| cloud | غيم |
| umbrella | مظلة |
| There are clouds above the building today, so I took an umbrella with me before I left. | اليوم في غيم فوق البناية، فاخدت معي مظلة قبل ما اطلع.ilyōm fī ghēm fōq il-binâye, fakhadt ma3i mzalle qabl mâ itla3 |
| thunder | رعد |
| lightning | برق |
| all | كل |
| All the books are in the closet. | كل الكتب بالخزانة.kull ilkutub bilkhizâne. |
| to stop | وقف |
| When he saw the red light, he stopped. | لما شاف الاشارة الحمرا، وقف. |
| A little later the thunder and lightning started, and everyone stopped by the door. | بعد شوي بلش الرعد والبرق، وكل الناس وقفوا عند الباب.ba'd shway balash ir-ra'd wil-barq, w kill in-nâs wi'fu 'ind il-bâb |
| to wet | بلل |
| The rain got my new umbrella a little wet, but it did not wet my socks. | المطر بلل مظلتي الجديدة شوي، بس ما بلل جراباتي.al-matar ballal mizallati l-jadida shway, bass ma ballal jarabati. |
| speed | سرعة |
| When I saw the clouds and heard the thunder, I went back and closed the window quickly. | لما شفت الغيم وسمعت الرعد، رجعت سكرت الشباك بسرعة.lamma shift el-ghēm w-sme3t el-ra3d, rje3t sakkart esh-shebbâk bsor3a. |
| The little girl is afraid of lightning, so her mother sat next to her for a while. | البنت الصغيرة بتخاف من البرق، فامها قعدت جنبها شوي.il-bint is-sghire btkhâf min il-barq, fa-imha 'a'adit janbha shwayy. |
| to paint | صبغ |
| wall | حيط |
| paint | دهان |
| We want to paint the wall in the room, but we still have not bought paint. | بدنا نصبغ الحيط اللي بالغرفة، بس لسه ما اشترينا دهان.biddna nesbogh il-heet illi bil-ghorfe, bass lissa ma ishtarayna dhân. |
| to hang | علق |
| corner | زاوية |
| I hung a new picture on the wall in the corner of the room, and the room became nicer. | علقت صورة جديدة عالحيط بزاوية الغرفة، وصارت الغرفة منيحة اكتر.allaqet sûra jdîde alhayt bzâwye el-ghurfe, wsâret el-ghurfe mnîhe aktar. |
| to remove | شال |
| off | عن |
| I took the jacket off the chair and put it behind the door. | شلت الجاكيت عن الكرسي وحطيته ورا الباب.shilit il-jâket 3an il-kursi w hattêto wara l-bâb. |
| My father took the old picture off the wall before we painted a small corner with white paint. | ابي شال الصورة القديمة عن الحيط قبل ما نصبغ زاوية صغيرة بدهان ابيض. |
| to hide | خبى |
| My sister hid the key under the notebook, and then she forgot where she hid it. | اختي خبت المفتاح تحت الدفتر، وبعدين نسيت وين خبته.ikhti khabbat il-muftâh taht id-daftar, w-ba3dein nsiyet wein khabbato. |
| to pick up | شال |
| When I saw the glass on the floor, I picked it up and put it on the table. | لما شفت الكاسة عالارض، شلتها وحطيتها عالطاولة.lamma shift el-kase 3al-ard, shaltha w-hattaytha 3at-tawle |
| I picked up the notebook from the table and found the key under it. | انا شلت الدفتر من على الطاولة ولقيت المفتاح تحته.ana shilt ad-daftar min ala at-tawle w-la'ait al-miftâh tahto. |
| without | بلا ما |
| You can hang the jacket behind the door instead of leaving it on the chair. | حضرتك فيك تعلق الجاكيت ورا الباب بلا ما تتركه عالكرسي.hadritak fik ti3alliq iljakêt wara ilbâb bala ma titruku 3alkursi. |
| for | على |
| I bought medicine for my mother's headache. | اشتريت دوا على وجع راس امي.ishtarayt dawa 3ala waja3 raas immi. |
| Don't wait for me for lunch, because I will be a little late at work. | بلا ما تستنيني عالغدا، لاني رح اتاخر شوي بالشغل. |
| to get upset | انزعج |
| I got upset when I saw the mess in the room. | انا انزعجت لما شفت الفوضى بالغرفة.ana inza3ajt lamma shift el-fawda bil-ghurfe |
| Don't get upset if you arrive late; it's okay, there is traffic on the road today. | بلا ما تنزعجي اذا وصلتي متاخرة، عادي اليوم في زحمة بالطريق. |
| to get annoyed | انزعج |
| My mother got annoyed by the dust in the room, so she closed the window. | امي انزعجت من الغبار بالغرفة، فسكرت الشباك.ummi inzaajat min il-ghbâr bil-ghurfeh, fa sakkarat ish-shibbâk. |
| My female colleague got annoyed by the noise in the office, so she went and sat by herself for a while. | زميلتي انزعجت من الضجة بالمكتب، فطلعت قعدت لحالها شوي.zamîlti inzaʿajat min id-dajjeh bil-maktab, fa-ṭilʿit 'aʿadit la-ḥâlha shwayy |
| to promise | وعد |
| My friend promised me that he would reply to the email today, and he also promised to send the copy to the manager. | صديقي وعدني انه يرد عالايميل اليوم، ووعد كمان يبعت النسخة للمديرة.sadiiqi waadani inno yrudd aalimeil ilyom, w-waad kamân yibat in-noskha lal-mudira |
| I promised her that I would see her on Saturday, but I might call her before the visit. | انا وعدتها اني اشوفها السبت، بس يمكن اتصل فيها قبل الزيارة.ana wa3adit-ha inni ashufha is-sabt, bass yimken attasil fiha 'abl iz-ziyara. |
