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Unit 7 · My day, my week

The days of the week

Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.

Days take el-, and most are counted from Sunday: el-7ad (Sunday, "the first"), el-etneen (Monday, "the second"), et-talaat (Tuesday), el-arba3 (Wednesday), el-khamees (Thursday). Then el-gom3a (Friday, the day of gathering) and es-sabt (Saturday). In Egypt the weekend is Friday and Saturday. For "on Monday" you don't need a word for "on": 'ana mashghool el-etneen, "I'm busy on Monday".

Hear it in sentences

النَّهَارْدَه الْحَدّ.

Today is Sunday.

أَنَا مَشْغُول الْإِتْنِين.

I'm busy on Monday. (said by a man)

الْإِتْنِين وَلَّا التَّلَات؟

Monday or Tuesday?

الْأَرْبَع مَابَصْحَاش بَدْرِي.

On Wednesday I don't get up early.

الْجُمْعَة وِالسَّبْت أَجَازَة.

Friday and Saturday are days off.

الْجُمْعَة بِتُقْعُد فِي الْبِيت.

On Friday she stays at home.

يُوم السَّبْت مَابَصْحَاش بَدْرِي.

On Saturday I don't get up early.

مَابَرُوحْش الْمَعْهَد الْإِتْنِين.

I don't go to the institute on Monday.

Words in these sentences

sundayel-7adbusymashghoolmondayel-etneentuesdayet-talaatwednesdayel-arba3fridayel-gom3asaturdayes-sabtearlybadriholiday'agaazaandweshe stays at homebeto'3od fi l-beetdayyoom