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When detailing your professional background or discussing job requirements, you often need to list multiple skills, documents, or qualifications. Instead of simply using "and" (و), Arabic offers more professional transition phrases to add supplementary information to your sentences.

### In Addition To (بالإضافة إلى)

The phrase بالإضافة إلى translates to "in addition to." It is composed of بـ (with/by), الإضافة (the addition), and إلى (to). You can use it to append an extra item, action, or requirement to a statement. 

Because it ends with the preposition إلى, the noun immediately following it will take the genitive case. Let's look at how it connects items like a resume and a certificate.

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### As Well As (فضلا عن)

Another excellent phrase for expanding your lists in a professional context is فضلا عن, which translates to "as well as" (or "let alone"). 

This expression ends with the preposition عن (about/from), so just like the previous phrase, the noun that follows it must be in the genitive case. It is perfect for linking concepts like qualifications, training, and leadership.

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### Expanding Professional Sentences

Both بالإضافة إلى and فضلا عن are highly interchangeable when discussing job requirements and credentials. They usually appear in the middle of a sentence to attach new information to the main clause. Using them will make your spoken and written Arabic sound much more sophisticated and structured.

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Expressing addition (بالإضافة إلى / فضلاً عن)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
biography	سيرةsîra
personal	ذاتيdhâtî
in addition to	بالإضافة إلىbil'idâfati ilâ
certificate	شهادةshahâda
I sent the resume in addition to the certificate.	أرسلت السيرة الذاتية بالإضافة إلى الشهادة.arsaltu as-sîrata adh-dhâtiyyata bil-idâfati ilâ ash-shahâdati.
employment	توظيفtawẓîf
as well as	فضلا عنfadlan 'an
qualification	مؤهلmu'ahhal
The employment interview needs experience as well as a qualification.	تحتاج مقابلة التوظيف إلى خبرة فضلا عن مؤهل.tahtâju muqâbalatu t-tawdhîfi ilâ khibratin fadlan 'an mu'ahhilin.
mastery	إتقانitqân
I want to get a certificate in addition to the mastery of French.	أريد أن أحصل على شهادة بالإضافة إلى إتقان الفرنسية.urîdu an ahsula alâ shahâdatin bil-idâfati ilâ itqâni al-faransiyyati
training	تدريبtadrîb
leadership	قيادةqiyâda
The team got training in leadership as well as management.	حصل الفريق على تدريب في القيادة فضلا عن الإدارة.hasala al-fariiqu alâ tadriibin fi al-qiyâdati fadlan ani al-idârati.
I had a resume ready for employment in addition to a certificate.	كان عندي سيرة ذاتية جاهزة للتوظيف بالإضافة إلى شهادة.kâna 'indî sîratun dhâtiyyatun jâhizatun lit-tawzîfi bil-'idâfati 'ilâ shahâdatin
The manager read the qualification as well as the resume.	قرأت المديرة المؤهل فضلا عن السيرة الذاتية.qara'ati al-mudîratu al-mu'ahhila fadlan 'ani as-sîrati adh-dhâtiyyati
The new job needs training in addition to the mastery of the language.	تحتاج الوظيفة الجديدة إلى تدريب بالإضافة إلى إتقان اللغة.tahtâju al-wathîfatu al-jadîdatu ilâ tadrîbin bil-'idâfati ilâ itqâni al-lughati
Leadership became an important skill for employment as well as experience.	أصبحت القيادة مهارة مهمة للتوظيف فضلا عن الخبرة.asbahati al-qiyâdatu mahâratan muhimmatan lit-tawẓîfi fadlan 'ani al-khibrati
The manager requested the certificate in addition to the resume.	طلب المدير الشهادة بالإضافة إلى السيرة الذاتية.talaba al-mudîru ash-shahâdata bil-idhâfati ilâ as-sîrati adh-dhâtiyyah.
She got the certificate during the year as well as the training.	حصلت على الشهادة خلال السنة فضلا عن التدريب.hasalat 'ala ash-shahâdati khilâla as-sanati fadlan 'ani at-tadrîbi
Do you have a training certificate in addition to experience in leadership?	هل عندك شهادة تدريب بالإضافة إلى خبرة في القيادة؟hal 'indaka shahâdatu tadrîbin bil'idhâfati ilâ khibratin fil-qiyâdah?
He will write the resume in addition to the employment message.	سوف يكتب السيرة الذاتية بالإضافة إلى رسالة التوظيف.sawfa yaktubu as-seerata adh-dhâtiyyata bil-idhâfati ilâ risâlati at-tawdhheef.
more (an additional amount)	مزيدmazîd
Do you want more?	هل تريد المزيد؟hal tureedul-mazeed?
I want more, please.	أريد المزيد من فضلك.ureedu al-mazeeda min fadlik
The manager asked for more.	طلب المدير المزيد.talaba al-mudîru al-mazîda

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