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Learn Arabic (Modern Standard): مثل - like / such as

Arabic (Modern Standard)
/Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)
/مثل

مثل

Word

مثل

Meaning

like / such as

Part of speech

preposition

Pronunciation

Course

Arabic (Modern Standard)

Lesson

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Usages of مثل

أنت مثل أخي.anta mithlu akhî

You are like my brother.

سيارتي مثل سيارتك.sayyârati mithlu sayyâratika

My car is like your car.

القشرة صفراء مثل الشمس.al-qishratu safrâ'u mithla ash-shamsi

The crust is yellow like the sun.

هل الكوميديا في هذا الفيلم واقعية مثل الحياة؟hali l-kûmîdyâ fî hâdhâ l-fîlmi wâqi'iyyatun mithla l-hayâh?

Is the comedy in this film realistic like life?

لماذا الحبكة معقدة مثل المتاهة؟limâdhâ al-habkatu mu'aqqadatun mithla al-matâhati?

Why is the plot complex like a maze?

الاجتماع الإلكتروني مثل الحضور الشخصي تماما.al-ijtimâ'u al-ilektrôniyyu mithlu al-hudûri ash-shakhsiyyi tamâman.

The electronic meeting is exactly like in-person attendance.

علينا أن نستخدم موارد متجددة مثل الشمس والرياح.'alaynâ an nastakhdima mawârida mutajaddidatan mithla ash-shamsi war-riyâhi

We must use renewable resources like the sun and the wind.

نزل الناقل بالطرد السليم مثل البرق.nazala n-nâqilu bi-t-tardi s-salîmi mithla l-barqi

The carrier brought the intact parcel down like lightning.

يا لمرونة هذه الفتاة! لم أر قفزة مثلها أبدا.yâ lamurûnati hâdhihi l-fatâti! lam ara qafzatan mithlahâ abadan.

Oh, the flexibility of this girl! I have never seen a jump like it.

ليت الزرافة سريعة مثل الغزال.layta azzarâfata sarî'atun mithla al-ghazâl

I wish the giraffe was as fast as the gazelle.

لا طار البطريق مثل النسر ولا ركض مثل الغزال.lâ târa al-bitrîqu mithla an-nasri wa lâ rakada mithla al-ghazâli.

The penguin neither flew like the eagle nor ran like the gazelle.

الصحة النفسية مهمة مثل الصحة الجسدية.as-sihhatu an-nafsiyyatu muhimmatun mithla as-sihhati al-jasadiyyati

Psychological health is as important as physical health.

أخذ نصيبه من التركة مثل أشقائه.akhadha nasîbahu mina ttarikati mithla ashiqqâ'ihi

He took his share of the estate like his brothers.

ورثت الشركة مثل آبائها.warithati sh-sharikata mithla âbâ'ihâ

She inherited the company like her fathers.

نجمع البلاستيك في كيس منفصل مثل الكرتون.najma'u al-balâstîka fî kîsin munfasilin mithla al-kartûni.

We collect the plastic in a separate bag like the cardboard.

لم تكن المرأة قد شاهدت رؤيا مثل هذه، فحدقت في السماء.lam takuni-lmar'atu qad shâhadat ru'yâ mithla hâdhihi, fahaddaqat fî-ssamâ'i

The woman had not witnessed a vision like this, so she stared at the sky.

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