Usages of ي
اسمي علي.
My name is Ali.
مرحبا، اسمي علي.
Hello, my name is Ali.
اخي بالجامعة اليوم.
My brother is at the university today.
اختي بالمدرسة.
My sister is at school.
انا بالشغل هلا وبشوف صديقي هون.
I am at work now, and I see my friend here.
انا بروح عالمطعم مع صديقي.
I am going to the restaurant with my friend.
صديقتي بالمطعم هلا.
My friend is at the restaurant now.
بكرا المسا رح اشوف صديقتي بالمطعم.
Tomorrow evening I will see my female friend at the restaurant.
مبارح رحت عالسوق مع امي.
Yesterday I went to the market with my mother.
بعد السوق اجيت عالبيت مع امي.
After the market, I came home with my mother.
ابي رجع عالبيت بالمسا.
My father returned home in the evening.
امي فتحت الباب، وابي سكر الشباك.
My mother opened the door, and my father closed the window.
صديقتي كمان اشترت تلفون جديد مبارح.
My female friend also bought a new phone yesterday.
امي اتصلت فيني بعد ساعة.
My mother called me after an hour.
لسه ابي بالشغل.
My father is still at work.
امي لسه بالسوق، بس انا بالبيت.
My mother is still at the market, but I am at home.
هاي البنت اخت صديقتي.
This girl is my friend's sister.
هي طلعت مع امي ورجعت عالبيت.
She went out with my mother and returned home.
بعد ما وصلت رسالة، امي اتصلت فيني.
After a message arrived, my mother called me.
امي بالبيت هلا.
My mother is at home now.
اختي كمان صحيت بكير، بس هي مش تعبانة.
My sister also woke up early, but she is not tired.
ابي ما اكل فطور اليوم لانه ما كان عنده وقت.
My father did not eat breakfast today because he did not have time.
بعد الشغل بدي اكل غدا مع صديقي.
After work I want to eat lunch with my friend.
صديقتي اكلت غدا بالجامعة قبل الدرس.
My female friend ate lunch at the university before class.
امي راحت عالشغل بالباص لانه محطة الباص قريبة من البيت.
My mother went to work by bus because the bus stop is close to the house.
اختي عندها جاكيت لانه برد كتير اليوم.
My sister has a jacket because it is very cold today.
بيت صديقتي بعيد عن الجامعة، فهي بتروح بالباص.
My female friend's house is far from the university, so she goes by bus.
لسه ما خلص الدرس، ولسه ما وصلت صديقتي.
The lesson has not finished yet, and my female friend has not arrived yet.
لما توصل صديقتي، منروح نشرب قهوة.
When my female friend arrives, we will go drink coffee.
محطة الباص بعيدة عن بيت ابي، بس قريبة من بيتي.
The bus stop is far from my father's house, but close to my house.
اخي عنده درس بالجامعة اليوم.
My brother has a lesson at the university today.
اخي لسه بالجامعة لانه عنده درس.
My brother is still at the university because he has a lesson.
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