Egyptian Arabic A1, Unit 11: Time: review

Time: review

Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 11

GoalMix numbers, days and time in short conversations.

New words

عِشْرِين (ʿishrīn) · twenty, 20الجُمْعَة (il-gumʿa) · Fridayالسَّاعَة كَام؟ (is-sāʿa kām?) · what time is it?وِنُصّ (wi-nuṣṣ) · and a halfالنَّهَارْدَه (innahārda) · todayبُكْرَة (bukra) · tomorrowإِمْبَارِح (imbāriḥ) · yesterdayكَان (kān) · was

Explanation

This lesson mixes numbers, days and time. A time of day is the number after السَّاعَة, with وِنُصّ, وِرُبْع or إِلَّا رُبْع. A day follows يَوْم, or follows النَّهَارْدَه and بُكْرَة directly. For the past put كَان after إِمْبَارِح. Use إِمْتَى؟ to ask «when?» and السَّاعَة كَام؟ to ask the hour. From 21 on, the ones come first: تَلَاتَة وِعِشْرِين.

Ask	Answer
إِمْتَى؟	بُكْرَة، يَوْم الجُمْعَة
السَّاعَة كَام؟	السَّاعَة سِتَّة وِنُصّ
النَّهَارْدَه يَوْم إِيه؟	النَّهَارْدَه التَّلَات
بِكَام؟	عِشْرِين جِنِيه

Worked examples

Mina

إِمْتَى؟ بُكْرَة؟

Madina

لَأ، بُكْرَة الجُمْعَة. يَوْم السَّبْت.

Mina

السَّاعَة كَام؟

Madina

السَّاعَة اِتْنِين وِنُصّ.

Mina and Madina plan to meet. Press each line.

Yesterday and today. Press each card.

Ali

السَّاعَة كَام دِلْوَقْتِي؟

Seller

السَّاعَة حِدَاشَر إِلَّا رُبْع.

Ali

شُكْرًا.

Seller

عَفْوًا.

At a shop. Press each line.

Class activity

Write a short plan for the next three days. For each day write the day name, a time and something you do. Use النَّهَارْدَه, بُكْرَة and بَعْد بُكْرَة. Add one sentence with إِمْبَارِح كَان … Read the plan aloud.

Practice

Say «tomorrow at half past four».

The picture shows a calendar. Today is Wednesday. Say the sentence.

Press Listen. How old is the speaker?

Say «yesterday was Saturday».

The picture shows a clock. Ask the time.

Days, time and numbers to 100

Time: review