Usages of ال
وين الكتاب؟
Where is the book?
الكتاب هون.
The book is here.
وين الباب؟
Where is the door?
الباب هون.
The door is here.
الباب صغير.
The door is small.
عندي صديقة بالجامعة.
I have a friend at the university.
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.
بدك تروح عالسوق اليوم؟
Do you want to go to the market today?
انا بروح عالمطعم مع صديقي.
I am going to the restaurant with my friend.
صديقتي بالمطعم هلا.
My friend is at the restaurant now.
السوق قدام البيت.
The market is in front of the house.
الطاولة ورا الباب.
The table is behind the door.
المطبخ جنب الغرفة.
The kitchen is next to the room.
في طاولة بالمطبخ.
There is a table in the kitchen.
في كرسي جنب الطاولة.
There is a chair next to the table.
الشباك ورا الكرسي.
The window is behind the chair.
في شارع قدام البيت.
There is a street in front of the house.
ليش عم تروحي عالسوق؟
Why are you going to the market?
انا بروح عالشغل من هاد الشارع.
I go to work from this street.
عندك شباك بالغرفة؟
Do you have a window in the room?
انا ما بشوف الشباك من هون.
I do not see the window from here.
حضرتك بالشغل اليوم؟
Are you at work today?
في خبز بالمطبخ.
There is bread in the kitchen.
بكرا الصبح رح اروح عالشغل.
Tomorrow morning I will go to work.
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.
مبارح كمان رحت عالشغل الصبح.
Yesterday I also went to work in the morning.
بعد السوق اجيت عالبيت مع امي.
After the market, I came home with my mother.
بعد الشغل اجيت عالبيت بالمسا.
After work, I came home in the evening.
ابي رجع عالبيت بالمسا.
My father returned home in the evening.
انا كمان رجعت عالبيت بالمسا.
I also returned home in the evening.
امي فتحت الباب، وابي سكر الشباك.
My mother opened the door, and my father closed the window.
بعد شوي انا سكرت الباب وفتحت الشباك.
A little later, I closed the door and opened the window.
بعد دقيقة وصلت رسالة عالتلفون.
After a minute, a message arrived on the phone.
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.
خلص الشغل، ورح روح عالبيت.
Work is finished, and I will go home.
خلصت القهوة، وهلأ بدي مي.
I finished the coffee, and now I want water.
قبل ساعة كان في حدا قدام البيت.
An hour ago, there was someone in front of the house.
هلا ما في حدا قدام البيت، بس قبل كان في سيارة.
Now there is no one in front of the house, but before there was a car.
البنت وصلت عالمدرسة الصبح.
The girl arrived at school in the morning.
هاي البنت اخت صديقتي.
This girl is my friend's sister.
الولد وصل عالجامعة بعد ساعة.
The boy arrived at the university after an hour.
انا طلعت من البيت الصبح ورجعت بالمسا.
I went out of the house in the morning and came back in the evening.
هي طلعت مع امي ورجعت عالبيت.
She went out with my mother and returned home.
الكتاب على الطاولة.
The book is on the table.
انا بالبيت هلأ.
I am at home now.
قبل ساعة كان في ولد قدام البيت.
An hour ago, there was a boy in front of the house.
قبل ما تروح عالسوق، استنى هون دقيقة.
Before you go to the market, wait here a minute.
امي بالبيت هلا.
My mother is at home now.
قبل ما اطلع من البيت، اكلت فطور.
Before I left the house, I ate breakfast.
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.
اليوم عندي درس، ولازم ادرس بالبيت بالليل.
Today I have a lesson, and I have to study at home at night.
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.
الجامعة بعيدة شوي، بس محطة الباص قريبة من الشغل.
The university is a little far, but the bus stop is close to work.
انا هلا بالمحطة، والباص متاخر.
I am at the station now, and the bus is late.
لما في مطر، الباص بيوصل متاخر.
When it rains, the bus arrives late.
لما في شمس، منشرب قهوة بالحديقة قدام البيت.
When it is sunny, we drink coffee in the garden in front of the house.
الحديقة قريبة، بس السوق بعيد.
The garden is close, but the market is far.
بيت صديقتي بعيد عن الجامعة، فهي بتروح بالباص.
My female friend's house is far from the university, so she goes by bus.
اذا معك وقت بعد الغدا، روح معي عالحديقة.
If you have time after lunch, go with me to the garden.
انا هلا ما عندي وقت، لانه لازم ادرس للامتحان.
I do not have time now, because I have to study for the exam.
لما يخلص الدرس، رح اشوفك.
When the lesson ends, I will see you.
لسه ما خلص الدرس، ولسه ما وصلت صديقتي.
The lesson has not finished yet, and my female friend has not arrived yet.
بعد الفطور رح اروح عالشغل، وبعد الغدا رح اروح عالبيت.
After breakfast I will go to work, and after lunch I will go home.
لما في برد وما في شمس، ما بروح عالسوق.
When it is cold and there is no sun, I do not go to the market.
يوم الامتحان لازم تروح بكير وما توصل متاخر.
On the day of the exam, you have to go early and not arrive late.
حضرتك لازم توصل بكير عالامتحان.
You need to arrive early to the exam.
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.
اذا الباص متاخر، استنى شوي بالمحطة.
If the bus is late, wait a little at the station.
الباص متاخر كتير اليوم.
The bus is very late today.
بكرا لازم ادرس للامتحان.
Tomorrow I have to study for the exam.
اذا انتي فاضية بعد الغدا، منروح نشرب شاي.
If you are free after lunch, we will go drink tea.
اذا في مطر، لا تروح عالحديقة.
If it is raining, don't go to the garden.
قبل يوم الامتحان لازم ادرس بالبيت.
Before exam day, I have to study at home.
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