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### 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*.

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### As fast as possible, and greatly

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جدا goes with an adjective: كبير جدا. To say that a verb happens to a large degree (ارتفع، تحسن، ساعد), use **{{item:1209788}}** (*in a big way*): *greatly, considerably*.

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### Often, and in a row

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| كثيرا ما | often | first, right before the verb |
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| غالبا | usually | before or after the verb |

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How often, how fast, in what order (فورا، على التوالي، في كثير من الأحيان)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

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Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

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Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

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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)

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Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

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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)

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Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

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The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

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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)

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Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

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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
on time (at the set time)	في الوقت المحددfi al-waqti al-muhaddadi
Call the doctor immediately!	اتصل بالطبيب فورا!ittasil bittabîbi fawran!
When I heard the news, I went back home immediately.	عندما سمعت الخبر، رجعت إلى البيت فورا.'indamâ sami'tu al-khabara, raja'tu ilâ al-bayti fawran.
We have to leave immediately.	يجب أن نغادر فورا.yajibu an nughâdira fawran.
The train arrived on time.	وصل القطار في الوقت المحدد.wasala al-qitâru fi al-waqti al-muhaddad
The meeting started exactly on time.	بدأ الاجتماع في الوقت المحدد تماما.bada'a al-ijtimâ'u fi al-waqti al-muhaddadi tamâman
Pay the bill on time.	ادفع الفاتورة في الوقت المحدد.idfa'i al-fâtûrata fî al-waqti al-muhaddad
in a row; respectively (after a list)	على التوالي'alâ at-tawâlî
Our team won for the third time in a row.	فاز فريقنا للمرة الثالثة على التوالي.fâza farîquna lilmarrati aththâlithati 'alâ attawâlî
It rained for three days in a row.	نزل المطر ثلاثة أيام على التوالي.nazala al-mataru thalatha ayyamin 'ala at-tawali
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.
often, frequently	في كثير من الأحيانfee kathîrin mina l-ahyân
We often work until the evening.	في كثير من الأحيان، نعمل حتى المساء.fi kathirin mina l-ahyâni, na'malu hattâ l-masâ'i
Often, the solution is simple.	في كثير من الأحيان، يكون الحل بسيطا.fî kathîrin mina l-ahyâni, yakûnu l-hallu basîtan
The manager often travels abroad.	يسافر المدير إلى الخارج في كثير من الأحيان.yusâfiru al-mudîru ilâ al-khâriji fî kathîrin mina al-ahyâni
as quickly as possible	بأسرع ما يمكنbi'asra'i mâ yumkinu
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.
Come as quickly as possible, please.	تعال بأسرع ما يمكن، من فضلك.ta'âla bi-asra'i mâ yumkinu, min fadlik.
We'll finish the work as quickly as possible.	سننهي العمل بأسرع ما يمكن.sanunhī al-'amala bi-asra'i mā yumkinu.
greatly, considerably	بشكل كبيرbishaklin kabîrin
Prices rose considerably this year.	ارتفعت الأسعار بشكل كبير هذا العام.irtafa'ati al-as'âru bishaklin kabîrin hâdhâ al-'âma
My sister's level in Arabic has improved greatly.	تحسن مستوى أختي في العربية بشكل كبير.tahassana mustawa ukhti fi al-arabiyyati bishaklin kabir
Technology has helped us greatly.	ساعدتنا التكنولوجيا بشكل كبير.sâ'adatnâ at-tiknûlûjyâ bishaklin kabîr

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