SLO 3.5 Useful phrases

Question 1

the favourite dish of lots of people

Answer 1

الطَّبَق المُفَضَّل عِنْدَ كَثير مِن النّاس

Question 2

I graduated 6 years ago

Answer 2

تَخَرَّجْتُ مُنذُ/قَبل ستة سَنَوات

Question 3

before

e.g. I haven’t worked with soldiers from Australia before

Answer 3

لَم أَعْمَل مَعَ جنود مِن أُسْتُرالْيا مِن قَبْل

Question 4

JAFLI

Jordanian Armed Forced Institute for languages

Answer 4

مَعْهَد القوّات المُسَلَّحَة الأُرْدُنِيَّة لِلُّغات

Question 5

This is/this will be my first visit in Jordan

Answer 5

هذِهِ/سَتَكون أَوّل زِيارَتي لِلأُرْدَن

Question 6

have you visited any Arabic countries?

Answer 6

هَل قُمْتَ بِزِيارَة أَيّ بِلاد عَرَبِيّة

Question 7

to look forward to

I’m looking forward to your visit/dinner

Answer 7

تَطَلَّعَ ـ يَتَطَلَّع (تَطَلُّع) لِـ

أَتَطَلَّع لِزيارَتَك/ لِلعَشاء

Question 8

hopefully your visit to Jordan will be interesting and useful

Answer 8

إِن شاء الله زيارَتُكَ لِلأُرْدُن سَتَكون مُمْتِعَة وَمُفيدَة

Question 9

so I can carry out (so I can do)

e.g so I can create a program

Answer 9

حَتى أَسْتَطيع أَنْ أَقوم بِـ
(verbal noun+) + noun

حَتى أَسْتَطيع أَنْ أَقوم بِوَضْع بَرْنامَج

Question 10

to expect

e.g. the weather is expected to be warm

Answer 10

(تَوَقَّعَ ـ يَتَوَقَّع (تَوَقُّع

eg. مِن المُتَوَقَّع أَنْ يَكون الجَوّ دافِع

Question 11

to wait

e.g. I wait for

Answer 11

(اِنْتَظَرَ ـ يَنْتَظِر (انْتِظار

انا في إنْتِظار

Question 12

there is found all types…

There is found a number of foods from different cultures

Answer 12

…يوجَد كُلّ أنْواع

يوجَد عدد من الأَطَعِمَة من الثقافات المختلفة

Question 13

I appreciate your writing to me

Answer 13

أُقَدِّر كِتابَتُكَ لي

Question 14

soldiers from some Arabic nation/state

nation/state singular

Answer 14

جنود من بعض الدُّوَل العربية

دَولَة

Question 15

my favourite topic/subject is history and politics

Answer 15

مَوضوعي المفضل هو تاريخ وسِياسَة

Question 16

I’m excited for

Answer 16

أَنا مُتَشَوِّق/ة لِـ

Question 17

I hope the weather there will be as you described

Answer 17

أتمنى أن الجو هناك ستكون كما وَصفْتَ

Question 18

(to end an invitation)

And your homes are full of joys and delights

Answer 18

ودامَت ديارِكُم عامِرَة بالأَفْراح والمَسَرات

Question 19

I’m enthusiastic

enthusiasm

Answer 19

أنا مُتَحَمِّس/ة

حَماس

Question 20

to realise(or acheive) the outcome / the dream

from حَقَّقَ to realise/achieve

Answer 20

تَحْقيق الهَدَف/الحُلْم

Question 21

human rights

Answer 21

حُقوق الأ نسان

Question 22

tell the truth

Answer 22

قُلّ الحَقّ/الحَقيقَة

Question 23

he deserved

Answer 23

اِسْتَحَقَّ

Question 24

I would like to be well informed on the history and politics of the Middle East

Answer 24

أُريد أن أكون مُطَّلِع على

تاريخ وسِياسَة الشَق الَأوْسَط

Question 25

With great thanks and appreciation

Answer 25

مَعَ فائق الشُّكْر والتَّقْدير

Question 26

and 1000 congratulations to all the recipients on…

Answer 26

وألف مبروك لكل الحاصلين على

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