Free mini-lesson
Learn to ask the time and understand five simple times in Moroccan Arabic, with clear audio pronunciation.
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In this lesson
Phrase 1
Sh7al hadi f sa3a?
What time is it?
Phrase 2
Hadi l-w7da.
It's one o'clock.
Phrase 3
Hadi j-juj.
It's two o'clock.
Phrase 4
Hadi t-tlata w nss.
It's half past three.
Phrase 5
Hadi r-rb3a illa rb3.
It's quarter to four.
Phrase 1 of 5
Sh7al hadi f sa3a?
شحال هادي فالساعة؟
What time is it?
Quick guide
Listen to each phrase, repeat it aloud and match it to the correct time. You will practise exact hours, half past and quarter to.
Sh7al hadi f sa3a?
شحال هادي فالساعة؟
What time is it?
Hadi l-w7da.
هادي الوحدة.
It's one o'clock.
Hadi j-juj.
هادي الجوج.
It's two o'clock.
Hadi t-tlata w nss.
هادي التلاتة ونص.
It's half past three.
Hadi r-rb3a illa rb3.
هادي الربعة إلا ربع.
It's quarter to four.
Use “w nss” to add half an hour and “illa rb3” for quarter to. “Hadi r-rb3a illa rb3” therefore means 3:45.
Audio helps you hear the natural assimilation in l-w7da, j-juj, t-tlata and r-rb3a, along with the Darija sounds represented by 7 and 3.
Strengthen your knowledge of numbers 1 to 10, then replay these times until you can recognise them without reading.
