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يوم
yawm
The Arabic week starts on Sunday. Six days are simply numbers — "the first", "the second" — and only Friday and Saturday have names of their own.يبدأ الأسبوع العربي يوم الأحد، وأكثر أسماء الأيام مأخوذة من الأعداد.
| № | Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | الأحد | al-aḥad | Sunday |
| 2 | الاثنين | al-ithnayn | Monday |
| 3 | الثلاثاء | ath-thulāthāʾ | Tuesday |
| 4 | الأربعاء | al-arbiʿāʾ | Wednesday |
| 5 | الخميس | al-khamīs | Thursday |
| 6 | الجمعة | al-jumʿa | Friday |
| 7 | السبت | as-sabt | Saturday |
Monday is "the second", Tuesday "the third", Wednesday "the fourth", Thursday "the fifth" — counting from Sunday, which is "the first". Friday is the day of gathering, and Saturday is the day of rest.الاثنين من «اثنان»، والثلاثاء من «ثلاثة»، وهكذا. والجمعة من الاجتماع.
Listening questions often hinge on one day-name. Learn the seven by sound, not just by sight — الثلاثاء and الأربعاء are easy to confuse when spoken quickly.كثيرًا ما تعتمد أسئلة الاستماع على اسم يوم واحد؛ تدرَّب على سماعها.