In Arabic the first day of the week is Sunday. Notice the correspondence between the names of the days in Arabic and English. Click on the sound symbol to listen to the pronunciation of each day and the various parts of the day.

Trans. English Arabic Sound Assabt Saturday Al’aHad Sunday Al’ethnayn Monday Atthulathaa’ Tuesday Al’arbe‹aa’ Wednesday Alkhamees Thursday Aljumuaah Friday

Trans. English Arabic Sound alyawm today ams yesterday ghadan tomorrow Al’usbuu‹ the week fe-ssabaH In the morning fe-lmasaa’ In the evening ba‹da Dhohr In the afternoon