Adverbs / Phrases 7 Flashcards

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God preserve you! (often used as please or thank you)

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الله يْخَلِّيْك

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Perfectly, properly, accurately, quite, sheer, even, exact, exactly, utterly, definitely, certainly (basically an adverbial intensifier)

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عَ المَظْبُوْط

سَاوَاهَا عَ المَظْبُوط لَأَوَّل مَرَّة [S] He did it perfectly the first time,
بْورْجِيك كِيف بِتْسَاوِيْهَا عَ المَظْبُوْط [S] I’ll show you how to do it properly
هادا أَكِل هَوَا عَ المَظْبُوْط [S] That’s sheer nonsense,
هادا بِيْكُوْنِ جْنَان عَ المَظْبُوْط [S] That would be sheer madness
صَفْيَان عَنْدِي دَزِّيْنِة واحْدِة عَ المَظْبُوْط [S] I have an even dozen left,
لَطَشَو يَاها بْوِجَّو عَ المَظْبُوط = وَالله لَطَشَو ياها بْوِجَّو [S] He certainly gave it to him
هادا هَللي بْسَمِّيْه صَدِيْق (سَدِيئ) عَ المَظْبُوْط [S] That’s what I call a real friend
سَكِّرِ عْيُوْنَك عَ المَظْبُوْط [S] Shut your eyes tight
القَطْرَمِيز مَخْتُوم عَ المَظْبُوط [S] Is the jar sealed tight?
هُوِّ شَاعِر عَ المَظْبُوْط / عَن صَحِيح / عَن حَقَا [S] He is a true poet,
بْيِلْبِس مِتِل اِسْتَاذ عَ المَظْبُوْط [S] He dresses like a typical professor,
هادا أَكِل هَوَا عَ المَظْبُوْط = كِلَّو أَكِل هَوَا هادا [S] That’s pure nonsense

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First

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أَوَّل، ج أَوَائِل / أُوَلَى، المؤنث: أُوْلَى

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Second

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تَاني، ج تَانيِيْن، المؤنث: تَانيِة

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Third

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تَالِت، المؤنث: تَالتِة

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Fourth

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رَابِع، المؤنث: رَابْعَة

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Fifth

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خَامِس، المؤنث: خَامسِة

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Sixth

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سَادِس، المؤنث: سَادْسِة

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Seventh

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سَابِع، المؤنث: سَابْعَة

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Eighth

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تَامِن، المؤنث: تَامْنِة

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Nineth

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تَاسِع، المؤنث: تَاسْعَة

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Tenth

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عَاشِر

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13
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In answer to

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جَوَابًا على

جَوَابًا على سُؤَالَكِ بْحِبّ اْقُول إِنَّو [S] In answer to your question would like to say that…

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14
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In writing

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كِتَابِيًّا

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15
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Must, needs, got to (modal of necessity)

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لَازِم

لَازِمني / لَازِم لي [P] it is necessary for me (e.g. to go, to do, etc.)

Note that لازم alone is used for present and future. To make it past, كان لازم is used

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16
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I have a sore throat

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زلاعيمي ملتهبين

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17
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Having a rash

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مْحسّس

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18
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On the one hand… and on the other hand

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مِن جِهَة… وْمِن جِهَة تانْيِة

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19
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As for

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أَمَّا

بِالنِّسْبِة إِلِي بِنْتِظِر هَون = أَمَّا أَنَا بِنْتِظِر هَوْن [S] As for me, I’ll wait here
أَمَّا هُوِّ ما فِي مانِع [S] As for him, it’s all right

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In front of, ahead of

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قِدَّاْم

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Much, many, numerous, a lot

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كْتِيْر، ج كْتَاْر

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However, no matter

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كِيْف مَا

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23
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Internationally

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عالمياً

دولياً

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24
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Beyond, across, on the far side of (preposition)

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قَاْطِع

البَيْت قاطِعِ النَّهِر [S] The house is beyond the river
بَيْتْنَا قاطِعِ النَّهِر [S] Our house is on the far side of the river
سَاْكِن قَاْطِعِ الشَّارِع [S] He lives just across the street
الِمْحَطَّة قَاطِعِ النَهِر [S] The station is across the river

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25
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As soon as

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أَوَّل ما

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Sparingly

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بْتَوْفِيْر

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27
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Seriously, really!

