Telling time השעה
Ask מָה הַשָּׁעָה? Answer with הַשָּׁעָה plus the hour, then וְ for minutes past (שָׁלוֹשׁ וָחֵצִי). Minutes to the hour use פָּחוֹת or לְ.
what time is it
phrase
מה השעה עכשיו?
What time is it now?
clock, watch
noun · masculine
plural: שְׁעוֹנִים
השעון על הקיר.
The clock is on the wall.
hour, o’clock
noun · feminine
plural: שָׁעוֹת
השעה שלוש.
It is three o’clock.
minute
noun · feminine
plural: דַּקּוֹת
and a half
phrase
השעה שתיים וחצי.
It is half past two.
and a quarter
phrase
quarter (hour)
noun · masculine
plural: רְבָעִים
half
noun · masculine
plural: חֲצָאִים
minus (minutes to the hour)
adverb
השעה ארבע פחות עשר.
It is ten to four.
exactly
adverb
approximately
adverb
midnight
noun · feminine
plural: חֲצוֹת
noon
noun · masculine
plural: צָהֳרַיִם
alarm clock
noun · masculine
plural: שְׁעוֹנִים מְעוֹרְרִים
clock hand
noun · masculine
plural: מְחוּגִים
date
noun · masculine
plural: תַּאֲרִיכִים
מה התאריך היום?
What is the date today?
good morning
phrase
good evening
phrase
good night
phrase
daylight saving time
phrase
afternoon
phrase
the early hours, toward morning
phrase
calendar
noun · masculine
plural: לוּחוֹת שָׁנָה
diary, planner
noun · masculine
plural: יוֹמָנִים
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Job titles usually have a masculine base and a feminine in ־ָה or ־ֶת: רוֹפֵא / רוֹפְאָה, מוֹרֶה / מוֹרָה. The general word is מִקְצוֹעַ.
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