Hebrew/Introduction/Time

Hours

shaah - שעה - hour

• What is the time? ?מה השעה (mah hasaah?)

The answer is "_________ השעה היא" e.g. "השעה היא שלוש"

Times of day

• In the morning: בבוקר (baboker)
• At noon: בצהריים (batzhoraim)
• In the Afternoon: אחרי הצהריים (ahrei hatzhoraim)
• In the evening: בערב (baerev)
• At mindnight: בחצות (bahatzot)

• What time of day is it? ?מה הזמן ביום עכשיו (mah hazman bayom achshav?)

The answer is "_______ עכשיו e.g. "עכשיו אחרי הצהריים"

Military clock

In Hebrew, military clock notation is used in writing. However, in spoken Hebrew, say the number and then time of day.

• 3 A.M. = 3 in the morning: שלוש בבוקר (shalosh baboker)
• 3 P.M. = 3 in the afternoon: שלוש אחרי הצהריים (shalosh ahrei hatzhoraim)