Months and days of the week in Egyptian Arabic
عربيFor talking about dates and schedules, “March” is مارس, while يوم and أسبوع help you place something in time. You will also hear الاتنين and التلات all the time when people make plans for the week.
Words and phrases
- maresمارسOpen the full word →
The Egyptian Arabic word for March.
No English definition yet. The available definition is in its original language:
اشتغل في مهنة أو عمل حاجة بشكل مستمر وخبرة.
Example: مارس شغله في المحاماة سنين.
- shahrشهرOpen the full word →
A month, a time unit of roughly thirty days.
No English definition yet. The available definition is in its original language:
وحدة زمنية، اتناشر شهر بيعملوا سنة.
Example: بعد شهر هيسافر.
- sanaسنةOpen the full word →
A year, or a twelve-month period.
No English definition yet. The available definition is in its original language:
وحدة زمنية كبيرة، ٣٦٥ يوم.
Example: عندها سنة في القاهرة.
- yomيومOpen the full word →
The everyday word for a day.
No English definition yet. The available definition is in its original language:
مدة من الوقت تقريبًا من الصبح لحد الصبح اللي بعده؛ و«كل يوم» يعني يوميًا.
Example: بتمرّن شوية كل يوم عشان أتحسّن.
- el etneenالاتنينOpen the full word →
The Egyptian Arabic word for Monday.
Monday. Literally tied to “two,” which is a nice little memory trick when the weekdays start blending together.
Example: الاجتماع الاتنين — El egtima3 el etneen — The meeting is Monday.
- el talatالتلاتOpen the full word →
The Egyptian Arabic word for Tuesday.
Tuesday in everyday Egyptian pronunciation. It comes from “three,” so the calendar is quietly helping you revise numbers.
Example: مسافر التلات — Mesafer el talat — I’m traveling Tuesday.
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