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Adverbs / Phrases 4 Flashcards

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According to, in accordance with

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حَسَب

حَسَب + إضافة ‎[S] either 1. in accordance with, conforming with or 2. according to, 3. depending on
‏بْحَسَب + إضافة ‎[S] either 1. in accordance with, conforming with or 2. according to, 3. depending on
‏حَسَبِ الظُرُوْف ‎[P] according to the circumstances; {ḥasabᴵ-ẓ-ẓurūf}
‏حَسَبِ التَعلِيْمَات ‎[P] in accordance with the instructions; {ḥasabᴵ-t-taʕlīmāt}
‏حَسَب شُو بْيِصِير ‎[V] depending on what happens
‏حَسَب رَأيِي ‎[P] in my opinion; {ḥasab rɑʔ¡yi}
‏حَسَب اِخْتِيار + ضمير ‎[S] of one’s own accord
‏عِمِلَهْا حَسَب اِخْتِيَارَو = عِمِلَهْا حَسَب مَشِيْئْتَو ‎[S] He did it of his own accord.
‏حَسَب طَلَبَك مْنِبْعَت لَك تْلِتْة نِسَخ تَانْيِة ‎[S] In accordance with your request, we are sending you three more copies.
‏حَسَب اِلاِحْصَاءَات اِالجْدِيْدِة عَدَ اِلسِكَّان زَاد خَمْسِة بِالمِيِّة ‎[S] According to recent statistics, the population has increased by five percent.
‏كِلّ شِي تْنَفَّذ حَسَب اِلتَعْلِيْمَات ‎[S] Everything was carried out according to instructions,
‏هُوِّ مِن أَصِل نَبِيل = هُوِّ أَصِيْلِ الحَسَب وِالنَّسَب ‎[S] He’s of noble descent
‏اْنْصَفُّوا بْحَسَبِ الطُّوْل ‎[S] Line up in order of height
‏بْحَسَبِ القَانُونِ الجّْدِيدِ الضَّرَايِب لَحَ تْكُوْن أَعْلَى ‎[S] Under the new law, taxes will be higher,
‏بْحَسَبِ الكَوْنْتْرَات مُو مِمْكِن صَرْفَو مْنِ الخِدْمِة بِدُون إِشْعَار واجِب ‎[S] Under the contract, he cannot be fired without due notice
‏حَسَب قَوْلَو لازِمِ تْكُوْن ذَكِيِّة كْتِيْر ‎[S] From what he says she must be a very bright girl

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As far as (.. I am aware)

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حَسَبْ مَا

حَسَبْ مَا بَعْرِف كِلّْ شِي مَاشِي مْنِيح [S] As far as I know everything is all right
حَسَبْ ما بَعْرِف لِسَّاه بْأُسْتْرَاْلْيَا [S] So far as I know he is still in Australia
حَسَب ما لِي شايِف مَعَو حَقّ [S] As far as can see, he’s right.
حَسَب مَا بَعْرِف ما في إِلَك بَوْسْطَة [S] As far as know, there’s no mail for you.

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Perhaps, maybe, might be, it is possible that

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يِمْكِن

بِيْجُوْز

بيْجُوْز ‎[V] it’s possible (often followed by a sentence, like it’s possible he is going to the store); {byºjūz}
‏بِيْجُوْز إِجِي مَعْكُن ‎[S] Perhaps I’ll come along
‏بِيْجُوْز يْكُوْن قال هالشِّي ‎[S] He could have said that.
‏بِيْجُوْز = جايِز = مِمْكِن ‎[S] It could be. (as a response)
‏بِيْجُوْز اْكُون مُو مَوْجُود لَـمّا تَعْمِل لِي تَلِفَون ‎[S] I’m apt to be out when you call.
‏بِيْجُوْز يْكُوْن قال هالشِّي ‎[S] He could have said that.

الأَحَد يِمْكِن يْكُون مِنْدَفِن بِنت حَماتِي ‎[L] Sunday we might be burying my sister in law (note combination of يمكن يكون + اسم الفاعل, translated “we might be burying”);
‏هُوِّ في البَيْت؟ — يِمكِن ‎[P] is he at at home? — he might be; {huwwe fy-l-bēt? — yimken}
‏يِمكِن رَاح ‎[P] he might have gone; {yimken rᾱḥ}
‏يِمكِن يِرجَع ‎[P] he might come back

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Modal of possibility: maybe, possibly, can

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مِمْكِن

مِمْكِن اِحْتِفِظ بْهالقَلَم = فِيني اِحْتِفِظ بْهالقَلَم = بْتِسْمَح لِي اِحْتِفِظ بْهالقَلَم [S] May I keep this
pencil?

