Here are Arabic words for time to start with: يوم (yawm, day), مساء (masa', evening), صباح (sabah, morning), ليل (layl, night). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| afternoon | بعد الظهرba'd az-zuhr | noun | A1 |
| day | يومyawm | noun | A1 |
| evening | مساءmasa' | noun | A1 |
| morning | صباحsabah | noun | A1 |
| night | ليلlayl | noun | A1 |
| today | اليومal-yawm | adv | A1 |
| tomorrow | غداghadan | adv | A1 |
| week | أسبوعusbu' | noun | A1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | الجمعةal-jumu'a | noun | A1 |
| Monday | الاثنينal-ithnayn | noun | A1 |
| Thursday | الخميسal-khamis | noun | A1 |
| Tuesday | الثلاثاءath-thulatha | noun | A1 |
| hour | ساعةsa'a | noun | A1 |
| minute | دقيقةdaqiqa | noun | A1 |
| moment | لحظةlahza | noun | A1 |
| month | شهرshahr | noun | A1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chronological | مرتب زمنياmurattab zamaniyan | adj | B1 |
| contemporary | معاصرmu'asir | adj | B2 |
| punctual | دقيق في المواعيدdaqiq fi al-mawa'id | adj | B2 |
| simultaneous | متزامنmutazamin | adj | B2 |
| anachronism | مفارقة تاريخيةmufaraqa tarikhiyya | noun | C1 |
| perpetuity | إلى الأبدila al-abad | noun | C1 |
| retrospective | استعاديisti'adi | adj | C1 |
| antiquated | متقادمmutaqadim | adj | C2 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| autumn | خريفkharif | noun | A1 |
| spring | ربيعrabi' | noun | A1 |
| summer | صيفsayf | noun | A1 |
| winter | شتاءshita' | noun | A1 |
| noon | ظهيرةzahira | noun | A2 |
| dusk | غسقghasaq | noun | B1 |
| sunrise | شروق الشمسshuruq ash-shams | noun | B1 |
| sunset | غروبghurub | noun | B1 |
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