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Time Words מילות זמן

Build a timeline with עַכְשָׁו, אַחַר כָּךְ and לִפְנֵי. Parts of the day (בֹּקֶר, צָהֳרַיִם, עֶרֶב, לַיְלָה) are nouns you can hang a clock time on.

לְעוֹלָם לֹא is the everyday "never." A bare לְעוֹלָם in wishes can mean "forever," so keep the לֹא if you mean never.

זְמַן

zman

time

noun · masculine

plural: זְמַנִּים

אין לי זמן היום.

I do not have time today.

עַכְשָׁו

akhshav

now

adverb

אני עובד עכשיו.

I am working now.

אַחַר כָּךְ

akhar kakh

afterwards

phrase

לִפְנֵי

lifnei

before

other

אַחֲרֵי

akharei

after

other

מְאֻחָר

me'ukhar

late

adjective · masculine

feminine: מְאֻחֶרֶת

מֻקְדָּם

mukdam

early

adjective · masculine

feminine: מֻקְדֶּמֶת

אני קם מוקדם בבוקר.

I get up early in the morning.

תָּמִיד

tamid

always

adverb

לְעוֹלָם לֹא

le'olam lo

never

phrase

לִפְעָמִים

lif'amim

sometimes

adverb

הַיּוֹם

hayom

today

adverb

היום אני בבית.

Today I am at home.

אֶתְמוֹל

etmol

yesterday

adverb

מָחָר

makhar

tomorrow

adverb

נפגש מחר בערב.

We will meet tomorrow evening.

רֶגַע

rega

moment

noun · masculine

plural: רְגָעִים

שָׁעָה

sha'ah

hour

noun · feminine

plural: שָׁעוֹת

דַּקָּה

dakah

minute

noun · feminine

plural: דַּקּוֹת

שְׁנִיָּה

shniyah

second

noun · feminine

plural: שְׁנִיּוֹת

בֹּקֶר

boker

morning

noun · masculine

plural: בְּקָרִים

אני עובד מן הבוקר.

I work from morning.

צָהֳרַיִם

tzohorayim

noon, afternoon

noun · masculine

plural: צָהֳרַיִם

עֶרֶב

erev

evening

noun · masculine

plural: עֲרָבִים

לַיְלָה

lailah

night

noun · masculine

plural: לֵילוֹת

מְהֵרָה

meherah

quickly

adverb

לְאַט

le'at

slowly

adverb

כְּבָר

kvar

already

adverb

עֲדַיִן

adayin

still

adverb

עוֹד מְעַט

od me'at

soon

phrase

זְמַן

עַכְשָׁו

אַחַר כָּךְ

לִפְנֵי

אַחֲרֵי

מְאֻחָר

מֻקְדָּם

תָּמִיד

nowakhshav

timezman

beforelifnei

afterwardsakhar kakh

lateme'ukhar

afterakharei

alwaystamid

earlymukdam

לְעוֹלָם לֹא

לִפְעָמִים

הַיּוֹם

אֶתְמוֹל

מָחָר

רֶגַע

שָׁעָה

דַּקָּה

sometimeslif'amim

neverle'olam lo

yesterdayetmol

todayhayom

momentrega

tomorrowmakhar

minutedakah

hoursha'ah

שְׁנִיָּה

בֹּקֶר

צָהֳרַיִם

עֶרֶב

לַיְלָה

מְהֵרָה

לְאַט

כְּבָר

morningboker

secondshniyah

eveningerev

noon, afternoontzohorayim

quicklymeherah

nightlailah

alreadykvar

slowlyle'at

עֲדַיִן

עוֹד מְעַט

soonod me'at

stilladayin

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