemthe season
الفَتْرَة
el fatrael fatraThe period
لَحْظَة
la7zalahzamoment
دِلْوَقْت
delwaqtdelwatnow
حَالِي
7alyhalyCurrent
وَقْتَهَا
wa2tahawa'thaAt that time
تَو
tawtawjust now
الْعَام
el 3aamel aamthe year
مَوْسِم
mawsemmawsemseason
يُومَك
yomakyomakyour day
فَاتِت
fatetfatetPassed
الجَاي
el gayel gaythe coming
دَقَايِق
da'aye'da'ayeminutes
مِيلَاد
miladmiladbirth
بِلِّيل
bellelbellelat night
الصَّبَاح
el saba7el sabahthe morning
شُهُور
shohoorshohoorMonths
زَمَن
zamanzamantime
خِلَال
khalalkhalalduring
اِلتَّايْم
el taymel taymthe time
لِسَّا
lessalessastill
الْيُومِين
el yomeinel yomenthe two days
الْأُسْبُوع
el osboo3el osbooathe week
حَالِيًّا
haliyanhaliyanCurrently
يَوْماً
yomanyawmanOne day
سَاعَتَيْن
sa3tensa'tenTwo hours
نَاو
nawnownow
سَاعِتْهَا
sa3ethasaethaat that time
سَنَتَيْن
sanatensanatentwo years
عَلَطُول
3ala toolala toolalways
الْمَرَّة
el marrael marrathe time
لِيل
leelleelnight
إِجَازَة
agazaagazavacation
سَنَوَات
sanawatsanawatYears
مِيلَادِي
miladimiladiGregorian
مَسَا
masamasaEvening
اَللَّيْلَة
el leilael leilatonight
المَاضِي
el madyel madythe past
السِّنِين
el seneenel seneenyears
حَالاً
7alanhalannow
أُكْتُوبَر
octoberoctoberOctober
دَقِيقَة
da2ee2adeeaminute
يَوْمِي
yawmyyawmydaily
صُبْح
sob7sobhmorning
نَهَار
naharnaharday
الزَّمَان
el zamaanel zamantime
عَدِّت
3addetaddetpassed
لَيَالِي
layalylayalynights
فَجْر
fagrfagrdawn
ثَانْيَة
sanyasanyasecond
مَزَال
mazalmazalstill
أَيَّامَك
ayyamakayamakyour days
أَخِيراً
akheeranakheeranfinally
مَوْعِد
maw3edmaweedappointment
بِاللِّيل
bellelbellelat night
اَلْعَصْر
el 3asrel asrafternoon
طَالَ
taaltallasted
المُسْتَقْبَل
el mostakbalel mostakbalthe future
خَمِيس
khameeskhameesThursday
اَلْإِجَازَة
el agazael agazathe vacation

Time and Dates in a sentence

Every sentence below is taken from a story on this site, so you see the word behaving normally rather than sitting on a flashcard.

ليلى باست مشمش وقالت: صباح الخير يا حبيبتي.

Layla baset Meshmesh we alet: Sabah el kheir ya habibty.

Layla kissed Meshmesh and said: Good morning, my dear.

showing صَبَاح — morning

كل يوم بنصحى بدري عشان نخطط للفرح الكبير

Koll yōm bansaa badry ʿashān nokhaṭṭeṭ lel-faraḥ el-kabīr.

Every day we wake up early to plan for the big wedding.

showing يَوْم — day

العيلة كانت مبسوطة تاني بعد كده.

El 3eila kanet mabsoota tani ba3d keda.

The family was happy again after that.

showing بَعْد — after

أنا بجمع آراء كل صحابي قبل ما أعمل اي تصويت على الديكور

Ana bagmaʿ ārāʾ koll ṣoḥāby ʾabl ma aʿmel ayy taṣwīt ʿala el-dīkōr.

I gather opinions from all my friends before I make any vote on the decor.

showing قَبْل — before

اليوم في المدرسة كان فيه مدرس جديد

El-yoom fel madrasa kan feeh modarres gedid

Today at school there was a new teacher.

showing الْيَوْم — today

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