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Time words
Today, yesterday, tomorrow, now, later, always, sometimes
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“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 Hebrew Meaning
הַיּוֹם hayom today
אֶתְמוֹל etmol yesterday
שִׁלְשׁוֹם shilshom the day before yesterday
מָחָר machar tomorrow
מָחֳרָתַיִם mochoratayim the day after tomorrow
הַבֹּקֶר haboker this morning
הָעֶרֶב ha'erev this evening
הַלַּיְלָה halaila tonight
אֶתְמוֹל בָּעֶרֶב etmol ba'erev last night
מָחָר בַּבֹּקֶר machar baboker tomorrow morning
Weeks, months, years Hebrew Meaning
הַשָּׁבוּעַ hashavua this week
בַּשָּׁבוּעַ שֶׁעָבַר bashavua she'avar last week
בַּשָּׁבוּעַ הַבָּא bashavua haba next week
לִפְנֵי שָׁבוּעַ lifnei shavua a week ago
בְּעוֹד שָׁבוּעַ be'od shavua in a week
הַחֹדֶשׁ hachodesh this month
בַּחֹדֶשׁ שֶׁעָבַר / הַבָּא bachodesh she'avar / haba last / next month
הַשָּׁנָה hashana this year
בַּשָּׁנָה שֶׁעָבְרָה / הַבָּאָה bashana she'avra / haba'a last / next year
לִפְנֵי שְׁנָתַיִם lifnei shnatayim two years ago
Now, later, before Hebrew Meaning
עַכְשָׁו achshav now
כָּרֶגַע karega at the moment
מִיָּד miyad immediately
תֵּכֶף techef in a moment, right away
אַחַר כָּךְ achar kach afterwards, then
אַחֲרֵי זֶה acharei ze after that
לִפְנֵי כֵן lifnei chen before that
קֹדֶם kodem before, first
מֻקְדָּם mukdam early
מְאֻחָר me'uchar late
בַּזְּמַן bazman on time
בַּזְּמַן הָאַחֲרוֹן bazman ha'acharon lately
בְּקָרוֹב bekarov soon
בְּסוֹף besof in the end, finally
כְּבָר kvar already
עֲדַיִן adayin still
עוֹד לֹא od lo not yet
כְּבָר לֹא kvar lo no longer
How often Hebrew Meaning
תָּמִיד tamid always
בְּדֶרֶךְ כְּלָל bederech klal usually
לְעִתִּים קְרוֹבוֹת le'itim krovot often
הַרְבֵּה פְּעָמִים harbe pe'amim many times, often
לִפְעָמִים lif'amim sometimes
מִדֵּי פַּעַם midei pa'am from time to time
לְעִתִּים רְחוֹקוֹת le'itim rechokot rarely
אַף פַּעַם לֹא af pa'am lo never
כָּל יוֹם kol yom every day
כָּל בֹּקֶר / עֶרֶב kol boker / erev every morning / evening
פַּעַם בְּשָׁבוּעַ pa'am beshavua once a week
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