Learn Hardcore Arabic (Levantine): الاثنين عندي شغل من الصبح، بس بالمسا بدي شوف صاحب. - On Monday I have work from the morning, but in the evening I want to see a friend.

The same spelling can also mean the two in other contexts, especially in more formal Arabic, but in this sentence it is clearly the day of the week because the speaker is talking about their schedule.

In Levantine, it is often pronounced something like il-tnēn or l-tnēn.

Why is there no separate word for on before الاثنين?

In Arabic, time words like days of the week often appear without a preposition.

So:

الاثنين عندي شغل = On Monday I have work

Arabic does not need a separate word corresponding to English on here. Putting the day first is very natural.

How does عندي شغل mean I have work?

This is a very common Arabic pattern.

عندي literally means at me
شغل means work

So عندي شغل is literally something like there is work at me, but the natural English meaning is I have work.

Levantine often uses عند + pronoun to express possession:

عندي = I have
عندك = you have
عنده = he has
عندها = she has

Does شغل mean or ?