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### Giving your opinion

**{{item:1131441}}** (*in my opinion*) and **{{item:1131444}}** (*personally*) open an opinion; بالنسبة لي (*as for me*) works the same way. **{{item:1131447}}** (*for example*) gives an example.

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### Agreeing

| you hear | you answer | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| هل نذهب غدا؟ | {{item:1131450}} | agreed, I agree |
| نلتقي يوم الجمعة؟ | {{item:1131453}} | agreed! it's a deal |
| سأنتظر هنا | {{item:1131456}} | okay, all right |
| هل أنت متأكد؟ | {{item:1131459}} | sure, certainly |
| هل نشرب القهوة؟ | {{item:1131462}} | why not? |

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### Isn't it?

Add **{{item:1131465}}** to the end of a statement to ask for agreement, like English *isn't it?* or *right?* It never changes.

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### What do you mean?

**{{item:1131468}}** (*to mean, to intend*) asks about intention: ماذا تقصد؟ **{{item:1131471}}** (*to mean*) is the verb behind the familiar يعني; أعني is *I mean*.

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Opinions and agreeing (في رأيي، موافق، اتفقنا)

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
in my opinion	في رأييfi ra'yi
In my opinion, the blue shirt is nicer.	في رأيي، القميص الأزرق أجمل.fî ra'yî, al-qamîsu al-azraqu ajmalu.
What do you think? In my opinion, the idea is good.	ما رأيك؟ في رأيي، الفكرة جيدة.mâ ra'yuka? fî ra'yî, al-fikratu jayyidatun.
personally	شخصياshakhsiyyan
Personally, I like coffee more than tea.	شخصيا، أحب القهوة أكثر من الشاي.shakhsiyyan, uhibbu al-qahwata akthara mina ash-shây.
I personally don't like this restaurant.	أنا شخصيا لا أحب هذا المطعم.anâ shakhsiyyan lâ uhibbu hâdhâ al-mat'am.
for example	مثلاmathalan
I like fruit, for example apples and bananas.	أحب الفاكهة، مثلا التفاح والموز.uhibbu al-fâkihata, mathalan at-tuffâha wal-mawza.
There are many colours, for example red and blue.	هناك ألوان كثيرة، مثلا الأحمر والأزرق.hunâka alwânun kathîratun, mathalan al-ahmaru wal-azraqu
agreed, I agree	موافقmuwâfiq
Shall we go to the restaurant tomorrow? Agreed!	هل نذهب إلى المطعم غدا؟ موافق!hal nadhhabu ilâ al-mat'ami ghadan? muwâfiq!
I agree with this opinion.	أنا موافق على هذا الرأي.ana muwâfiqun 'alâ hâdhâ r-ra'yi
agreed! (it's a deal)	اتفقناittafaqnâ
We go together on Friday? It's a deal!	نذهب معا يوم الجمعة؟ اتفقنا!nadhhabu maan yawma aljumuati? ittafaqna!
Agreed, I will call you tomorrow.	اتفقنا، سأتصل بك غدا.ittafaqnâ, sa'attasilu bika ghadan
okay, all right	طيبtayyib
Okay, I will wait here.	طيب، سأنتظر هنا.tayyib, sa'antazhiru huna.
All right, no problem.	طيب، لا مشكلة.tayyib, lâ mushkila.
sure, certainly	أكيدakîd
Are you sure? Certainly!	هل أنت متأكد؟ أكيد!hal anta muta'akkidun? akîdun!
Sure, I will help you.	أكيد، سأساعدك.akiid, sa'usâ'iduka.
why not?	لم لاlima lâ
Shall we drink coffee now? Why not?	هل نشرب القهوة الآن؟ لم لا؟hal nashrabu al-qahwata al-âna? lima lâ?
Why don't we go to the sea on Saturday?	لم لا نذهب إلى البحر يوم السبت؟lima lâ nadh-habu ilâ al-bahri yawma as-sabti?
isn't it? / right?	أليس كذلكalaysa kadhâlika
The weather is beautiful today, isn't it?	الجو جميل اليوم، أليس كذلك؟al-jawwu jamîlun al-yawma, alaysa kadhâlik?
You're Egyptian, right?	أنت مصري، أليس كذلك؟anta misriyyun, alaysa kadhâlika?
to mean (to intend)	قصدqasada
What do you mean?	ماذا تقصد؟mâdhâ taqsidu?
Do you mean this book or that book?	هل تقصد هذا الكتاب أم ذلك الكتاب؟hal taqsidu hâdhâ alkitâba am dhâlika alkitâba?
to mean	عنىanâ
I mean this red book.	أعني هذا الكتاب الأحمر.a'ni hâdhâ al-kitâba al-ahmara.
What do you mean by this?	ماذا تعني بهذا؟mâdhâ ta'nî bihâdhâ

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