Adverbs / Phrases 10

Question 1

By oneself, on (his) own, separately, alone (either in the sense of doing something independently or being alone)

Answer 1

لَحَال + ضمير

لَوَحْد + ضمير = وَحْد + ضمير

فين يناموا كِلّ تْنَيْن لَحال ‎[S] can they sleep separately in pairs (i.e. can they sleep in twos)
‏مِنْسَاوِي تْخُوْتِتْنَا لَحَالْنَا ‎[S] We make our beds ourselves
‏رُوْح لَحَالَك ‎[P] go by yourself!; {rūḥ laḥālak}
‏ أَنَا بْقِيْت لَحَالي ‎[P] I was left on my own; { ʔana bºqīt laḥāly}
‏كَتَبتُو لَحَالي ‎[P] I wrote it by myself; {katabto laḥāly}
‏إذا شافَك القَنَّاص مَع السُوْتْيَان، بْيِتْرِك لَك لَحالَك تْرُوح ‎[L] if the sniper sees you with the bra, then he will leave you alone to go;
‏لازِم يْسَاوُوا التّْخُوت لَحَالُهْن ‎[S]They have to make the beds themselves
‏عَن حَقَا عِمْلُوا كِلّْ هالشِّغِل لَحَالُهْن ‎[S] Did they really do all that work by themselves?
‏ما بِسْتَرْجِي اْخَلِّي الِوْلاد لَحَالُهْن بِالبَيْت ‎[S] I don’t dare leave the children by themselves in the house,
‏خَلِّيْنَا نِبْحَثِ بْكِلّ حِجِّة لَوَحْدَهْا ‎[S] Let’s consider each argument apart,
‏اْتْرِكْنِي لَحالِي = رُوْح عَنِّي = اْفْرِقْنِي ‎[S] Leave me alone
‏لَيْش ما بْتَعْمِلَهْا لَحَالَك ‎[S]Why don’t you do it yourself?
‏صَلَّحْتِ المَوْتَور لَحَالَك ‎[S] Did you repair the engine all by yourself?
‏مَضَّيْت كِلّْ الأَحَد لَحَالَك ‎[S] You spent the whole Sunday by yourself?
‏هالتَّعْبِير ما فِيك تِسْتَعِمْلَو لَحَالَو ‎[S] You can’t use this expression by itself
‏هالبَاب بِيْسَكِّر لَحَالَو ‎[S] This door closes by itself
‏خَيَّطِتِ الرَّوْب كِلَّو لَحَالَهْا ‎[S] She made the dress all by herself,
‏عامِلَهْا لَحَالَو وِللا ساعَدْتَو ‎[S] Did he make it all by himself or did you help him?

‏ما بِتْحِبّ تِقْعُد وَحْدَهْا بِالبَيْت ‎[S] She doesn’t like to be the house all by herself,
‏كان مَعْزُوم عَلى العَشَا وَحْدُو ‎[V] he was invited to the dinner by himself;
‏البَيْت لَوَحْدَو بْيِسْوَى هالقِيْمِة ‎[S] The house itself is worth that
‏خَلَّى وَحْدَو = تَرَك وَحْدَو ‎[S] to let alone (ه = s.o.)
‏مِمْكِن تَعْطُوْنِي أُوْضَة إِلِي وَحْدِي ‎[S] Can I have a room of my own?
‏أَخِي كان لَو (كَن لَو) سَيَّارَة إِلَو وَحْدَو بْهَدِيكِ الإِيَّام ‎[S] My brother had a car of his own at that time.
‏بِدِّي اِحْكِي مَعَك وَحِدْنَا ‎[S] I’d like to talk to you in private,
‏فِيك تِشْتِرِي كِلِّ مْجَلَّد لَوَحْدَو ‎[S] Can you buy each volume separately?
‏هُوِّ بْمِفْرَدَو مَسْؤُول عَن هالشِّي = هُوِّ وَحْدَو مَسْؤُول عَن هالشِّي ‎[S] He’s solely responsible for it
‏عْمِلِت هالشِّي وَحْدِي ‎[S] I did that by myself
‏ساكِن وَحْدَك ‎[S] Do you live alone
‏اِنْتِا وَحْدَك بْتِقْدِرِ تْسَاعِدْنِي ‎[S] You alone can help me.
‏أَحْسَن لَك تِتْرِكَهْا وَحْدَهْا ‎[S] Better leave it alone.
‏خَلِّيْنَا نِبْحَثِ بْكِلّ حِجِّة لَوَحْدَهْا ‎[S] Let’s consider each argument apart,
‏لازِم ما يِمْشِي بِالشَّوَارِع وَحْدَو بِاللَيْل ‎[S] He shouldn’t walk in the streets all by himself at night

Question 2

Militarily

Answer 2

عسكريًا

Question 3

From the starting point of, from the underlying logic or principle of

Answer 3

مُنْطَلَق، ج مُنْطَلَقَاْت

مِن مُنْطَلَق + إضافة ‎[CA] from the starting point of, from the underlying logic or principle of
‏من هذا المُنْطَلَقِ ‎[CA] from this point
‏التدخل السوري جاء من منطلق حرص سوريا على ‎[CA] the syrian intervention came from the underlying principle of syriaٰs endeavor to …

