Knowing the days of the week in Arabic is basic beginner’s knowledge that you need early on in your language learning journey. Fortunately, the rules for the days of the week in Arabic are clear.
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With this post you will learn:
Days of the week in Arabic
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
| Sunday | الأحد | al-aHad |
| Monday | الإثنين | al-ithnayn |
| Tuesday | الثلاثاء | ath-thulaatha’ |
| Wednesday | الأربعاء | al-arbi3aa’ |
| Thursday | الخميس | al-khamees |
| Friday | الجمعة | al-jum3a |
| Saturday | السبت | as-sabt |
How to say day/week in Arabic?
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
| day | يَوْم | yawm |
| days | أيّام | ayyaam |
| week | أُسْبوع | usboo3 |
| weeks | أَسابيع | asaabii3 |
How to say last Friday?
To say last Friday/Thursday/Sunday etc. you have to add word the last which is الماضي (al-maaDy) after the name of the day of the week. Examples:
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
| Last Sunday | الأحد الماضي | al-aHad al-maady |
| Last Thursday | الخميس الماضي | al-khamees al-maaDy |
| Last Friday | الجمعة الماضية | al-jum3a al-maadyia |
How to say next Friday?
To say next Friday/Thursday/Sunday etc. you have to add word the next which is القادم (al-qaadem). See the examples:
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
| Next Sunday | الأحد القادم | al-aHad al-qaadem |
| Next Thursday | الخميس القادم | al-khamees al-qaadem |
| Next Friday | الجمعة القادمة | al-jum3a al-qaadema |
How to say on Friday?
To say on Friday/Thursday/Sunday etc. you have to add word day before the day of the week. The word day, as you may remember from the beginning of this post, is يَوْم (yawm). See the examples:
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
| on Sunday | يوم الأحد | yawm al-aHad |
| on Thursday | يوم الخميس | yawm al-khamees |
| on Friday | يوم الجمعة | yawm al-jum3a |
You can also add the preposition في (fee) – in/on/during. Example: في يوم الأحد – literally: on the day of Sunday -> on Sunday.
How to say every day, every week, every Friday?
To say every day/week/Friday etc. you must add word every which is كل (kul).
Examples:
every day كل يوم (kul yawm)
every week كل أسبوع (kul Usboo3)
every Friday كل جمعة (kul jum3a)
every Sunday كل أحد (kul aHad)
Notice that in order to say every Friday/Sunday/Monday etc. we skip the definite article ال
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Interesting fact about weekend days in Arab countries
Traveling to Arab countries, you should know that the most important day of the week is Friday. This is due to the fact that Friday is for Muslims a sacred day of worship. The very word Friday in Arabic language means the day of congregation. Every Friday there is a sermon (خطبة) in the mosques in addition to the usual prayer.
The working days of the week are Sunday-Thursday and the weekend is Friday-Saturday, where of course Friday is the main day off.
Earlier the weekend used to fall on Thursday-Friday (still in Somalia and Yemen), but most of the countries switched to Friday-Saturday and some of them later to Saturday-Sunday weekend to be in line with global markets.
Countries that have switched to a Saturday-Sunday weekend are: Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco and the latest United Arab Emirates (from 1 January 2022). Arab countries like for example Jordan, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia observe the weekend on Friday and Saturday.
Days of the week in Arabic Quiz
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Days of the week in Arabic Quiz
