How to say “o'clock” in Egyptian Arabic
The word is saa3a (سَاعَة). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.
سَاعَة
watch · clock · hour; o'clock
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Same word, different English
saa3a covers these too.
In a sentence
دِي سَاعَة.
This is a watch.
إِمْتَى؟ السَّاعَة كَام؟
When? What time?
السَّاعَة دِي بِكَام؟
How much is this watch?
السَّاعَة عَلَى التَّرَابِيزَة.
The watch is on the table.
هُمَّ بِيِتْغَدُّوا السَّاعَة تَلَاتَة.
They have lunch at three.
مِيعَاد الْوُصُول السَّاعَة سِتَّة مَسَاءاً.
Arrival is at six in the evening.
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