مُمكِن آجي بُكرَا ‎[P] may I come tomorrow?; {mumken ʔājy bukrɑ}
‏بِيْجُوْز = جايِز = مِمْكِن ‎[S] It could be. (as a response)
‏مِمْكِن اْكُوْن قِلْتَهْا ‎[S] I may have said it
‏مِمْكِن هالشِّي يْكُوْن هَيْك ‎[S] That may be so
‏مِمْكِن اْرُوْح إِذَا عَزَمُوْنِي ‎[S] I might go if they invite me
‏مِمْكِن اِحْتِفِظ بْهالقَلَم = فِيني اِحْتِفِظ بْهالقَلَم = بْتِسْمَح لِي اِحْتِفِظ بْهالقَلَم ‎[S] May I keep this pencil?
‏مِين مِمْكِن يْكُوْن عِمِل هالشِّي = يَا تَرَى مِين عِمِل هالشِّي ‎[S] Who might have done that?
‏مِمْكِن مُو بِالبَيْت هِنِّة ‎[S] Maybe they’re not at home
‏خَلِّيْنَا نِفْتِكِر بْكِلّْ خَطْوِة مِمِكْنِة = خَلِّيْنَا نِفْتِكِر بْكِلّْ خَطْوِة مِمْكِن نَعْمِلَهْا ‎[S] Let’s consider every possible step,
‏بْتِقْدِر / بْتِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيك تِتِّصِل فيِّ السَّاعَة تْلاتِة ‎[S] Can you call me up at three o’clock?
‏ما بْتِقْدِر / ما بْتِحْسِن / مُو مِمْكِن / ما فِيك تِسْبَحِ بْهَالبُحَيْرَة ‎[S] You can’t go swimming in this lake,
‏كان بْيِقْدِر / بْيِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيه يْكُوْن أَوَّل واحِد بِالصَّفّ لَو راد ‎[S] He could be first in class if he wanted to. (one could also say كان بْيِطْلَعِ بْإِيدَو or كان بْإِمكَانَو )
‏مِمْكِن / بِحْسِن / فِيِّ / بِقْدِر اِتْطَلَّع عَلَيه، مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Could I look at it, please? (one could also say بْتِسْمَح لِي , i.e. would you let me)

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At most

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بالكتير

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Also, as well

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كَمَان

أَيْضًا

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Taking after

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طالع ل

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Together

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سوا

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To a certain extent

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لَدَرَجِة

الغَابِة كانِت كَثِيْفِة لَدَرَجِة كِنَّا رَحَ نْضَوِّع طَرِيْقْنَا ‎[S] The forest was so thick we nearly lost our way
كِنِت مَشْغُوْل لَدَرَجِة بِالكَاد لَاحَظْتَو ‎[S] I was so
busy I scarcely noticed
الِـمْحاضَرَة كانِت نَاْشْفِة لَدَرَجِة إِنِّي حَمَلْت حالِي وِمْشِيْت ‎[S] The lecture was so dry, I walked out

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Secondly

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ثانِياً

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Thirdly

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ثالِثاً

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Fourthly

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رابِعاً

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Fifthly

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خامِسًا

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Most of all

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أكتر شي

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Carefully, attentively

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بْاِنْتِبَاه = بِعْنايِة

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Somewhat

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نَوعاً ما

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Actually, really, truly

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عَن صَحِيح

من حقيقة

حقيقتاً

فِعلاً

يا تَرَى كَتَب هَالمَكْتُوْب عَن صَحِيح [S] Did he actually write this letter

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Most / most

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أَغلَب

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Of course

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طبعاً

أكيد

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For sure, definitely (as a response)

Positively, entirely, for sure, sure, certainly (adverb)

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أَكِيْد

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21
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On the contrary

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بالعكس

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22
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Other

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غَيْر

أَمْلاكِ الغَيْر other people’s property;
حاجات غَيْري things that belong to those other than myself, other people’s things;
غَيْرَك خَدُه someone other than you took it;
شُوْف غَيْرْنا find someone other than us;
لازِم نِسْتَحْمِل خَطَأ الغَيْر we have to put up with others’ mistakes

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At that time, then

In due course, at the time of, then, by then (fixed form) (note generic feminine)

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بِوَقِتا

وَقِتها

‏مِن وَقْتَهْا ‎[S] since (fixed form, note generic ها )
‏مِن وَقْتَهْا ما إِجَانَا أَيّْ خَبَر مِنَّو ‎[S] We haven’t heard from him since