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عَن جَدّ

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Too much

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زْيَادَة عَنِ اللُزُوم

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29
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Percent

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بِالمِيِّة

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30
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By sight

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بِالشَّوْفِة

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31
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At least

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على الأَقَلّ

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32
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When, at the time that

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وَقْتِ للي

ما كِنْتْ بِالبَيْت وَقْتِ للي تَلْفَن [S] I wasn’t home when he called
ضَرَب رَقَم قِيَاسِي بِالوَقِت يَللي رَكَض فِيه المِيْل [S] He ran the mile in record time,
ضَرَبِت رَقَم قِيَاسِي بِالوَقِت يَللي خَلَّصِت فِيه الشَّغْلِة [S] I finished the job in record time
أَرْجِت حالَهْا كْتِير لَطِيفِة وَقْتِ اْللي تْعَرَّفِت عَلَيْهَا [S] She showed herself to be extremely kind when I met her.

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Slowly

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عَلَى مَهلَك

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34
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Up-to-date, well aware, informed

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اْطِّلَاع

خَلِّيْني عَلَى اْطِّلَاع [P] keep me informed
خَلِّينِي عَلى اِطِّلَاع [S] Keep me posted

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35
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Until, as far as, up to

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لَحَدّ

لَحَدّ [P] until, as far as, up to; {laḥadd}
لَحَدّ هَوْن وْبَسّ [P] this is as far as it goes; {laḥadd hōn wºbass}
لَحَدِّ اليَوْم [P] until tomorrow; {laḥaddᴵ-l-yōm}
لَحَدِّ الخَطّ [P] up to the line; {laḥaddᴵ-l-ḵɑṭṭ}
لَحَدِّ البَيْت [P] as far as the house; {laḥaddᴵ-l-bēt}

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36
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Ethnically

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عِرْقِيّاً

إثنياً

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37
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(I) wonder… (expression of wonder / question)

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يا تَرَى

يا تَرَى شُو رَحَ يْسَاوِي هَلَّق [S] I wonder what he’ll do now
يَا تَرَى وَيْنَو [S] I wonder where he is
يا تَرَى لِسَّاهُن هَون [S] I wonder whether they’re still here
لَيْش عِمِل هَيْك، يَا تَرَى [P] I wonder why he did that

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38
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If only, (I) wish that, (I) hope that, would that…!;
(note that the meaning depends on the tense. Past tense is used for past tense events. A conditional, usually with كان or the imperfect tense without ب is used for the future tense.)

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يَا رَيْت

يا رَيْت اِقْدِر اِصَل لَهْنِيك [S] If I could only get there
يَا رَيْت تِقْدِرِ تْسَاعِدْنِي [S] If you could only help me
يا رَيْت / رَيْتْنِي اِقْدِر اِبْقَى أَكْتَر مِن هَيْك [S] I wish I could stay longer
يَا رَيْتْ / رَيْتَهْا كانِت مَعْنَا هَلَّق [S] I wish she were with us now
يَا رَيْت / رَيْتَك تاكُل أَكْتَر مِن هَيْك، اِنْتِا نَحِيْفِ كْتِير [S] I wish you’d eat more, you’re too thin
يَارَيْت شَتَّتِ مْبَارِح [P] if only it had rained yesterday; {yārēt šattatᵉ mºbĒreḥ}
يَارَيْت كُنت بَقدَر [P] if I only could! I wish I could; {yārēt kunt baqdɑr}
يَارَيْتنَا نِقدَر [P] If only we could! I wish we could!; {yārētna niqdɑr}
يَارَيْت يْكُوْن هَيْك [P] I hope that is how things are / would turn out; {yārēt yºkūn hēk}
يَارَيْتِ اْنّي أَعرِف [P] I wish that I new; {yārētᴵ ‘ºnny ʔaʕref}
يَارَيْتني أَشتْرِيْه [P] I wish I could buy it; {yārētny ʔaštºrīᴴ}
بِدّي أَسأَلِك سُؤَال وْيَارَيْتِ تْجَاوْبِيْني بْصَرَاحَة [P] I’ll ask you a question and I hope you’ll give me a straight answer; {biddy ʔasʔ¡alek suʔ¨āl wºyārētᵉ tºjāwºbīny bºṣɑrᾱḥɑ}
يا رَيْتْنِي عَصْفُور [L] I wish I was a bird;

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39
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Now and then, from time to time, occasionally

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مِن وَقِت لَوَقِت = بَيْن وَقِت لَوَقِت

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Hey! (used to get s.o.’s attention)

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لَيْك

ليك، اِنْت بْتِحكِي عَرَبِي [V] Hey, do you speak Arabic

41
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I can get by

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بمرِّق حالي

42
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Fluently

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بْطَلَاقَة

43
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Ever, in (my, his, her etc.) life

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بْحَيَاة + ضمير

بْحَيَاتَك رِحِت لَأَمَيْرْكَا [S] Have you ever been in the United States?

