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Time in Moroccan Arabic
To express time, we use the demonstrative pronoun hadi and the appropriate number with the definite article. This means that for 1:00, 5:00, 10:00, and 11:00, we will use the letter l (ل (before the number, while for the others, we will double the first consonant.
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Express time[edit | edit source]
Express quarter, half etc.[edit | edit source]
Like in English, Arabic uses certain words to express things like “quarter to five,” “half past seven,” etc.
Examples[edit | edit source]
Some examples of asking and answering about time:
English | Pronunciation | Moroccan Arabic |
What time is it? | šнal hadi f s-saعa? | الساعة؟ ف ديَه شحال |
It is exactly one o’clock. | hadi l-wнda nišan. | .نيشان الوحدة ديَه |
It is five minutes past two. | hadi j-juj u qṣm. | .قصم و الجوج ديَه |
It is ten minutes past three. | hadi t-tlata u qṣmayn. | .ينَقصم و التلاتة ديَه |
It is twenty minutes past five. | hadi l-xmsa u tulut. | تُلُت . و الخمسة ديَه |
It is seven thirty. | hadi s-sbعa u nṣ | . .نص و السبعة ديَه |
It is eight thirty-five. | hadi tmnya u xmsa u tlatin. | .تلاتين و خمسة و التمنية ديَه |
It is twenty minutes to nine. | hadi t-tsعud ql tulut. | .تُلُت قل التسعود ديَه |
It is a quarter to ten. | hadi l-عšra lla rob. | .بُرّ لا العشرة ديَه |
It is ten minutes to eleven | hadi l-нḍaš ql qsmayn. | ̣ .ينَقصم قل الحضاش ديَه |
Sources[edit | edit source]
https://fsi-languages.yojik.eu/languages/PeaceCorps/Arabic-Moroccan/MO_Arabic_Language_Lessons.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
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- Numbers 11 thru 19
- Places in a City
- Animals
- Feelings and Emotions
- People in Moroccan Arabic
- Hygiene Cleanliness Expressions
- Vehicles
- Education
- Fruits