What something is
You know عبارة phrase. عبارة عن('ibâratun 'an) (literally an expression of) says what something consists of or simply is. It follows the subject and never changes: الهدية عبارة عن… the gift is….
| The house consists of one room and a small kitchen. | البيت عبارة عن غرفة واحدة ومطبخ صغير.albaytu ibâratun an ghurfatin wâhidatin wa matbakhin saghîr |
تراوح بين(tarâwaha bayna) (يَتَراوَحُ بين) is to range between, for prices, ages and temperatures; the two limits are joined with و.
| Prices range between ten and twenty dollars. | تتراوح الأسعار بين عشرة وعشرين دولارا.tatarâwahu al-as'âru bayna asharatin wa ishrîna dûlâran. |
إلخ(ilakh) is short for إلى آخره, to its end: etc. It closes a list.
| We bought bread, milk, cheese, etc. | اشترينا خبزا وحليبا وجبنا، إلخ.ishtaraynâ khubzan wa halîban wa jubnan, ilakh. |
By the way
على فكرة(ala fikratin) (فكرة idea) opens a new topic in conversation: by the way. It belongs to talk and to informal writing; in a formal text, use بالمناسبة.
| The film was wonderful. — By the way, have you seen Ahmad? | الفيلم كان رائعا. — على فكرة، هل رأيت أحمد؟al-fîlmu kâna râ'i'an. — 'alâ fikratin, hal ra'ayta ahmad? |
Same letters, new words: ضعف، ضمن
| you know | the new word |
|---|---|
| ضَعْف weakness | ضعف(di'f) double |
| ضَمِنَ to guarantee | ضمن(dimna) within, among |
ضِعف + a noun is twice the…, double the…; after a verb of rising, إلى الضعف is to double.
| I paid double the price. | دفعت ضعف السعر.dafatu difa as-sir. |
| The price of bread has doubled. | ارتفع سعر الخبز إلى الضعف.irtafa'a si'ru alkhubzi ila addi'fi. |
ضِمن + a noun puts something inside a group or a whole: included in, among.
| Breakfast is included in the price of the room. | الفطور ضمن سعر الغرفة.al-futooru dimna si'ri al-ghurfah. |
| My name was among the winners. | كان اسمي ضمن الفائزين.kâna ismî Dimna l-fâ'izîn |
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