يكون

to be

Usages of يكون

• انا كنت جاهز بدري، بس الشارع كان زحمة.: I was ready early, but the street was crowded.
• هي كانت جاهزة للمشوار من بدري.: She was ready for the errand early.
• كان عندي مشوار بعد الشغل.: I had an errand after work.
• امبارح الجو كان حر.: The weather was hot yesterday.
• هي كانت في اجازة امبارح، وكانت في البيت.: She had a day off yesterday, and she was at home.
• المحطة كانت زحمة الصبح، بس دلوقتي هادية.: The station was crowded in the morning, but now it is quiet.
• امتحان امبارح كان صعب، والدرس كان صعب.: Yesterday's exam was difficult, and the lesson was difficult.
• صحيت بدري النهارده عشان كان عندي مشوار.: I woke up early today because I had an errand.
• سيبت الجاكت في البيت عشان الجو كان حر.: I left the jacket at home because the weather was hot.
• سواق التاكسي كان هادي، وانا وصلت بدري.: The taxi driver was calm, and I arrived early.
• كان فيه طابور قدام الكاشير، وكان لازم استنى.: There was a line in front of the cashier, and I had to wait.
• صاحبتي كمان كانت في الطابور ودفعت بالكارت.: My female friend was also in the line and paid by card.
• انا ماكانش معايا فكة، فدفعت بالكارت.: I didn't have small change, so I paid by card.
• جربت ساندوتش السمك، وكان احسن من ساندوتش اللحمة.: I tried the fish sandwich, and it was better than the meat sandwich.
• امبارح بالليل كنت بطلب سمك، وهي كانت بتطلب سلطة.: Last night I was ordering fish, and she was ordering salad.
• واحنا في المطعم، بابا كان بيطلب لحمة وماما كانت بتشرب شاي.: While we were at the restaurant, dad was ordering meat and mom was drinking tea.
• قبل ما انام، كنت بدور على التذكرة في الشنطة.: Before I slept, I was looking for the ticket in the bag.
• بعد الغدا طلبنا كبايتين شاي، وكان فاضل شوية سلطة على الترابيزة.: After lunch, we ordered two cups of tea, and there was a little salad left on the table.
• انا كنت بقرا الرسالة وهي كانت بتكتب على الكمبيوتر.: I was reading the message while she was writing on the computer.
• النور في المطبخ كان مطفي، وفتحت المروحة كمان.: The light in the kitchen was off, and I turned on the fan too.
• بالليل الجو كان حر، فشغلت التكييف، ولما صحيت لقيته مطفي.: At night the weather was hot, so I turned on the AC, and when I woke up I found it turned off.
• سناني كانت بتوجعني الصبح، بس دلوقتي انا كويس.: My teeth were hurting me in the morning, but now I am okay.
• زباين جم بدري، عشان كده المحل كان زحمة.: Customers came early, so the shop was crowded.
• هي فتحت التكييف عشان الجو كان حر.: She turned on the AC because the weather was hot.
• لما طلعت من المحطة، كان فيه مطر وهوا.: When I came out of the station, it was raining and windy.
• صاحبتي نسيت المظلة في البيت، فرجعت عشان كان فيه مطر.: My female friend forgot the umbrella at home, so she went back because it was raining.
• هي ما قدرتش تطلع السلم عشان كانت تعبانة.: She could not go up the stairs because she was tired.

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