Time
Time can be expressed in several different ways:
- units of time - days, weeks etc
- parts of the day - morning/afternoon
- time of day - 6.30
- relative time (before/after) - today/yesterday etc
- days of the week
- dates
Units of time
| English | Egyptian | Plural | ||
| moment |  lahZalaHZao | لـَحظـَة | lahZaatlaHZaat | لـَحظا َت |
| second | thanyathaanyao | ثا َنيـَة | thawaanithawaany | ثـَوا َني |
| minute | di'ee'adiqyqao | د ِقيقـَة | da'aayi'daqaayiq | د َقا َيـِق |
| hour | saaAasaaAao | سا َعـَة | saAaatsaaAaat | سا َعا َت |
| day | yoomywm | يوم | 'ayaamaacyaam | أيا َم |
| week | 'usbooAuucsbwA | أ ُسبوع | 'asaabiyAaacsaabiyA | أسا َبـِيع |
| month | shahrshahr | شـَهر | shuhoorshuhwr | شـُهور |
| year | sanasanao | سـَنـَة | sineensinyn | سـِنين |
| lifetime | AumrAumr | عـُمر | 'aAmaaraacAmaar | أعما َر |
Parts of the day
The main events in the day are sunrise and sunset. Midnight, noon and the six prayer times can also be used to specify an approximate time.
| English | Egyptian | |
| last prayers till dawn | illeeliil-lyl | ا ِلّيل |
| dawn until sunset | ilSubhiil-SubH | ا ِلصـُبح |
| after sunset | masa'masaaC | مـَسا َء |
| dawn | fagrfagr | فـَجر |
| noon | ilDuhriil-Duhr | ا ِلضـُهر |
| after noon | baAd ilDuhrbaAd iil-Duhr | بـَعد ا ِلضـُهر |
| sunset | ilmaGribiil-maGrib | ا ِلمـَغر ِب |
| midnight | nuS illeelnuS iil-lyl | نـُص ا ِلّيل |
Time of day
In English, it is normal to use half and quarter hours to describe time. In addition, in Egyptian, thirds are used. Here is a list of the words that can be used:
| English | Egyptian | |
| half | nuSnuS | نـُص |
| a third | tilttilt | تـِلت |
| a quarter | rubArubA | ر ُبع |
| and | wawa | وَ |
| less | 'ilaiiclaa | إلاَ |
Here are all the times at five minute intervals:
| English | Egyptian | |
| seven o'clock | sabAasabAao | سـَبعـَة |
| five past seven past | sabAa wa KamsasabAao wa Kamsao | سـَبعـَة و َ خـَمسـَة |
| ten past seven | sabAa wa AasharasabAao wa Aasharao | سـَبعـَة و َ عـَشـَر َة |
| quarter past seven | sabAa wa rubA sabAao wa rubA | سـَبعـَة و َ ر ُبع |
| twenty past seven | sabAa wa tiltsabAao wa tilt | سـَبعـَة و َ تـِلت |
| twenty five past seven | sabAa wa nuS 'ila KamsasabAao wa nuS iiclaa Kamsao | سـَبعـَة و َ نـُص إلا َ خـَمسـَة |
| half past seven | sabAa wa nuSsabAao wa nuS | سـَبعـَة و َ نـُص |
| twenty-five to eight | sabAa wa nuS wa KamsasabAao wa nuS wa Kamsao | سـَبعـَة و َ نـُص و َ خـَمسـَة |
| twenty to eight | tamanya 'ila tilttamaanyao iiclaa tilt | تـَما َنيـَة إلا َ تـِلت |
| quarter to eight | tamanya 'ila rubaAtamaanyao iiclaa rubaA | تـَما َنيـَة إلا َ ر ُبـَع |
| ten to eight | tamanya 'ila Aasharatamaanyao iiclaa Aasharao | تـَما َنيـَة إلا َ عـَشـَر َة |
| five to eight | tamanya 'ila Kamsatamaanyao iiclaa Kamsao | تـَما َنيـَة إلا َ خـَمسـَة |
Relative time
| English | Arabic | |
| the day before yesterday | 'awil 'imbaarihaacwil iicmbaariH | أو ِل إمبا َر ِح |
| yesterday | 'imbaarihiicmbaariH | إمبا َر ِح |
| today | ilnahardaiilnahaardao | ا ِلنـَها َرد َة |
| tomorrow | bukrahbukrah | بـُكر َه |
| the day after tomorrow | baAd bukrahbaAd bukrah | بـَعد بـُكر َه |
| English | Arabic | |
| last week | iloosbwaA 'ili faatiil-uusbwaA iicly faat | ا ِلا ُسبو َع إلي فا َت |
| this week | iloosbwaA dihiil-uusbwaA dih | ا ِلا ُسبو َع د ِه |
| next week | iloosbwaA 'ili gaaiiil-uusbwaA iicly gaay | ا ِلا ُسبو َع إلي جا َي |
| English | Arabic | |
| now | dilwa'tidilwaqty | د ِلو َقتي |
| soon | ||
| later | baAdeenbaAdyn | بـَعدين |
| not yet | lissahlissah | لـِسّـَه |
| early | badribadry | بـَدري |
| late (at night) | waKriwaKry | و َخري |
Days of week
| English | Arabic | |
| Sunday | yoom ilaaahadywm iil-aaaHad | يوم ا ِلا َ َحـَد |
| Monday | yoom il'ithneenywm iil-iicthnyn | يوم ا ِلإثنين |
| Tuesday | yoom iltalaatywm iil-talaat | يوم ا ِلتـَلا َت |
| Wednesday | yoom il'arbaAaywm iil-aacrbaAa | يوم ا ِلأربـَعَ |
| Thursday | yoom ilKameesywm iil-Kamys | يوم ا ِلخـَميس |
| Friday | yoom ilgumaAaywm iil-gumaAao | يوم ا ِلجـُمـَعـَة |
| Saturday | yoom ilsabtywm iil-sabt | يوم ا ِلسـَبت |
Dates
Dates are normally written with day as a number, month as a word and year as a number, for example:
25 yanaeyir 201125 yaenaeyir 2011The month names are:
| English | Arabic | |
| January | yanaeyiryaenaeyir | يا َنا َيـِر |
| February | fibraayirfibraayir | فـِبرا َيـِر |
| March | maerismaeris | ما َر ِس |
| April | 'abreelaacbryl | أبريل |
| May | maywmaeyw | ما َيو |
| June | yooneewywnyw | يونيو |
| July | yooleewywlyw | يوليو |
| August | 'aGustTusaacGustTus | أغـُستطـُس |
| September | sibtimbirsibtimbir | سـِبتـِمبـِر |
| October | 'uktoobaruucktwbar | أ ُكتوبـَر |
| November | noovimbirnwvimbir | نوڤـِمبـِر |
| December | deesimbirdysimbir | ديسـِمبـِر |