44
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Approximately

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تَقْرِيبًا

45
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Cautiously

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بْحَذَر

46
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Be on your guard

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كُوْن عَلَى حَذَر = خَلِّيْك عَلَى حَذَر

لازِم تاخُد حَذَرَك مِنْهَا [S] You have to be on your guard with

47
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At the time that

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وَقْتِ للي

وَقِت مَا

مِن وَقِت مَا ‎[S] since

ما كِنْتْ بِالبَيْت وَقْتِ للي تَلْفَن [S] I wasn’t home when he called
ضَرَب رَقَم قِيَاسِي بِالوَقِت يَللي رَكَض فِيه المِيْل [S] He ran the mile in record time
ضَرَبِت رَقَم قِيَاسِي بِالوَقِت يَللي خَلَّصِت فِيه الشَّغْلِة [S] I finished the job in record time
أَرْجِت حالَهْا كْتِير لَطِيفِة وَقْتِ اْللي تْعَرَّفِت عَلَيْهَا [S] She showed herself to be extremely
kind when I met her.

‏مِن وَقِت ما مَاتِت مَرْتَو تْهَرْگَل تَمَام ‎[S] Since his wife’s death he’s completely lost his grip
‏ما شِفِت حَدَا مِن وَقِت ما رْجِعِت ‎[S] I haven’t seen anybody since I got back,
‏مِن وَقت مَا رِجعَت ‎[P] ever since she came back; {min waqt ma rijʕat}
‏ما حَطَّيْتِ بْتِمِّي شِي مِن وَقِت ما تْغَدَّيْت ‎[S] I haven’t eaten a thing since I had lunch,
‏كان يَعْرف يِقْرَا وْيِكْتُب وَقِت كان عِمْرَو أَرْبَعِ سْنِين ‎[S] He could read and write at the age of four.
‏ما بِقْدِر ساوِي كِلّ شِي بْوَقِت واحِد ‎[S] can’t do everything at once,
‏مِن وَقِت مَا طِلْعِت مْنِ المِسْتَشْفَى صارِت تِبْتِعِد عَنِ النَّاس ‎[S] Ever since she got out of the hospital, she stayed away from people

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Majority, most

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مُعظَم

أَغْلَبِيِّة

أَكتَرِيِّة

مِعْظَم دَخْلِي بِيْرُوْح إِجْرِة بَيْت [S] The major part of my income goes for rent
مِعْظَمِ الطِّلَّاب كانُوا مِرَضَا [S] The majority of the students were sick
مَضَّيْت مِعْظَم قَبْلِ الضِّهِر بِالتَّخِت [S] spent the better part of the morning in bed
مِعْظَم مَعَاْشِي بِيْرُوح إِجْرِة بَيْت وْأَكِل [S] The bulk of my salary goes for rent and food

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Some

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بَعِض

بَعضِ النَاس [P] some people some of the people; {bɑʕḍᴵ-n-nās}
في بَعضِ الحَالَات [P] in some cases; {fy bɑʕḍᴵ-l-ḥālāt}
شُو هِيِّ بَعْض الحَوادِث ال مُمْكِن تْصِير

50
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None of

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وْلَا واحِد مِنِ

وْلَا واحِد مِنِ صْحَابِي قِدِر يْسَاعِدْنِي [S] None of
وْلَا وَاْحْدِة مْنِ النِّسْوَان كان عَنْدَهْا خَبَرِ بْهالشِّي [S] None of the women knew anything about it my friends could help me

51
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Several

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كَذَا

نِفرِض زُرتِ المَحَلّ كَذَا مَرَّات [P] let’s say you visited the place several times

52
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Plus (in mathematics)

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زَائِد

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Minus (in math)

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نَاقِص ج نَاقصِيْن المؤنث: نَاقصَة

54
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Times

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ضَرِب

تلاتة ضرب اربعة بيساوي تنعش

55
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Divided by

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عشرين قسمة اربعة بيساوي خمسة

56
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Day before yesterday

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أَوَّلْةِ مْبارِح

57
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Today

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ليَوْم

58
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Afterwards, later, then

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بَعْدَيْن

59
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How much?

