| wherever | وين ماwein ma |
| thing | غرضgharad |
| inside | جواjuwwa |
| Wherever I go, I take my things with me and put them inside the bag. | وين ما اروح، باخد اغراضي معي وبحطها جوا الشنطة.wayn ma arouh, bakhod aghradi ma'i w bahotha juwwa ash-shanta. |
| outside | براbarra |
| If the weather is nice, we sit outside for a bit, and then we go inside. | اذا الجو منيح، منقعد برا شوي، وبعدها منفوت جوا. |
| I like to sit outside in the morning, but inside is better at night. | انا بحب اقعد برا الصبح، بس جوا احسن بالليل. |
| allowed | مسموحmasmouh |
| to come in | دخلdakhal |
| As soon as I came in, I heard the radio. | اول ما دخلت جوا، سمعت صوت الراديو. |
| Here you are allowed to come in before the meeting, but you are not allowed to enter the hall with coffee. | هون مسموح تدخلي قبل الاجتماع، بس ممنوع تفوتي عالقاعة ومعك قهوة.hoon masmouh tidkhuli qabl el-ijtimâ, bass mamnou' tfouti 'alqâ'a w ma'ak qahwe |
| to speak | حكىhaka |
| When I am bored, I talk with my friend on the phone. | لما بكون زهقان، بحكي مع صديقي عالتلفون.lamma bkuun zahqaan, baHki ma' sadiiqi 'altelefon. |
| I spoke with the manager about the project after the meeting. | حكيت مع المديرة عن المشروع بعد الاجتماع.hakeit ma' il-mudîra 'an il-mashrû' ba'd il-ijtimâ' |
| voice | صوتsawt |
| Your voice is low, and that is why I did not understand the question. | صوتك واطي، ومشان هيك ما فهمت السؤال.sawtak wâṭi, w-mishân hayk mâ fhimt is-su'âl. |
| At the library we are allowed to speak in a low voice, but we are not allowed to play music. | بالمكتبة مسموح نحكي بصوت واطي، بس مو مسموح نشغل موسيقى.bil-maktabe masmouh nihki bsawt wâti, bass mu masmouh nshaghghel musiqa. |
| whatever | شو ماshu ma |
| Whatever you want from the shop, tell me now. | شو ما بدك من المحل، خبريني هلا.shu ma baddik mnel-mahall, khabbrini halla. |
| to choose | اختارikhtâra |
| okay | موافقmuwâfi' |
| Whatever you choose between coffee and tea, I’m okay with it. | شو ما بتختار بين القهوة والشاي، انا موافق.shu ma btikhtâr bayn el'ahwe w ish-shây, ana mwâfi' |
| to prefer | فضلfaddal |
| ten | عشرashar |
| I will arrive home in ten minutes. | بعد عشر دقايق رح اوصل عالبيت.ba3d 3ashar daqayi' rah awsal 3al beit. |
| Are you okay with us starting now, or do you prefer that we wait ten minutes? | حضرتك موافق نبلش هلا، ولا بتفضل نستنى عشر دقايق؟ḥaḍretak mwâfiq niballesh halla, willa btfaddal nastanna ashar daqâyiq? |
| shortest | اقصر |
| The shortest road to the airport takes about an hour if there is no traffic. | اقصر طريق للمطار بياخد تقريبا ساعة اذا ما في زحمة. |
| route | طريقtarî' |
| right away | عالطولattool |
| I choose the shortest route right away when I am in a hurry. | انا باختار اقصر طريق عالطول لما بكون مستعجل.ana bakhtâr aqsar tarîq ʿaltûl lamma bkûn mestaʿjel. |
| without | من دونmin dûn |
| I went back home without buying bread from the bakery. | رجعت عالبيت من دون ما اشتري خبز من المخبز.raja3t 3al-beet min duun ma ashtari khubz min il-makhbaz. |
| She prefers coffee without sugar, and I prefer tea with a little sugar. | هي بتفضل القهوة من دون سكر، وانا بفضل الشاي مع شوية سكر. |
| to get ready | جهزjahhaz |
| Before we go to the party, get ready. | قبل ما نروح عالحفلة، جهز حالك.'abl ma nrouh al-hafle, jahhez halak |
| Wherever you put the house things, you have to get them ready before the visit. | وين ما حطيتي اغراض البيت، لازم تجهزيها قبل الزيارة.wein ma hattayti aghrâd il-beit, lâzim tjahhziha qabl iz-ziyâra. |
| trip | سفرsafar |
