Day 07Time & Schedule

كَمِ السَّاعَةُ الآنَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ يَا أَخِي؟

What time is it right now, brother, please?

السَّاعَةُ الآنَ التَّاسِعَةُ وَالنِّصْفُ صَبَاحًا

It is currently half past nine in the morning.

السَّاعَةُ الْعَاشِرَةُ وَالرُّبْعُ تَمَامًا

It is exactly quarter past ten.

بَقِيَ رُبْعُ سَاعَةٍ عَلَى أَنْتِصَافِ النَّهَارِ

There is a quarter of an hour remaining until midday.

مَتَى سَيَبْدَأُ الِاجْتِمَاعُ الرَّسْمِيُّ؟

When will the official meeting begin?

سَيَبْدَأُ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ عَصْرًا

It will begin at three o'clock in the afternoon.

يَجِبُ أَنْ نَصِلَ فِي الْمَوْعِدِ الْمُحَدَّدِ دُونَ تَأْخِيرٍ

We must arrive at the scheduled time without delay.

كَمْ دَقِيقَةً تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ؟

How many minutes does the trip take to get there?

تَسْتَغْرِقُ حَوَالَيْ عِشْرِينَ دَقِيقَةً بِالسَّيَّارَةِ

It takes about twenty minutes by car.

الْوَقْتُ كَالسَّيْفِ إِنْ لَمْ تَقْطَعْهُ قَطَعَكَ

Time is like a sword; if you do not cut it, it cuts you.