Arabic for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 4

Bed time

Egyptian Arabic для bedtime — When do you go to sleep?

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    بتنامي الساعه كام؟

    Bitnamy ilsa3a kam?

    What time do you go to bed?

    Tip: Yinam is to sleep

  2. Yennifer Yennifer

    بنام الساعه ١٠ بليل . وإنتي؟

    Banam ilsa3a 3ashra bilil. Wi inty?

    I go to bed at 10 pm. How about you?

  3. Meera Meera

    أنا بسهر ، فبنام نص الليل

    Ana bashar fa banam nos illel

    I'm more of a night owl, so I go to bed around midnight.

  4. Yennifer Yennifer

    أنا كنت بسهر برضه زمان

    Ana kont bashar bardo zaman

    I used to be a night owl as well in the past!

    Tip: Yishar is to stay up late

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'when do you go to bed?' in Egyptian Arabic?

بتنام إمتى؟ (Bitnaam emta?) — masc. Or بتنامي إمتى؟ — fem.

Egyptian Arabic для sleep?

نام (nam — sleep, verb). نوم (noom — sleep, noun). نعسان (sleepy, masc.), نعسانة (fem.).

Common bedtime phrases?

تصبح على خير (good night, lit. 'morning on good'), أحلام سعيدة (sweet dreams), على بكرة (until tomorrow).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Arabic lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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