| Before the trip, I put the passport and the ticket in the black bag. | قبل السفر، حطيت الجواز والتذكرة بالشنطة السودا.'abl is-safar, hatteet il-jawâz w-it-tazkara b-ish-shanta is-sawda. |
| to organize | رتبrattab |
| I am tidying the room before our female guest comes. | انا عم برتب الغرفة قبل ما تجي ضيفتنا.ana 3am brattib il-ghurfeh 'abl ma tiji dayfitna |
| After the trip, I came back, organized my things, and put each item in its place. | بعد السفر، رجعت رتبت اغراضي وحطيت كل غرض بمكانه.ba3d as-safar, raja3t rattabt aghrâdi w-hattêt kell gharad bmakâno. |
| I prepared the food early, and whatever is missing we can buy later. | جهزت الاكل من بكير، وشو ما ناقص فينا نشتريه بعدين. |
| to borrow | استلفistalaf |
| I borrowed a pen from my male colleague at the office. | استلفت قلم من زميلي بالمكتب.istalaft qalam min zamîli bil-maktab. |
| I borrowed a book from my female colleague, and I promised her I would return it tomorrow. | استلفت كتاب من زميلتي، ووعدتها ارجعه بكرا.istalaft kitâb min zamîlti, wa wa'adtha arja'o bukra. |
| printer | طابعةtâbi'a |
| document | مستندmustanad |
| working | شغالshaghghâl |
| The computer is working now, but the printer is broken. | الكمبيوتر شغال هلا، بس الطابعة خربانة.al-kombyuter shaghghâl halla, bass at-tâbi'a kharbâne. |
| The printer in the office is broken, so I sent the document to my colleague because he has a working printer. | الطابعة بالمكتب خربانة، فبعتت المستند لزميلي لانه عنده طابعة شغالة.attâbi3a bilmaktab kharbâne, fa ba3attet ilmustanad lizamîli lânno 3indo tâbi3a shaghghâle. |
| folder | مجلدmujallad |
| I saved the picture and the document in the same folder on the computer, and then I turned on the printer. | حفظت الصورة والمستند بنفس المجلد عالكمبيوتر، وبعدها شغلت الطابعة.hafazet as-sûra wal-mostanad binafs al-mjalled aalkombyuter, w baadha shaghghalet at-tabia |
| If the document gets lost, look for it in the big folder before you ask the manager. | اذا ضاع المستند، دوري عليه بالمجلد الكبير قبل ما تسالي المديرة.iza dâ3 il-mustanad, dawwiri 3alayh bil-mjallad il-kbîr qabl ma tsali il-mudîra. |
| to fill out | عبىabbâ |
| form | استمارةistimâra |
| official | رسميrasmi |
| We have to fill out an official form before we receive the new card. | لازم نعبي استمارة رسمية قبل ما نستلم البطاقة الجديدة.lâzim n'abbi istimâra rasmiyye qabl mâ nistlim il-bitâqa ij-jdîde |
| If the official form is long, fill out the first page now and the other pages later. | اذا الاستمارة الرسمية طويلة، عبي اول صفحة هلا والصفحات التانية بعدين. |
| I put the letter in an envelope, and it still needs a stamp before I send it. | حطيت الرسالة بمغلف، ولسه ناقصها طابع قبل ما ابعتها.hattêt ar-risâla bimghallaf, walissa nâqisha tâbi' qabl mâ ab'atha. |
| stamp | طابعtâbe' |
| envelope | مغلفmghallaf |
| below | تحتtaht |
| I looked for the key, but I found it under the sofa. | فتشت على المفتاح، بس لقيته تحت الكنباية.fattashet ala elmeftâh, bass la'ito taht elkanabâye. |
| In the old office there used to be stamps and envelopes in the drawer below. | بالمكتب القديم كان في طوابع ومغلفات بالجارور اللي تحت.bil-maktab il-qadîm kân fî tawâbi w-mghallafât bil-jârûr illi taht. |
| everyone | الكلel-koll |
| At the party, everyone was happy. | بالحفلة كان الكل مبسوط.bil-hafle kân ilkell mabsûţ. |
| about | فيfi |
| What do you think about this project? | شو رايك في هالمشروع؟shu rayak fi halmashrou3? |
| This is an official decision, and that is why everyone has to know about it today. | هاد قرار رسمي، ومشان هيك لازم الكل يعرف فيه اليوم.hâd qarâr rasmi, w mishân heek lâzim ilkell yi'raf fih ilyom. |
