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 |  lahZalaHZaoلـَحظـَة | 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 |