The wee hours Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwi/ /ˈaʊɝz/, /ˈaʊɹz

thuh WEE OW-erz

UK

ðə, ði/ /wˈiː/ /ˈaʊəz

thuh WEE OW-uhz

التعريف

The very early hours of the morning, usually after midnight and before sunrise.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used to describe activities happening very late at night or very early in the morning. Similar to 'early hours', more common in speech. Used when people stay up late or wake up extremely early.

• Spanish: la madrugada - las primeras horas de la mañana
• Portuguese (BR): alta madrugada - primeiras horas da manhã
• Portuguese (PT): madrugada - primeiras horas da manhã
• Chinese (Simplified): 凌晨 - 清晨
• Chinese (Traditional): 凌晨 - 清晨
• Hindi: भोर के घंटे - सुबह के शुरुआती घंटे
• Arabic: ساعات الفجر الأولى - الصباح الباكر
• Bengali: ভোররাত - সকালে খুব ভোর
• Russian: предрассветные часы - ранние утренние часы
• Japanese: 未明 - 明け方の早い時間
• Vietnamese: rạng sáng - những giờ đầu của buổi sáng
• Korean: 이른 새벽 - 아침 이른 시간
• Turkish: sabahın ilk saatleri - gecenin geç saatleri
• Urdu: صبح کے ابتدائی اوقات - سحر کے اوقات
• Indonesian: dini hari - pagi buta

جمل نموذجية

We finished our work in the wee hours of the morning.

basic

She often studies until the wee hours.

basic

Many people are asleep during the wee hours.

basic

We talked and laughed until the wee hours last night.

natural

I couldn't sleep and ended up scrolling on my phone into the wee hours.

natural

By the wee hours, the streets were empty and silent.

natural