العربية
Arabic Phrase for Asking the Time: "كم الساعة؟"
"كم الساعة؟" (Kam al-sāʿa?) means "What time is it?" and is used to ask for the time in Arabic. It's commonly used while traveling or in daily life. Typical replies use "الساعة ..." (It's ... o'clock). A more polite way to ask is "عفوًا، كم الساعة؟"
Examples
كم الساعة؟ (Kam al-sāʿa?)
"What time is it?" (a basic way to ask for the time)
الساعة الثالثة. (As-sāʿa al-thālitha.)
"It's three o'clock."
عفوًا، كم الساعة؟ (ʿAfwan, kam al-sāʿa?)
A more polite way to ask