Hebrew/Introduction/Time
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Hours
[edit | edit source]shaah - שעה - hour
- What is the time? ?מה השעה (mah hashaah?)
The answer is "_________ השעה היא" (hashaah hi ...) e.g. "השעה היא שלוש" (hashaah hi shalosh)
Times of day
[edit | edit source]- In the morning: בבוקר (baboker)
- At noon: בצהריים (batzhoraim)
- In the Afternoon: אחרי הצהריים (ahrei hatzhoraim)
- In the evening: בערב (baerev)
- At midnight: בחצות (bahatzot)
- What time of day is it? ?מה הזמן ביום עכשיו (mah hazman bayom achshav?)
The answer is "_______ עכשיו (achshav...) e.g. "עכשיו אחרי הצהריים" (achshav ahrei hatzhoraim)
Military clock
[edit | edit source]In Hebrew, military clock notation is used in writing. However, in spoken Hebrew, say the number and then time of day.
- 3 A.M. = 3 in the morning: שלוש בבוקר (shalosh baboker)
- 3 P.M. = 3 in the afternoon: שלוש אחרי הצהריים (shalosh ahrei hatzhoraim)