Form 1B فِهِم \ بِفْهَم Flashcards
to understand [someone or something]
فِهِم \ بِفْهَم
fhemet 3äläyy? Do you see what I mean?
‘änä mush fäähem ‘ishi I dont understand anything.
bäfhäm shwäyy I understand a bit.
‘ähli mä bifhämuu-sh 3äläyy My parents dont understand me.
to be able [to do something] can [do something]
قِدِر \ بِقْدَر
mä qdert-esh äkämmel I coudnt finish.
‘immi mä qidrät-sh tirjä3 My mother couldnt come back.
mää baqdar ‘äquul biZ-ZabT I cant say exactly
‘izä btiqdari If you can.
‘illi baqdar 3äleeh whatever I can do..
qäder / qädre / qädriin
‘änä mush qääder ‘äfhäm kiif… I cant understand how…
to go down [to the store, market, etc]
[the price, his fever, etc] went down
to loose drop or shed [a certain amount of weight]
to leak, drip, run, flow
نِزِل \ بِنْزَل على
nääzel / nääzle / nääzliin
‘änä nääzel hoon. I get off here
dämmo nääzel. Hes bleeding.
kull ‘usbuu3 bänzäl 3älä Heefa. Every week I go into Haifa.
biddo yinzäl fi-l-intikhääbäät. He wants to stand in the elections.
fi bariiz ween biddäk tinzäl? Where do zou want to stay in Paris?
nizel fiinä Darb. He gave us a thrashing.
to laugh [at someone or something]
ضِحِك \ بِضْحَك على
leesh DHekeet? Why did you laugh?
Saar yeDHäk. He started to laugh.
3äm teDHäk 3äläyy!? Are you laughing at me?
to follow [someone in your car] to go after, to chase [someone or something]
to catch [the ball] to catch [the bus]
to manage (to do something)
لِحِق \ بِلْحَق في
‘änä lHeqt il-baaS I caught the bus
‘usboq-ni u-‘änä bälHäqäk Go on ahead and Ill catch up with you.
mä lHeqt-sh ‘äkämmel I didnt manage to finish.
mumken tilHäq tiHki mä3o Perhaps youll get a chance to talk to him.
häl-kälb bilHäqni That dogs following me.
ilHäquuni! Catch me!
ilHäquuni 3a-l-maTbakh Follow me to the kitchen!
to succeed, to do well [in something]
to prosper to do well [nation, business, etc]
نِجِح \ بِنْجَح في
njeHnä! We did it! We succeeded!
hädool illi näjäHu Those who succeded
‘äkiid raH yinjäH He sure to succeed.
to ride on, take [the bus the taxi, the train, the plane, the boat, etc]
رِكِب \ بِرْكَب في ب
rkebt il-baaS I got on the bus.
qäbel-mä yirkäb it-treen before he gets on the train
bte3raf tirkäb il-busukleet Do you know how to ride a bicycle?
rääkeb raaso headstrong, stubborn, obstinate
bälääsh tirkäb raasäk! Dont be so obstinate!
häl-quSSa btirkäb-sh 3älä l-3äqel This story doesnt make sense.
to return, to come back [from travel, work, etc]
to repeat, do again
to be / become once more
to be up to, be down to
to depend on
to go back on (a promise)
رِجِع \ بِرْجَع من
lissä mä rij3uu-sh. They re not back yet.
birjä3 bukra. Hes coming tomorrow.
bärjä3 bäquul… I repeat… I say once more..
biddi ‘ärjä3 Tabii3i. I want to get back to normal.
häädä birjä3 ‘ilo. Thats up to him. That depends on him.
rije3 3an käläämo / fi wä3do.
He went back on his work. He broke his promise.
to regret [something or that you did something]
نِدِم \ بِنْدَم عللى
bä3deen ndemet Later I regretted it.
bindäm 3älä l-qaraar He regrets his decision.
