Time and frequency (لأول مرة، من وقت لآخر، كثيرا ما)

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Ramadan
رمضانramadân
In Ramadan, we eat with the family every evening.
في رمضان، نأكل مع العائلة كل مساء.fi ramadâna, na'kulu ma'a al'â'ilati kulla masâ'in.
in a little while
بعد قليلba'da qalîl
Ramadan begins in a little while.
يبدأ رمضان بعد قليل.yabda'u ramadânu ba'da qalîlin
The train will arrive in a little while.
سيصل القطار بعد قليل.sayasilu alqitâru ba'da qalîlin
late afternoon
العصرal-'asr
In the late afternoon, we go to the market.
في العصر، نذهب إلى السوق.fee al-'asri, nadhhabu ila as-suqi.
The market is crowded in the late afternoon.
السوق مزدحم في العصر.as-sûqu muzdaḥimun fi-l-asr.
often (+ verb)
كثيرا ماkathîran mâ
We often drink tea in the late afternoon.
كثيرا ما نشرب الشاي في العصر.kathîran mâ nashrabu ash-shâya fî al-'asri.
We often visit my grandmother in Ramadan.
كثيرا ما نزور جدتي في رمضان.kathîran mâ nazûru jaddatî fî ramadân.
from time to time
من وقت لآخرmin waqtin li-âkhar
I visit my grandfather from time to time.
أزور جدي من وقت لآخر.azûru jaddî min waqtin liâkhar.
From time to time, we eat in a restaurant.
من وقت لآخر، نأكل في مطعم.min waqtin li'âkhar, na'kulu fî mat'am.
constantly
باستمرارbistimrâr
The phone rings constantly.
يرن الهاتف باستمرار.yarinnu al-hâtifu bistimrâr
The prices in the market change constantly.
تتغير الأسعار في السوق باستمرار.tataghayyaru al-as'âru fî as-sûqi bistimrârin
for the first time
لأول مرةli'awwali marratin
My grandfather traveled by plane for the first time.
سافر جدي بالطائرة لأول مرة.sâfara jaddî bialttâ'irati li'awwali marrah
when, at the time that (+ verb)
حينماhînamâ
I saw the sea for the first time when I was little.
رأيت البحر لأول مرة حينما كنت صغيرا.ra'aytu al-bahra li-awwali marratin hînamâ kuntu saghîran.
When I came back home, my mother was cooking.
حينما رجعت إلى البيت، كانت أمي تطبخ.hînamâ rajaatu ilâ al-bayti, kânat ummî tatbukhu
before, previously
من قبلmin qablu
Have you visited this city before?
هل زرت هذه المدينة من قبل؟hal zurta hâdhihi l-madînata min qablu?
I haven't watched this film before.
لم أشاهد هذا الفيلم من قبل.lam ushâhid hâdhâ al-fîlma min qablu
after a while
بعد مدةba'da muddatin
After a while, I understood the lesson.
بعد مدة، فهمت الدرس.ba'da muddatin, fahimtu ad-darsa.
The work was difficult at first, but it became easy after a while.
كان العمل صعبا في البداية، لكنه أصبح سهلا بعد مدة.kâna al-amalu saban fî al-bidâyati, lâkinnahu asbaha sahlan bada muddatin
during
أثناءathnâ'a
Don't speak during the lesson.
لا تتكلم أثناء الدرس.lâ tatakallam athnâ'a ad-darsi
I slept during the trip.
نمت أثناء الرحلة.nimtu athnâ'a r-rihla.
after (+ verb)
بعدماbadamâ
After we ate, we drank tea.
بعدما أكلنا، شربنا الشاي.ba'damâ akalnâ, sharibnâ ash-shâya.
I went out after the rain stopped.
خرجت بعدما توقف المطر.kharajtu ba3dama tawaqqafa al-mataru

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