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Time words

Today, yesterday, tomorrow, now, later, always, sometimes

“This” period of time is formed with the article: הַשָּׁבוּעַ — this week, הַשָּׁנָה — this year. “Last” is שֶׁעָבַר, “next” is הַבָּא (both agree in gender). “Ago” is לִפְנֵי, “in (a week)” is בְּעוֹד.

Days
HebrewMeaning
הַיּוֹםhayomtoday
אֶתְמוֹלetmolyesterday
שִׁלְשׁוֹםshilshomthe day before yesterday
מָחָרmachartomorrow
מָחֳרָתַיִםmochoratayimthe day after tomorrow
הַבֹּקֶרhabokerthis morning
הָעֶרֶבha'erevthis evening
הַלַּיְלָהhalailatonight
אֶתְמוֹל בָּעֶרֶבetmol ba'erevlast night
מָחָר בַּבֹּקֶרmachar babokertomorrow morning
Weeks, months, years
HebrewMeaning
הַשָּׁבוּעַhashavuathis week
בַּשָּׁבוּעַ שֶׁעָבַרbashavua she'avarlast week
בַּשָּׁבוּעַ הַבָּאbashavua habanext week
לִפְנֵי שָׁבוּעַlifnei shavuaa week ago
בְּעוֹד שָׁבוּעַbe'od shavuain a week
הַחֹדֶשׁhachodeshthis month
בַּחֹדֶשׁ שֶׁעָבַר / הַבָּאbachodesh she'avar / habalast / next month
הַשָּׁנָהhashanathis year
בַּשָּׁנָה שֶׁעָבְרָה / הַבָּאָהbashana she'avra / haba'alast / next year
לִפְנֵי שְׁנָתַיִםlifnei shnatayimtwo years ago
Now, later, before
HebrewMeaning
עַכְשָׁוachshavnow
כָּרֶגַעkaregaat the moment
מִיָּדmiyadimmediately
תֵּכֶףtechefin a moment, right away
אַחַר כָּךְachar kachafterwards, then
אַחֲרֵי זֶהacharei zeafter that
לִפְנֵי כֵןlifnei chenbefore that
קֹדֶםkodembefore, first
מֻקְדָּםmukdamearly
מְאֻחָרme'ucharlate
בַּזְּמַןbazmanon time
בַּזְּמַן הָאַחֲרוֹןbazman ha'acharonlately
בְּקָרוֹבbekarovsoon
בְּסוֹףbesofin the end, finally
כְּבָרkvaralready
עֲדַיִןadayinstill
עוֹד לֹאod lonot yet
כְּבָר לֹאkvar lono longer
How often
HebrewMeaning
תָּמִידtamidalways
בְּדֶרֶךְ כְּלָלbederech klalusually
לְעִתִּים קְרוֹבוֹתle'itim krovotoften
הַרְבֵּה פְּעָמִיםharbe pe'amimmany times, often
לִפְעָמִיםlif'amimsometimes
מִדֵּי פַּעַםmidei pa'amfrom time to time
לְעִתִּים רְחוֹקוֹתle'itim rechokotrarely
אַף פַּעַם לֹאaf pa'am lonever
כָּל יוֹםkol yomevery day
כָּל בֹּקֶר / עֶרֶבkol boker / erevevery morning / evening
פַּעַם בְּשָׁבוּעַpa'am beshavuaonce a week

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