Time and Days זמן וימים

19 Hebrew words on time and days — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. When? Time words and the days — Hebrew numbers them from Sunday: יום ראשון (first day), יום שני (second)…

English	Hebrew	Note
today	היום	🔗 Rootה (the) + יום (day) — much like 'to-day'.
yesterday	אתמול	Pronounced etmol, stress on the last syllable.
tomorrow	מחר	'The day after tomorrow' is מחרתיים — the same dual ending as יומיים.
now	עכשיו	Pronounced akhshav — the final ־יו is read 'av'.
later	אחר כך	Two words: אחר (after) + כך (so) — 'after that'.
always	תמיד	As in נר תמיד, the eternal light of the synagogue.
never	אף פעם	Literally 'not even once', and the verb still takes לא: אף פעם לא הייתי שם.
sometimes	לפעמים	🔗 RootFrom פעם (a time, an occasion): ל + פעמים — 'at times'.
week	שבוע	🔗 RootFrom שבע (seven) — a week of seven days. Two weeks is the dual שבועיים.
month	חודש	🔗 RootSame root as חדש (new) — the month began at the new moon. Two months is חודשיים.
year	שנה	⚠️ GenderFeminine. Plural שנים, and the dual שנתיים for two years.
day	יום	⚠️ GenderMasculine. Plural ימים; 'two days' is the dual יומיים.
Sunday	יום ראשון	Literally 'first day' — the Israeli week starts on Sunday and the days are numbered.
Monday	יום שני	Literally 'second day'.
Tuesday	יום שלישי	🔗 Rootשלישי from שלוש (three).
Wednesday	יום רביעי	🔗 Rootרביעי from ארבע (four).
Thursday	יום חמישי	🔗 Rootחמישי from חמש (five).
Friday	יום שישי	Literally 'sixth day'. In Israel the weekend is Friday and Saturday.
Saturday	שבת	The day of rest — English 'Sabbath' comes from it. The weekend is סוף שבוע.