| to apologize | اعتذر |
| The employee apologized because she understood the address wrong, and the manager told her that it's okay. | الموظفة اعتذرت لانها فهمت العنوان غلط، والمديرة قالتلها انو عادي. |
| to forgive | سامح |
| time | مرة |
| The first time I went to the sea, the weather was nice. | اول مرة رحت عالبحر، كان الجو منيح.awwal marra rihit 3al-baher, kân ij-jaw mnih. |
| If you forgive me this time, I promise you I will not be late to our appointment again. | اذا سامحتيني هالمرة، بوعدك ما ارجع اتاخر عموعدنا. |
| She forgave her sister after she apologized to her and talked with her a little. | هي سامحت اختها بعد ما اعتذرتلها وحكت معها شوي.hiyy sâmahat ukhtha ba'd mâ i'tazaratlha wa hakat ma'ha shwayy. |
| opinion | رأي |
| to suggest | اقترح |
| The manager asked me for my opinion about the new idea, and I suggested something small. | المدير سألني عن رأيي بالفكرة الجديدة، وانا اقترحت شي صغير.il-mudir sa'alni 'an ra'yi bil-fikra il-jdide, w-ana iqtaraht shi sghir. |
| opinion | راي |
| Your opinion is important, but the decision is still not clear. | رايك مهم، بس القرار لسه مو واضح.rayak muhimm, bas il-qarâr lissa mu wâdih. |
| to agree | وافق |
| My sister's opinion is not like mine, but in the end we agreed on the same thing. | رأي اختي مو متل رأيي، بس بالنهاية وافقنا على نفس الشي.ra'y ikhti mu mitl ra'yi, bass bilnihâye wâfaqnâ ala nafs ish-shi |
| to refuse | رفض |
| The manager agreed quickly, but the new employee refused to start today. | المديرة وافقت بسرعة، بس الموظف الجديد رفض يبلش اليوم.al-mudira wâfaqat bisur'a, bass al-muwaẓẓaf al-jadid rafaḍ yballish al-yawm. |
| I suggested that we go to the nearby restaurant, but my female friend refused because it is expensive. | انا اقترحت نروح عالمطعم القريب، بس صديقتي رفضت لانه غالي.ana iqtaraht nrouh 3almat3am elqarib, bass sadiqti rafadat la'anno ghali |
| to care about | اهتم ب |
| She cares about my opinion, and that is why she asked me about the new idea. | هي بتهتم برايي، ومشان هيك سالتني عن الفكرة الجديدة.hiyye btihtamm birayi, w-mishan hayk saaltini anil-fikra ij-jdide. |
| When she spoke with me, I understood that she cared about the problem and wanted to help. | لما حكت معي، فهمت انها عم تهتم بالمشكلة وبدها تساعد.lamma hakat ma3i, fahimt innha 3am tihtamm bilmushkileh w bidha tsa3ed. |
| to take care of | اهتم ب |
| I will take care of my sister today because my mother is at work. | انا رح اهتم باختي اليوم لانه امي بالشغل. |
| probably | غالبا |
| I will probably get home late today because I have a meeting after work. | غالبا رح اوصل عالبيت متاخر اليوم لانه عندي اجتماع بعد الدوام. |
| later | بعدين |
| If you do not take care of the problem from now, it will probably come back later. | اذا ما اهتميت بالمشكلة من هلا، غالبا رح ترجع بعدين.iza ma ihtammêt bil-mushkile min halla, ghâliban rah tirja' ba'dên. |
| to ignore | تجاهل |
| If you ignore my question, I will get upset. | اذا تجاهلت سؤالي، رح انزعج.iza tajâhalta su'âli, rah anzaej. |
| I do not like it when someone ignores my question; if they are busy, they can reply later. | ما بحب لما حدا يتجاهل سؤالي، اذا كان مشغول بيقدر يرد بعدين.ma bahebb lamma hada yitjâhal su'âli, iza kân mashghul byiqdar yrudd ba'dein. |
| My sister and her friend hid the gift in the closet, and then they asked me not to open it before dinner. | اختي وصديقتها خبوا الهدية بالخزانة، وبعدين طلبوا مني ما افتحها قبل العشا.ikhti w sadiqitha khabbo l-hadiyye bil-khazane, w ba'den talabo minni ma aftahha qabl l-asha. |
| ground | ارض |
| After the rain, the ground is still wet. | بعد المطر، الارض لسه مبلولة.ba'd il-matar, il-ard lissa mablule. |
| After the rain wet the ground, my mother quickly took the clothes from the balcony. | بعد ما بلل المطر الارض، شالت امي الملابس من البلكون بسرعة. |
| again | مرة تانية |
| If you do not understand the idea, the manager explains it again. | اذا ما فهمت الفكرة، المدير بيشرحها مرة تانية.iza ma fhemt il-fikra, il-mudîr byishrahha marra tanye. |
| I heard the thunder again, so I told my sister: don't go out now, wait a little because it is raining a lot. | سمعت الرعد مرة تانية، فقلت لاختي: بلا ما تطلعي هلا، استني شوي لانه في مطر كتير. |
| about | ب |
| I have been thinking about the exam since the morning. | انا عم فكر بالامتحان من الصبح.ana 'am fakker bil-imtihan min is-subh. |
| What do you think of this idea? | شو رايك بهالفكرة؟shu raayak b-hal-fikra? |