How to tell days of the week in Arabic – the complete guide
Days of the Weeks are essential vocabularies in any language. And Arabic isn’t an exception. The Arabs have seven days like the rest of the world 🙂 List of days of the week in Arabic with pronounce and English translations.
| In Arabic | Pronounce | In English |
| السبت | As sabt | Saturday |
| الأحد | Al ‘ahad | Sunday |
| الأثنين | A lith nayn | Monday |
| الثلاثاء | Ath thu la tha’ | Tuesday |
| الأربعاء | Al ar ba a’ | Wednesday |
| الخميس | Al kha mis | Thursday |
| الجمعه | Al jum ah | Friday |
The meaning of each day:
السبت : A moment in time. Also the rest الأحد : The one, the first number in counting and the first day of the week الأثنين : The second day of the week الثلاثاء : The third day of the week الأربعاء : The fourth day of the week الخميس : The fifth day of the week الجمعة : It comes from the meeting
How to tell days of the week in Arabic in past tense:
Adding the word:
| الماضي | Al ma de | The last |
So it will be:
| السبت الماضي | As sabt Al ma de | Last Saturday |
| الأحد الماضي | Al ‘ahad Al ma de | Last Sunday |
| الأثنين الماضي | A lith nayn Al ma de | Last Monday |
| الثلاثاء الماضي | Ath thu la tha’ Al ma de | Last Tuesday |
| الأربعاء الماضي | Al ar ba a’ Al ma de | Last Wednesday |
| الخميس الماضي | Al kha mis Al ma de | Last Thursday |
| الجمعه الماضي | Al jum ah Al ma de | Last Friday |
How to tell days of the week in Arabic in future tense:
Adding the word:
| القادم | Al qa dem | The Next |
So it will be:
| السبت القادم | As sabt Al qa dem | The Next Saturday |
| الأحد القادم | Al ‘ahad Al qa dem | The Next Sunday |
| الأثنين القادم | A lith nayn Al qa dem | The Next Monday |
| الثلاثاء القادم | Ath thu la tha’ Al qa dem | The Next Tuesday |
| الأربعاء القادم | Al ar ba a’ Al qa dem | The Next Wednesday |
| الخميس القادم | Al kha mis Al qa dem | The Next Thursday |
| الجمعه القادم | Al jum ah Al qa dem | The Next Friday |
Can You translate this?
Last Friday I went to my aunt’s house, this Friday I am in my uncle’s house and the next Friday I will say home.
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