afternoon
gb/ˌæftɚnˈun/ us/ˌæftɚnˈun/
A1
אנגלית
~ 1200
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A1
entity
1
time between noon and evening
The time of day from around 12 o'clock until the evening.
תבנית שימוש:
in/during/on [the] afternoon
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'afternoon' with 'evening', especially in cultures where evening starts earlier or later than in English-speaking countries.
מילים נרדפות
midday (Refers to the middle of the day, often around noon, but can overlap with early afternoon.)
הפכים
morning (The earlier part of the day before noon.)
|
evening (The later part of the day after the afternoon.)
צירופים
this afternoon
|in the afternoon
|late afternoon
|early afternoon
|tomorrow afternoon
נושאים
daily life
|time
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- We met for coffee in the afternoon.
- The meeting will take place tomorrow afternoon.
- It was a hot summer afternoon.
- She usually takes a short nap in the afternoon.
- I prefer to exercise in the late afternoon.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I eat lunch in the afternoon.
- We play soccer in the afternoon.
- She works in the afternoon.
- They go to the park every afternoon.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
afternoon
IPA
GB/ˌæftɚnˈun/
US/ˌæftɚnˈun/
הברות והטעמה
af - ter - noon (3 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: afternoon
- Plural: afternoons
משפחת מילים
Forms
afternoons
noun
Related words
ביטויים
good afternoon
1/ɡˈʊd ˌæftɚnˈun/
fixed phrase
polite greeting in the afternoon
A polite way to say hello to someone in the afternoon.
דוגמאות
- Good afternoon, how can I help you?
- She smiled and said, 'Good afternoon' to her neighbor.
in the afternoon
1/ˈɪn ðə ˌæftɚnˈun/
fixed phrase
during the afternoon period
Happening during the hours between noon and evening.
דוגמאות
- Classes finish in the afternoon.
- We usually go for a walk in the afternoon.
this afternoon
1/ðˈɪs ˌæftɚnˈun/
fixed phrase
the afternoon of today
The afternoon of today.
דוגמאות
- I have a dentist appointment this afternoon.
- We are going shopping this afternoon.
tomorrow afternoon
1/təmˈɑɹoʊ ˌæftɚnˈun/
fixed phrase
the afternoon of tomorrow
The afternoon of tomorrow.
דוגמאות
- The game will be played tomorrow afternoon.
- I will call you tomorrow afternoon.
yesterday afternoon
1/jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ ˌæftɚnˈun/
fixed phrase
the afternoon of yesterday
The afternoon of yesterday.
דוגמאות
- It rained heavily yesterday afternoon.
- We met for lunch yesterday afternoon.