مِنْخَبّْرَكِ بْوَقْتَهْا ‎[S] We will notify you in due course,
‏وَقْتَهْا هَلَّق هَيْدِي، رَبِيع ‎[L] is it really time for that, Rabii’?
‏حَكَا لَك عَلَيْهَا وَقْتَهْا وِللا بَعْدَيْن ‎[S] Did he talk to you about it then or later?
‏مَشْغُولِة وَقْتَهْا، بَرْكِي فاضْيِة هَلَّق ‎[S] She was busy then, but she might be free now.
‏بِنْتِظِر لَوَقْتَهْا لَأْقَرِّر ‎[S] I’ll wait then to decid

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Since (e.g. since you are here, I will see you)

Given that

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بِما إنّو

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By word of mouth

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من تم لتم

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Don’t try to indirectly ask for something because I’m not going to do it for you

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ما تسمِّع حَكي

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When someone tries to deliver a message indirectly

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عم يسمّعِ(ني) حَكي

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Nice to meet you

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تشرّفت بمعرفتك

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29
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In response to hello

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!مرحبتين

!اهلا

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He talks too much in terms of gossiping / He can’t keep a secret

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لسانه طويل /لسانها طويل

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Time flies

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الوقت بيركض ركض

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The days are going by so fast

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الايام عم تركض ركض

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Known for

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معروف عن

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Most of the time

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أغلب الأوقات

أكتر الوقت

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Worse, worst

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أَسْوَأ

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From bad to worse

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مِنِ السَيِّء لِلأَسوَأ

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At the very worst, in the worst-case scenario

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بِأَسوَأِ الحَالَات

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Towards, toward

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تِجَاْه

صَوْب

اْلتِزَامَاتُو تِجَاه عَيْلتُو [P] his obligations towards his family
مَسؤُوْلِيِّتنَا تِجَاه أَولَادنَا [P] our responsibility toward our children
كَانِ كْتِير لَطِيف تِجَاهِي [S] He was very nice toward me

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At the same time

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بنفس الوقت

40
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Because of

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بِسبب

——

بِسَبَبِي

بْسَبَبَك

41
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Mainly, for the most part

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عَ الغَالِب

غالباً

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Like

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متل

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Wow!

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روعة

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Lost something

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ضاع مِن

ضَاع مِنّي الجُزدَان

45
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Usually

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عادةً

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Much

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بِكتير

47
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In the daytime

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بالنهار

48
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Fortunately

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لحِسِن الحَظّ

49
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In one’s capacity as…

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بِصِفَة

أَنَا هَوْن بِصِفَتي مُدِيْر [P] I’m here in my capacity as manager
أنا هَونِ بْصِفَتِي وَصِي [S] I’m here in my capacity as guardian

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Simply

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بْبَسَاطَة

51
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Want

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ع بالو

52
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It so happens…

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… سائبت

لما شفتو؟
سائبت شفتو لطوم

53
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While

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انا و = While I
نحنا و = While we

54
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I didn’t happen, it didn’t coincide

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ما سائبت

ليش ما زرتونا لما نزلتو ع بيروت؟
ما سائبت، مرة غيرة
\ غير مرة بتسائبت

55
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What a coincidence that …

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… كيف سائبت انو

56
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On what basis … ?

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… على \ ع اي اساس

57
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As if … (sarcastically)

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ع اساس …

ع اساس انت احسن؟

58
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Aren’t \ weren’t you supposed to … ?

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ع اساس جايين لعنا؟

59
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For myself

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لحالي

60
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Even more

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بعد اكتر

61
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I’m so broke

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ما معي امشي

ما معي اشرب

62
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I would’ve have gone on holiday if the quarantine had finished

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كنت رحت بعطلة لو خلص الحجر منزلة

63
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I got an email

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وصلني ايميل

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I got some news

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وصلني خبر/اِجاني خبر

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It’s so easy / you can do it without any effort

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بِكَبسِة زِر

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What a disaster!

or

What’s the big deal? It’s not a disaster (difference in meanings depends on tone)

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شو هالمصيبة/هالكارثة!؟

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How is this related to what we were talking about?

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شو جاب لجاب؟

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Go away

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زَحِّط / زَحطي

69
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A way of expressing so much love to someone

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تقبرني / تِقبريني!

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Don’t embarrass me!

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ما تسودولي وجي!

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He made me proud

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بيضلي وجي

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He embarrassed me

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سودلي وجي

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Among (in the sense of location and relationship)

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بَيْن

•	Meaning: Refers to being physically, figuratively, or relationally “between” or “among” things or people.