(Used for uncountable nouns)

A

قَدَّيه؟

60
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Round, around

About, approximately, around

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حَوَاْلِي

حَوَالَيْ الدَار [P] around the house {ḥawālē-d-dᾱr}
الِولَاد قَاعدِيْن حَوَالَيْهَا [P] the children are sitting around her; {‘il-ewlād qāʕdīn ḥawālēha}
النَّاس الْ دايِرْنَا / حَوَالَيْنَا كان عَم يِحْكُوا بِالعَالِي [S] The people around us were talking loudly

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Exactly, precisely

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بِاْلظَّْبط

هَيْدَا بالظَبَط اِللي أَنا كِنْت بَدِّي أَقِلَّك إِيَّاه [L] that is exactly want I wanted to tell you

62
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This (These)

A

هَيدا هَيدي

هَيدول

63
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That (those)

A

هَيداك هَيداكي

هَيدوليك هَيدوليكي

64
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Everyone

A

كِلّ وَاحَد

65
Q

Someone

A

حَدَا

حَدًا / حَدَن

66
Q

Anyone

A

حَيَّالله واحَد

67
Q

No one

A

ما حَدَا

68
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Everything

A

كِلّ شِي

69
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Something

A

شي

70
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Anything

A

أيّْ شِي

71
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Nothing

A

ما شي

72
Q

What

A

شو

73
Q

Who

A

مين

74
Q

Which

A

أيّ

75
Q

Where

A

وين

76
Q

When

A

أَيْمْتَى / أَيْمْتِي / إِيْمتَين / إِيْمتَـن

77
Q

How

A

كيف

78
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Why

A

ليه

79
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How many?

(Used for countable nouns)

A

كَم + مفرد

80
Q

How much does this cost?

A

قدّيْه حقّه؟

81
Q

How often

A

كِلّْ قَدَّيْه؟

82
Q

Quickly

A

بْسِرْعَة

83
Q

Other, another

Else; (this is just an alternative translation of another, other)

A

تَاني، ج تَانيِيْن، المؤنث: تَانيِة

وَلَد تَاني [P] another boy, a different boy; {walad tāny}
جَاي مِن جِهَة تَانيِة [P] it’s coming from another direction; {jāy min jiha tānye}
مَرَّة تَانيِة [P] another time, a second time; {mɑrrɑ tānye}
هَايِ المَرَّة التَانيِة [P] this is the second time, this is the other time; {hāyᴵ-l-mɑrrɑ-t-tānye}
تَاني مَرَّة [P] another time, a second time; {tāny mɑrrɑ}
تَانِي مَرَّة = مَرَّة تانْيِة [S] once more
جَرِّب تانِي مَرَّة [S] Try once more
نَاس تَانيِيْن [P] other people

حَدَا تَانِي ‎[S] anybody else, anyone else
‏حَدَا غَيْر + إضافة ‎[S] somebody else, anybody else
‏في حَدَا تانِي هَون = في حَدَا غَيْرْنَا هَوْن ‎[S] Is anybody else here?
‏فِي حَدَا تانِي رايِح مَعْنَى ‎[S] Will someone else go with us?
‏شِي تاني = غَيْر شِي ‎[S] anything else, something else
‏فِي عَنْدَك شِي تانِي ‎[S] Do you have anything else?
‏بْمَحَلّ تانِي = بْغَيْر مَحَلّ = بْمَحَلّْ غَيْرَو ‎[S] anywhere else, somewhere else, elsewhere
‏شُو ما فِينا نِلْتِقِي بْمَحَلّ تاني ‎[S] Can’t we meet anywhere else?
‏لَـمَحَلّ تاني = لَغَير مَحَلّ = لَـمَحَلّ غَيْرَو ‎[S] (to) somewhere else, elsewhere
‏لَيْش ما مِنْرُوح لَـمَحَلّ تاني ‎[S] Why don’t we go somewhere else?
‏مَجْبُوْرِينِ نْدَوِّرِ بْمَحَلّْ تَانِي ‎[S] We’ll have to look around elsewhere
‏إِذَا مُو عاجْبَك هَون مِنْرُوح لَـمَحَلّ تاني ‎[S] If you don’t like it here, we’ll go elsewhere
‏وَاحَد تَاني ‎[P] someone else

84
Q

Alone

A

لَحَالي

85
Q

Here

A

هَوْن

86
Q

There

A

هونيك

87
Q

Everywhere

A

كل مكان

كل محل

بشوفه بكل مكان

88
Q

Somewhere

A

شي مكان

89
Q

Anywhere, wherever

A

وَيْنَ ما كان

بِحْسِن اِلِقْطَو وَيْنَ ما كان [S] I could spot him anywhere

90
Q

Nowhere

A

ولا مكان

91
Q

Always

A

ديْمًا

92
Q

Some day

A

شِي يَوْم

بِتْأَمَّل اِتْعَرَّف عَلَيْه شِي يَوْم [S] I hope to meet him some day

93
Q

Some time

A

شي مرة

94
Q

Sometimes

A

أَحيَانًا

95
Q

Anytime

A

أيّ وقت

فيك تجي بأي وقت

96
Q

Top, upstairs, up, above

A

فَوْق