How can my child learn to tell the time in Arabic?

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Learn one question and one pattern: “كَمِ السَّاعَةُ؟” (What time is it?) and “السَّاعَةُ ...” + the hour, using the feminine ordinal: الْوَاحِدَة (one), الثَّانِيَة (two), الثَّالِثَة (three) up to الثَّانِيَة عَشْرَة (twelve). Then add وَالنِّصْف (half past) and وَالرُّبْع (quarter past). Practise with real times: prayer times, bedtime, school. Telling the time is useful every day and links Arabic with prayer times.The questionكَمِ السَّاعَةُ؟ (kami-s-sa‘ah?): What time is it?The hoursTimeArabic1:00السَّاعَةُ الْوَاحِدَة2:00السَّاعَةُ الثَّانِيَة3:00السَّاعَةُ الثَّالِثَة4:00السَّاعَةُ الرَّابِعَة5:00السَّاعَةُ الْخَامِسَة6:00السَّاعَةُ السَّادِسَة7:00السَّاعَةُ السَّابِعَة8:00السَّاعَةُ الثَّامِنَة9:00السَّاعَةُ التَّاسِعَة10:00السَّاعَةُ الْعَاشِرَة11:00السَّاعَةُ الْحَادِيَةَ عَشْرَة12:00السَّاعَةُ الثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَةHalf and quarterوَالنِّصْف: half past (e.g. الثَّالِثَةُ وَالنِّصْف, 3:30)وَالرُّبْع: quarter pastإِلَّا رُبْعًا: quarter toReal practice“What time is Maghrib today?” Answer in Arabic.Bedtime: السَّاعَةُ الثَّامِنَة.A toy clock: you set it, your child says the time.Teacher’s tip: learn the hours from 1 to 6 in week one, 7 to 12 in week two. Twelve new words at once is too many for most children.Related: Arabic numbers.

Time	Arabic
1:00	السَّاعَةُ الْوَاحِدَة
2:00	السَّاعَةُ الثَّانِيَة
3:00	السَّاعَةُ الثَّالِثَة
4:00	السَّاعَةُ الرَّابِعَة
5:00	السَّاعَةُ الْخَامِسَة
6:00	السَّاعَةُ السَّادِسَة
7:00	السَّاعَةُ السَّابِعَة
8:00	السَّاعَةُ الثَّامِنَة
9:00	السَّاعَةُ التَّاسِعَة
10:00	السَّاعَةُ الْعَاشِرَة
11:00	السَّاعَةُ الْحَادِيَةَ عَشْرَة
12:00	السَّاعَةُ الثَّانِيَةَ عَشْرَة

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