Question 4

In conclusion

Answer 4

خُلَاصْةِ الحَكِي

بِالخُلَاصة

بِالخُلَاصَة، اِلـمَسْأَلَة مَسْأَلِة اِقْتصَادِيِّة ‎[S] In essence, it’s an economic question

خُلَاصْةِ الحَدِيث، هُوِّ ما بْيِسْوَى أَبَدًا ‎[S] To sum up, he’s no good at all

خُلَاصْةِ الحَكِي، المِشِكْلِة بالحَقِيقَة ما لَهْا مْعَقَّدِة قَدّْما لَهْا مْبَيّْنِة ‎[S] In the final analysis, the problem is really not so complicated as it may look

Question 5

Sexually

Answer 5

جنسيًا

Question 6

On the part of

Answer 6

مِن قِبَل + ضمير

Question 7

Fact of life, such is life, that’s life

Answer 7

سنة الحياة

Question 8

Nearly, on the verge of, almost, on the point of

Answer 8

على وَشَك

أَمْوَالْنَا على وَشَك تِخْلُص ‎[S] Our funds are running low
‏على وَشَك اِخْلُص = تَقْرِيْبًا لَحَ اِخْلُص ‎[S] I’m nearly finished
‏كِنَّا عَلَى وَشَك نِمْشِي لَـمّا إِجُوا ضْيُوْف ‎[S] We were on the point of leaving when company arrived
‏هِيِّة على وَشَك اِنْهِيَار عَصَبِي ‎[S] She’s on the verge of a breakdown,
‏كِنْت على وَشَك قِلْ لَو = ما صِفِي شي إِلَّا قِلْ لَو ‎[S] I was on the verge of telling him
‏كِنَّا عَلى وَشَك إِنَّو نِسْتَسْلِم لَـمَّا = كِنَّا لَحَ نِسْتَسْلِم لَـمّا ‎[S] We were almost ready to give up when
‏كِنِت على وَشَكِ الجَّيِّة على الحَفْلِة لَو وَصْلِةِ رْفِيْقِي على غَفْلِة = كِنِت لَحَ إِجِي عَالحَفْلِة لَو وَصْلِةِ رْفِيْقِي على غَفْلِة ‎[S] I’d almost come to the party if it hadn’t been for my friend’s unexpected arrival.

Question 9

The day that…

Answer 9

يَوْم مَا

يَوْم مَا زُرتُو ‎[P] the day I visited him; {yōm ma zurto}
‏مِن يَوْم مَا فَتَحُوا الدُكَّان ‎[P] from the day they opened the shop; {min yōm ma fataḥu-d-dukkān}
‏مِن يَوْم مَا خْلِقِت ‎[P] since the day I was born; {min yōm ma ḵºleqᵉt}
‏مِن يَوْم مَا طْلِعُوا مِنِ المَدرَسِة ‎[P] since the day you left school;

Question 10

Either 1. as much as or 2. however much, so much that, or 3. as long as;
(note that this should be followed by either a verb or verb-like phrase (i.e. with a participle), or a prepositional phrase);

Answer 10

قَدّْ ما

خُد قَدّ مَا بِدَّك ‎[P] take as much as you want; {ḵod qadd ma biddak}
‏عِندي بَنَانِيْر قَدّ مَا عِندَك ‎[P] ‎[P, J] I’ve got the same number of marbles as you; {ʕindy banānīr qadd ma ʕindak}
‏عِندي گلَاج قَدّ مَا عِندَك ‎[P] ‎[P, G] I’ve got the same number of marbles as you; {ʕindy glāj qadd ma ʕindak}
‏قَدّ مَا تْعِبِت، مَا قْدِرتِش أَمشي ‎[P] I was so tired I couldn’t walk; {qadd ma tºʕebᵉt، ma qºdertᵉš ʔamšy}
‏قَدْما أَنا دافِع ‎[V] as much as I paid;
‏قَدّْ مَا كِنِت زَكِي مُو لَحَ تِحْزِل هايّ ‎[S] No matter how smart you are, you won’t guess this one
‏قَدّْ مَا عَجَّلِتْنِي هَالشَّغْلِة مَا بْتِخْلُص أَبْكَر ‎[S] No matter how much you rush me, it won’t get done any sooner
‏قَدّْ مَا بْيِدْفَع لِي مَصَارِي ما بْبِيْع الِكْتَاب ‎[S] No matter how much money he pays, I won’t sell the book
‏بْتِقْدِر تْخَلِّيْه مَعَك قَدّْمَا بِدَّك ‎[S] You can keep it as long as you wish
‏حَبَّيْت تَمْثِيْلتَو الأُوْلَى قَدّْمَا حَبَّيْت هَايّ ‎[S] I liked his first play equally well.
‏هُوِّ ذَكِي قَدّْما بْتِقْدِر تِتْوَقَّع مِنَّو ذَكَا ‎[S] He’s as bright as you can expect him to be.
‏بْيِشْتِغِلِ بْعَجَلِة قَدّْ مَا بْيِطْلَعِ بْإِيْدَو ‎[S] He works as fast as he possibly can
‏مُو … قَدّ ما ‎[S] not so… as (for following verb, participle, sentence, etc.)
‏عِمْرَو مُو كْبِير قَدّْ ما لَك فَاكِر ‎[S] He’s not so old as you would think