Egyptian Arabic A1, Unit 11: Today, tomorrow, yesterday

Today, tomorrow, yesterday

Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 11

GoalTalk about today, tomorrow and yesterday.

New words

النَّهَارْدَه (innahārda) · todayبُكْرَة (bukra) · tomorrowإِمْبَارِح (imbāriḥ) · yesterdayكَان (kān) · wasبَعْد بُكْرَة (baʿd bukra) · the day after tomorrowالنَّهَارْدَه يَوْم إِيه؟ (innahārda yōm ēh?) · what day is it today?

Explanation

Three little words place a sentence in time: النَّهَارْدَه (today), بُكْرَة (tomorrow) and إِمْبَارِح (yesterday). Add a day name: النَّهَارْدَه الخَمِيس, «today is Thursday», and بُكْرَة الجُمْعَة, «tomorrow is Friday». For yesterday add the little word كَان (kān), «was»: إِمْبَارِح كَان الأَرْبَع, «yesterday was Wednesday». The day after tomorrow is بَعْد بُكْرَة. To ask the day, say النَّهَارْدَه يَوْم إِيه؟

Word	Meaning	Example
النَّهَارْدَه	today	النَّهَارْدَه الخَمِيس
بُكْرَة	tomorrow	بُكْرَة الجُمْعَة
إِمْبَارِح	yesterday	إِمْبَارِح كَان الأَرْبَع
بَعْد بُكْرَة	the day after tomorrow	بَعْد بُكْرَة السَّبْت

Worked examples

Salma

النَّهَارْدَه يَوْم إِيه؟

Karim

النَّهَارْدَه الاِتْنِين.

Salma

وِإِمْبَارِح؟

Karim

إِمْبَارِح كَان الحَدّ.

Salma and Karim talk about the day. Press each line.

Friday and Saturday. Press each card.

Where am I? Press each card.

Class activity

Say today's real day, yesterday and tomorrow, one full sentence each. Then write a small plan for three days with النَّهَارْدَه, بُكْرَة and بَعْد بُكْرَة, and say where you are each day: فِي البَيْت or فِي المَدْرَسَة.

Practice

Say «tomorrow is Tuesday».

Today is Saturday. Say what yesterday was.

The page shows a calendar. Ask «what day is it today?».

Press Listen. Which time word do you hear?

The picture shows a sunrise. Say «tomorrow».

Days, time and numbers to 100

Today, tomorrow, yesterday