Lesson 11

QuestionAnswer
metro
متروmetro
to become
يبقىyibqa
I go to work by metro in the morning because the street gets crowded.
انا بروح الشغل بالمترو الصبح عشان الشارع بيبقى زحمة.ana barouh ish-shughl bil-metro is-subh ashan ish-sharia biyib'a zahma
to get off
ينزلyenzil
at
عندand
building
عمارة'imâra
I got off the metro at the station next to the new building.
نزلت من المترو عند المحطة اللي جنب العمارة الجديدة.nazalt min il-metro 3and il-mahatta illi ganb il-3emâra ig-gedida.
My sister also takes the metro, but she got off one station before me yesterday.
اختي كمان بتركب المترو، بس هي نزلت محطة قبلي امبارح.ukhti kamân bitirkab elmetro, bas heya nezelet mahatta 'abli imbarih.
to come out
يطلعyitla'
rain
مطرmatar
wind
هواhawa
When I came out of the station, it was raining and windy.
لما طلعت من المحطة، كان فيه مطر وهوا.lamma tala't min el-mahatta, kân fîh matar we hawa.
umbrella
مظلةmizalla
I have the umbrella with me now because it is raining.
المظلة معايا دلوقتي عشان فيه مطر.el-mizalla maâya delwa'ti ashân fih matar.
My female friend forgot the umbrella at home, so she went back because it was raining.
صاحبتي نسيت المظلة في البيت، فرجعت عشان كان فيه مطر.sahbeti nesyit el-mizalla fi el-beit, fa-rigi'it ashan kan fih matar.
balcony
بلكونةbalakôna
The building we live in is big, and it has a big balcony overlooking the street.
العمارة اللي ساكنين فيها كبيرة، وفيها بلكونة كبيرة على الشارع.il-amâra illi sâknîn fîha kibîra, wafîha balkôna kibîra ala ish-shâri.
plants
زرعzar'
flowers
وردward
to look at
يشوفyishoof
Look at the paper on the chair.
شوف الورقة اللي على الكرسي.shoof el-wara'a elli 'ala el-korsi.
There are plants and flowers on the balcony, and mom looks at them every morning.
في البلكونة فيه زرع وورد، وماما بتشوفهم كل يوم الصبح.fi il-balakôna fih zar wi ward, wi mama betshofhom kol yom is-sobh.
neighbor
جارgâr
our
ناna
dog
كلبkalb
voice
صوتsawt
its
هhu
This phone has a problem with its screen.
التليفون ده شاشته فيها مشكلة.it-tilifôn da shashto fiha mushkila.
loud
عالي3âli
Our neighbors in the building are quiet, but they have a dog with a loud voice at night.
جيراننا في العمارة هاديين، بس عندهم كلب صوته عالي بالليل.
cat
قطة'otta
to be scared of
يخاف منyekhâf min
My sister is scared of the dog that our neighbors have.
اختي بتخاف من الكلب اللي عند جيراننا.ukhti bitkhâf min el-kalb elli 'and gerânna.
to climb
يطلعyitla'
onto
فوقfo'
The cat climbs onto the bed when the dog comes.
القطة بتطلع فوق السرير لما الكلب بييجي.el-qitta bititla' fo' es-serir lamma el-kalb biyigi.
The cat under the house gets scared of the dog and climbs onto the car as soon as it sees it.
القطة اللي تحت البيت بتخاف من الكلب وبتطلع فوق العربية اول ما تشوفه.el-'otta elli taht el-beit bitkhâf min el-kalb w-bititla' foo' el-arabeyya awwil ma tishoofu.
smell
ريحةrîha
There is a nice smell of flowers coming from the balcony when the wind comes in.
فيه ريحة ورد حلوة طالعة من البلكونة لما الهوا بييجي.fih reeha ward helwa tal'a min el-balkona lamma el-hawa beyeegi.
sound
صوتsawt
The sound of the metro is loud at the station in the morning.
صوت المترو عالي في المحطة الصبح.sawt el-metro âli fi el-mahatta el-sobh.
air
هواhawa
As soon as I opened the window, the air came into the room.
اول ما فتحت الشباك، دخل الهوا في الاوضة.awwal ma fataht esh-shobbâk, dakhal el-hawa fil-oda.
But at night, a loud sound comes from the street, and there is a smell of rain in the air.
بس بالليل بييجي صوت عالي من الشارع، وفيه ريحة مطر في الهوا.bas billêl biyîgi sôt 3âli min esh-shâri3, wi fîh rîhet matar fi el-hawa
Our neighbors have a small cat, and the cat likes the plants.
فيه قطة صغيرة عند جيراننا، والقطة بتحب الزرع.fih qutta sughayyara ind giranna, wal-qutta bit-hebb el-zar
but
لكنlâkin
I want to go to the market, but I don't have time.
انا عايز اروح السوق، لكن ماعنديش وقت.ana 3âyez arouh es-sou', lakin ma3andîsh wa't
I like flowers, but my sister likes plants more.
انا بحب الورد، لكن اختي بتحب الزرع اكتر.ana bahebb el-ward, lakin okhti bithebb ezzar aktar.
to meet
يقابلyi'âbil
female coworker
زميلةzamîla
Yesterday I met a new female coworker at work by the elevator.
