Here are the “basics” about the time in Arabic:
Trans. |
English |
Arabic |
Sound |
Kam essa‹a |
What time is it? |

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qabla |
before |

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ba‹da |
after |

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‘ellaa |
minus |

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‘annesf |
The half |

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‘rrub‹ |
The quarter |

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‘atthulth |
The third (20min) |

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‘assaa‹a |
O’clock / hour |

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daqeeqah |
minute |

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Arabic |
Time |
Sound |
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5:00 |
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5:10 |
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5:15 |
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5:20 |
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5:30 |
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5:40 |
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5:45 |
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5:50 |
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6:00 |
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