عملنا حجز مسبق.

We made an advance booking.

Breakdown of عملنا حجز مسبق.

• عمل: to make
• حجز مسبق: the advance booking

Questions & Answers about عملنا حجز مسبق.

What does عملنا mean here?

عملنا comes from عمل = to do / to make.

Here, عملنا means we did or we made, but in natural English the whole phrase is better understood as we made a reservation or we booked.

In Levantine, عمل is very commonly used in expressions where English uses make, so عملنا حجز is a very normal way to say we made a booking/reservation.

What does the ending -نا mean in عملنا?

The ending -نا means we.

So:

• عمل = he did / made
• عملنا = we did / made

Arabic verbs often include the subject inside the verb itself, so you do not need a separate word for we unless you want extra emphasis.

What does حجز mean?

حجز means reservation, booking, or the act of reserving.

Depending on context, it can refer to booking:

• a hotel room
• a flight
• a restaurant table
• tickets
• an appointment

So عملنا حجز is literally we made a reservation.