Hebrew/Introduction/Time

Hours

shaah - שעה - hour

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

The answer is "_________ השעה היא" (hashaah hi ...) e.g. "השעה היא שלוש" (hashaah hi shalosh)

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 midnight: בחצות (bahatzot)

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

The answer is "_______ עכשיו (achshav...) e.g. "עכשיו אחרי הצהריים" (achshav ahrei hatzhoraim)

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)