| to wait | نطرnatar |
| I waited for an hour at the station, but the bus did not arrive. | نطرت ساعة بالمحطة، بس الباص ما وصل.netart sâ'a bilmahatta, bass elbâs mâ wisil. |
| until | لla |
| I will stay at the office until the evening. | رح ضل بالمكتب للمسا.raḥ ḍall bilmaktab lalmasa. |
| When the email reached me, I replied right away and did not wait until morning. | لما وصلني الايميل، رديت عالطول وما نطرت للصبح.lamma wasalni l-email, raddêt altûl wma natarit lassubeh |
| We were talking in a low voice, and suddenly the light went out in the whole building. | كنا عم نحكي على صوت واطي، وفجاة طفى الضو بكل البناية.kunna 3am nihki 3ala sawt wâti, w-faj'a tafa id-daw bkull il-binâye. |
| She was walking normally, and suddenly she remembered that she had forgotten the passport at home. | هي كانت ماشية عادي، وفجاة تذكرت انها ناسية الجواز بالبيت. |
| to agree | اتفق |
| We agreed to go to the sea on Saturday if the weather is nice. | اتفقنا نروح عالبحر السبت اذا الجو منيح. |
| each other | بعضba3d |
| We talk to each other every day. | نحنا منحكي مع بعض كل يوم.niḥna mniḥki maʿ ba'ḍ kell yōm. |
| to discuss | ناقشnâqash |
| We agreed to see each other after work and discuss the new plan together. | اتفقنا نشوف بعض بعد الدوام ونناقش الخطة الجديدة سوا.ittafa'nâ nshoof ba'ed ba'd id-dawâm wnnâ'esh il-khetta ij-jdîde sawa |
| in agreement | متفقmuttafi' |
| I agree with you on this idea. | انا متفق معك على هالفكرة. |
| If we are not in agreement about the time, we can change the appointment to tomorrow. | اذا مو متفقين على الوقت، فينا نغير الموعد لبكرا. |
| whole | كاملkâmil |
| I watched the whole movie at night. | حضرت الفيلم كامل بالليل.hadart il-film kâmel bil-layl. |
| solution | حلhall |
| We discussed the problem for a whole hour, and in the end we found a good solution. | ناقشنا المشكلة ساعة كاملة، وبالنهاية لقينا حل منيح.nâqashnâ il-mushkile sâa kâmle, w-bin-nihâye la'ênâ hall mnîh. |
| quick | سريعsarî3 |
| I have a quick question before the meeting. | عندي سؤال سريع قبل الاجتماع.indi su'âl sarî abl el-ijtimâ |
| There is no quick solution to this problem, but there is a good solution if we work on it together. | ما في حل سريع لهالمشكلة، بس في حل منيح اذا اشتغلنا عليه سوا. |
| The manager discussed my opinion in the report, and told me to explain the idea more. | المديرة ناقشت رايي بالتقرير، وقالتلي اشرح الفكرة اكتر. |
| neighborhood | حيhayy |
| Wherever you go in this neighborhood, you find a nearby grocery store or bakery. | وين ما بتروحي بهالحي، بتلاقي بقالة او مخبز قريب.wayn ma btrouhi bihal-hayy, btlaqi baqqale aw makhbaz qarib. |
| My sister now lives in a new neighborhood, but her work is still close and she did not change the route. | اختي صارت ساكنة بحي جديد، بس شغلها بعده قريب وما غيرت الطريق.ikhti sârat sâkne b-hayy jdîd, bass shughlha ba'do qrîb w-ma ghayyarat at-tarîq. |
| letter | رسالةrisâle |
| Put the letter in an envelope before you go to the post office. | حط الرسالة بمغلف قبل ما تروح عالبريد.hutt ir-risale bimghallaf qabl mâ truh albarid |
| post | بريدbariid |
| After I bought a stamp from the post office, I sent the letter. | بعد ما اشتريت طابع من مكتب البريد، بعتت الرسالة.ba3d ma shtarayt tâbe3 min maktab il-barid, ba3atet ir-risâle. |
| If you want to send the letter today, you need to buy a stamp from the post office. | اذا بدك تبعت الرسالة اليوم، لازم تشتري طابع من مكتب البريد.iza baddak tib'at ir-risaale ilyoum, laazim tishtiri taabe' min maktab il-bariid. |