امبارح قابلت زميلة جديدة في الشغل عند الاسانسير.embâreh 'abalt zamîla gedîda fi el-shoghl 'and el-asanseer.
That female coworker explained the problem to me, and I understood from her.
الزميلة دي شرحت لي المشكلة، وانا فهمت منها.
to understand
يفهمyifham
If I do not understand the lesson, I can ask the female coworker after the meeting.
لو ما فهمتش الدرس، ممكن اسال الزميلة بعد الاجتماع.
to explain
يشرحyashrah
The female coworker is explaining the problem to me again.
الزميلة بتشرح لي المشكلة تاني.iz-zamîla bitishrah lî il-mushkila tâni
The manager explained the problem in the meeting, but the customers did not understand the solution.
المدير شرح المشكلة في الاجتماع، بس الزباين ما فهموش الحل.el-mudîr sharaḥ el-mushkila fel-igtimâ3, bass ez-zabâyin ma fahmûsh el-ḥall
female colleague
زميلةzamîla
A female colleague from work told me that the meeting was delayed.
زميلة من الشغل قالت لي ان الاجتماع اتاخر.
I will meet my male friend after work, and she will meet her female colleague after the lesson.
انا هاقابل صاحبي بعد الشغل، وهي هتقابل زميلتها بعد الدرس.ana ha'âbil sâhbi ba'd el-shughl, we-heya hat'âbil zamîletha ba'd el-dars.
I have been waiting for the message on the phone for two hours.
بقالي ساعتين بستنى الرسالة على التليفون.ba'ali sâ'tein bastanna er-resâla 'ala et-telefôn
to have been for
بقالba'âl
cold
بردbard
My sister has a cold and she is not going to the university today.
اختي عندها برد ومش هتروح الجامعة النهارده.ukhti andaha bard we mesh hatrouh el-gama en-naharda
to go out
ينزلyinzil
I will not go out of the house because it is raining.
انا مش هنزل من البيت عشان فيه مطر.
She has had a cold for two days, so she is not going out of the house now.
بقالها يومين عندها برد، عشان كده مش بتنزل من البيت دلوقتي.ba'âlha yômên 'indaha bard, 'ashân kida mish bitinzil min elbêt dilwa'ti.
to go for a walk
يتمشىyitmashsha
either...or
يا...ياya...ya
Tomorrow I will either go to the bank or visit my sister at the hospital.
بكرة يا هروح البنك يا هزور اختي في المستشفى.bukra ya haruuh el-bank ya hazuur ukhti fil-mostashfa
For two days I have wanted to go for a walk after work, but the weather is either rainy or windy.
بقالي يومين عايز اتمشى بعد الشغل، بس الجو يا مطر يا هوا.ba'āli yumein ayiz itmashsha baad esh-shoghl, bass el-gaw ya matar ya hawa.
We have been on the metro for an hour, and we still have not reached the station.
بقالنا ساعة في المترو، ولسه ما وصلناش المحطة.ba'âlnâ sâ3a fil-metro, we lissa ma waslnâsh el-mahatta.
to remember
يفتكرyiftikir
Remember to put the phone on the charger before you sleep.
افتكر تحط التليفون على الشاحن قبل ما تنام.iftikir tihutt it-tilifôn ala ish-shâhin abl ma tinâm.
I remembered the key when I got to the building door.
انا افتكرت المفتاح لما وصلت عند باب العمارة.ana iftakart el-meftâh lamma wasalt and bâb el-imâra.
to fall
ينزلyinzil
The rain fell last night.
المطر نزل امبارح بالليل.il-matar nizil embâreh bil-leil.
to be able to
يقدرyi'dar
If it is still raining, I will not be able to walk in the street.
لو المطر لسه نازل، مش هقدر اتمشى في الشارع.law el-matar lissa nâzil, mish ha'dar atmashsha fi esh-sharia
Can I meet you tomorrow after I finish work? (polite)
اقدر اقابل حضرتك بكرة بعد ما اخلص الشغل؟
to go up
يطلعyatla3
When I went up the stairs, I became tired.
لما طلعت السلم، بقيت تعبان.lamma tala't is-sillim, ba'eet ta'bân.
She could not go up the stairs because she was tired.
هي ما قدرتش تطلع السلم عشان كانت تعبانة.heya ma 'adaretsh tetla' es-sellem 'ashan kanet ta'bana.
As soon as I understood the message, I replied and told her that I can help her.
اول ما فهمت الرسالة، رديت وقلت لها اني اقدر اساعدها.
again
من تانيmin tâni
I will read the message again.
انا هاقرا الرسالة من تاني.ana hâ'ra ar-resâla min tâni.
After the rain, the dog slept and the cat went up to the balcony again.
بعد المطر، الكلب نام والقطة طلعت البلكونة من تاني.ba'd el-matar, el-kalb nâm wel-'otta tal'it el-balkôna min tâni.
them
همhom
I met them at the building door yesterday.
انا قابلتهم عند باب العمارة امبارح.
If you meet the neighbors, can you tell them that the dog's sound is a little loud? (polite)
لو حضرتك قابلت الجيران، ممكن تقول لهم ان صوت الكلب عالي شوية؟
The female coworker remembered the appointment, but I remembered it in the morning.
الزميلة افتكرت الموعد، بس انا افتكرته الصبح.az-zamîla iftakarit al-maw'id, bass ana iftakartuh as-subh.