•	Context: Used when describing positioning, comparison, or relationships.

•	“كان بين الناس.” (“He was among the people.”)

•	“في صداقة قوية بين الأخوة.” (“There is a strong friendship among the siblings.”)

•	“عم نختار بين الخيارات المتاحة.” (“We’re choosing among the available options.”)

•	Key Nuance: بين suggests being situated within or in the middle of a group or set.

اِسْمَو بَيْنَات الِـمْرَشَّحِين لِلاِنْتِخَاْبَاْت [S] His name is up for election

طَلِّع بَينْ لِاْوْرَاق [S] Look among the papers

هُوِّ مَحْبُوْب بَين سَوَادِ النَّاس [S] He’s popular among the masses

اِنْتِ بَين رَفْقَاتَك [S] You’re among friends

اْعْتَمَدْنَا عَلَيْهَا بَيْنَاتْنا / بَيْن بَعِضْنَا [S] We decided it among ourselves

ما بْيِقِدْرُوا حَتَّى يِتِّفْقُوا بَيْنَات بَعْضُهْن [S] They can’t even agree among themselves

فِضُّوْها بَيْنَات بَعِضْكُن [S] Settle that among yourselves

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Within, among, included (in the sense of inclusion or belonging)

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ضِمِن

Meaning: Refers to something being “within” or “as part of” a larger whole or category.

•	Context: Used when emphasizing inclusion in a specific group, framework, or system.

•	Examples:
•	“ضمن المجموعة الكبيرة، فيه أقسام صغيرة.” (“Among the large group, there are smaller divisions.”)

•	“هيدا القرار ضمن القانون.” (“This decision is within the law.”)

•	“ضمن الطلاب الناجحين، فيه خمسة متفوقين.” (“Among the successful students, there are five outstanding ones.”)

•	Key Nuance: ضمن focuses on inclusion within the boundaries or scope of something

الغَاز وِالكَهْرَبَا داخْلِين بِالإِجْرَى = الغَاز وِالكَهْرَبَا ضِمْنِ الإِجْرَى [S] Gas and electricity are included in the rent

هادا ضِمْنِ المَوْضُوْع يَللي حَكَيْنَا فِيْهَا [S] It’s along the line of what we discussed

بِنْتِظِر جَوَاب ضِمِن تْلِتْةِ اْيَّام [S] I expect an answer within three days

السِّرْعَة مَمْنُوْعَة ضِمْنِ حْدُوْدِ البَلَد [S] Speeding is forbidden within the city limits

دَخَل ضِمِن [S] to fall under

هالشِّي بْيِدْخُل ضِمْنِ الدَّخْلِ المِعْفَى [S] That falls under tax-free income

ضِمنِ الإِمكَانِيَّاتِ المَوجُوْدِة [P] among the existing possibilities;

مِن ضِمنِ الأَسبَابِ اْلّي أَدَّت إِلَى [P] among the reasons which led to…

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Allied with

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مُتَحَاْلِف مع

76
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Already

A

مُسَبَّقًا

سَبَق وَ + فعل ماضي

(note سَبَق remains invariable)

أَنَا سَبَڥ وْحَكَيْت لَك [P] I told you before
صَحّْتَين، سَبَق وْأَكَلِت = صَحّْتَيْن، آكِل [S] Thank you, I’ve eaten already
سَبَق وْقِلْتِ لَّك، مُوْ هَيْك [S] I’ve told you already, haven’t I?
سَبَق وْرَاحُوا لَـمَّا وْصِلْنَا [S] They had already left when we arrived.

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Will already be

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بيسبق و + فِعل مضارع مع ب

(note بيسبق should be conjugated to agree with subject)

شُوْ بْتِسْبُق وْبِتْكُونِ هْنِيك وَقِت ما أُوْصَل أَنَا [S] So you’ll already be there by the time arrive

78
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Essentially, mainly

A

أساساً

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Literally

A

حَرْفِيًّا

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Metaphorcially

A

مَجَازًا

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Q

Repeatedly

A

تَكْراراً

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Immediately

A

فوراً

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In detail

A

مْفَصَّلًا

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Partly, in part, partially

A

جُزْئِيًّا

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Designated for, set aside for

A

مْخَصَّص لَ

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Theoretically

A

نَظَريًّا

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Intellectually

A

فكرياً

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Commerically

A

تجاريًا

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At random

A

عشوائياً

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Somehow

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كِيْف ما كَان

بْدَبِّر راسِي كِيْف ما كَان [S] I’ll get along somehow

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Conflict of interest

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