Immediately, on time
فورا and حالا both mean immediately, right away. فورا stands on its own at the end of the clause; فور + a noun is immediately upon.
| Call the doctor immediately! | اتصل بالطبيب فورا!ittasil bittabîbi fawran! |
في الوقت المحدد(fi al-waqti al-muhaddadi) is literally at the set time: on time.
| The train arrived on time. | وصل القطار في الوقت المحدد.wasala al-qitâru fi al-waqti al-muhaddad |
As fast as possible, and greatly
بأسرع ما يمكن(bi'asra'i mâ yumkinu) (in the fastest way possible) is stronger than بسرعة: it is how you promise or ask for something urgent.
| I'll reply to your message as quickly as possible. | سأرد على رسالتك بأسرع ما يمكن.sa'arruddu 'alâ risâlatika bi'asra'i mâ yumkinu. |
جدا goes with an adjective: كبير جدا. To say that a verb happens to a large degree (ارتفع، تحسن، ساعد), use بشكل كبير(bishaklin kabîrin) (in a big way): greatly, considerably.
| Prices rose considerably this year. | ارتفعت الأسعار بشكل كبير هذا العام.irtafa'ati al-as'âru bishaklin kabîrin hâdhâ al-'âma |
Often, and in a row
| expression | meaning | where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| كثيرا ما | often | first, right before the verb |
| في كثير من الأحيان(fee kathîrin mina l-ahyân) | often, frequently | at the start or the end |
| غالبا | usually | before or after the verb |
| We often work until the evening. | في كثير من الأحيان، نعمل حتى المساء.fi kathirin mina l-ahyâni, na'malu hattâ l-masâ'i |
على التوالي('alâ at-tawâlî) after a count is in a row. After two lists it means respectively: the first item goes with the first, the second with the second.
| Our team won for the third time in a row. | فاز فريقنا للمرة الثالثة على التوالي.fâza farîquna lilmarrati aththâlithati 'alâ attawâlî |
| Ahmad and Ali took first and second place respectively. | حصل أحمد وعلي على المركزين الأول والثاني على التوالي.hasala ahmadu wa aliyyun alâ al-markazayni al-awwali wa-th-thânî alâ at-tawâlî. |
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