‘änä khaayef bukra btindämi Im afraid youll regret tomorrow.
bi3mel ‘äshyää’ bindäm 3äleehä bä3deen
He does things which he later regrets.
to hear [someone or something]
سِمِع \ بِسْمَع
sääme3
mbäyyen mä sim3ät-sh käläämi
She didnt seem ot have heard what I said.
sme3t 3änno I’ve heard of him.
mä sme3t minno shi I havent heard anything from him.
Häsäb-mä bäsmä3 from what i hear..
‘irfä3 Sootäk, mush sääme3 Raise your voice, I cant hear you!
mä bäHebb-sh ‘äsmä3 heek ‘äshyää’ I dont like to hear such things.
wäläd bismä3 il-kilme an obedient boy
to loose [a game etc]
to loose [your money]
to loose be defeated in [battle, war etc]
to miss out on [something good or doing something]
خِسِر \ بِخْسَر
huwwe ribeH u-‘änä khseret He gained and I lost.
yoom btirbakh, yoom btikhsar Win some, lose some!
byikhsar kull ishi fi l-qmaar He loses everything at gambling.
fii khaTar inno yikhsar waZiifto
There’s a danger he might lose his job.
‘änä khsert il-filem I missed the film.
raH yikhsar mustäqbälo He’s going to lose his future.
to mess up, make a mistake, be wrong
غِلِط \ بِغْلَط
‘änä gleTet fi l-Hsääb I added up wrong.
I made a mistake in the calculation.
‘izä btiglaT if you make a mistake
subHään illi mä byiglaT
Only God is infallible. [Praise to him who doesnt err.]
in-nääs 3äm-btiglaT fiyye ktiir People are often wrong about me.
kull marra baglaT fi-n-numra I always get the number wrong.
to memorize [a word etc]
to keep something [important but not valuable like files or computer files]
to guard, preserve, take care
حِفِز \ بِحْفَز
‘iHfaZ käläämäk! Watch what you say!
lääzem tiiji bukra Haafez därsäk
You must know your lesson by heart tomorrow.
Hättä niHfaZ il-kälimäät until we know the words by heart
byiHfaZ il-kälimäät He remebers the words by heart.
‘alla yiHfaZak! May God preserve you!
to play [a game, a sport etc]
to play [with a toy]
to play [a role]
لِعِب \ بِلْعَب ب
l3ebnä shädde We played cards.
l-wlääd 3äm-bil3äbu fi-sh-shääre3
The children are playing in the street.
häädä bil3äb door kbiir fi Häyääto That plays a major role in his life.
is-stiiring bil3äb The steerings too loose.
illi bitääjer bil-mukhäddiraat bil3äb fi-l-maSaari lu3ob
Anyone who deals in drugs makes a lot of money.
to accept [someone or something]
to take, accept, honor [checks, credit cards, etc]
to agree [to do something]
قِبِل \ بِقْبَل
mä qibel yiiji mä3i He didnt agree to come with me.
qiblu sh-shuruuT They accepted the conditions.
bil-‘äwwäl mä qbelet At first I didnt agree.
bäqbäl 3arDak I accept your offer.
qiblu äkhuuy läl-waZiife They accepted my brother for the job.
to drink [something]
to take [medicine, a pill, drugs, etc]
شِرِب \ بِشْرَب
shirbät id-däwä She took the medicine.
‘änä mää bäshrab nbiid I dont drink wine.
bishrab siigaara He smokes a cigarette.
bishrab ‘ärgiile He smokes a water pipe.
läqeeto shääreb kull il-qänniine I found hed drunk the whole bottle!
to dry up, become dry, evaporate [the water or liquid]
نِشِف \ بِنْشَف
stännä tä yinshäf! Wait for it to dry!
il-gäsiil qäwaam binshäf The washing dries straight away.
to dream [of someone or something]
حِلِم \ بِحْلَم في ب
Hlemet fiik I dreamed about you.
‘ukhti Häkät-li 3än Hilem Hilmäto
My sister told me about a dream she’d had.
bäHläm fi mäsräHiiyye jdiide I dream of a new play.
