أسبوع
esbūʿeveryday
In Lebanese Arabic "week" is أسبوع (esbūʿ). The plural is أسابيع (asābīʿ).
Useful phrases are هالأسبوع (hal-esbūʿ) for "this week" and الأسبوع الجاي (el-esbūʿ el-jēy) for "next week".
Meaning: a period of seven days (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
After the numbers three to ten the plural is used: تلات أسابيع (tlēt asābīʿ) is three weeks.
Did you know?
- The Arabic days of the week are mostly numbered: Sunday الأحد (el-aḥad) means "the first" and Monday الإتنين (el-itnēn) means "the second".
Examples in context
- هالأسبوع عندي شغل كتير.hal-esbūʿ ʿindi shoghol ktīr.This week I have a lot of work.
- منتلاقى الأسبوع الجاي.mnitlāʔa el-esbūʿ el-jēy.We will meet next week.
- سافرت لمدة أسبوع.sāfart la-muddet esbūʿ.I traveled for a week.
Example conversation
Mona and her coworker Ziad plan a meeting.
- Monaإمتى منتلاقى؟ēmta mnitlāʔa?When shall we meet?
- Ziadهالأسبوع مشغول. الأسبوع الجاي؟hal-esbūʿ mashghūl. el-esbūʿ el-jēy?This week I am busy. Next week?
- Monaتمام، الإتنين مناسب؟tamām, el-itnēn munāseb?Fine, is Monday good?
