عم

am ...ing

Usages of عم

• انا عم بشرب شاي.: I am drinking tea.
• هي عم بتشرب حليب.: She is drinking milk.
• هي عم بتاكل تفاحة.: She is eating an apple.
• ليش عم بتشرب حليب؟: Why are you drinking milk?
• ليش عم تروحي عالسوق؟: Why are you going to the market?
• انا عم باكل تفاحة.: I am eating an apple.
• بكرا عندها امتحان، وهي عم تدرس هلا.: She has an exam tomorrow, and she is studying now.
• مبارح كنت عم بشوف الايميل لما وصلت رسالة من الشغل.: Yesterday I was looking at the email when a message from work arrived.
• هي كانت عم تدرس عربي لما اتصلت فيها صديقتها.: She was studying Arabic when her friend called her.
• انا كنت عم استنى تاكسي قدام البيت لما وصل الباص.: I was waiting for a taxi in front of the house when the bus arrived.
• امي كانت عم تشوف عنوان المحل بالايميل لما فتحت الباب.: My mother was looking at the shop address in the email when she opened the door.
• انا عم فكر اروح عالصيدلية مشان اشتري دوا لامي.: I am thinking of going to the pharmacy to buy medicine for my mother.
• هي كمان عم تفكر تروح عالدكتور قبل الشغل.: She is also thinking of going to the doctor before work.
• هي قالتلي انها عم تفكر تشتري نظارات جديدة، بس لسه ما جربتها.: She told me that she is thinking of buying new glasses, but she has not tried them on yet.
• امي كانت عم تكنس بالمكنسة لما اتصلت فيها صديقتها.: My mother was sweeping with the broom when her friend called her.
• انا كمان عم فكر اروح عالسوق بعد الشغل.: I am also thinking of going to the market after work.
• صديقتي كانت بالمكتبة عم تدور على كتاب عربي جديد.: My female friend was at the bookstore looking for a new Arabic book.
• صارلي ساعة عم دور على صفحة فيها عنوان الفندق.: I have been looking for a page with the hotel address for an hour.
• صارلها يومين عم تستنى خبر عن الحجز.: She has been waiting for news about the reservation for two days.
• نحنا عم نخطط لسفرة عالبحر بنهاية العطلة.: We are planning a trip to the sea at the end of the vacation.
• صارلنا اسبوع عم نخطط لهالسفرة، وكل يوم منغير شي بالحجز.: We have been planning this trip for a week, and every day we change something in the reservation.
• صارله شوي عم يفتش على التذكرة بين صفحات الدفتر.: He has been searching for the ticket among the notebook pages for a little while.
• جارتي سألتني اذا خلصنا الحجز، وقلتلا اي ولسه عم نستنى خبر.: My neighbor asked me if we finished the reservation, and I told her yes, and we are still waiting for news.
• نحنا لسه عم نستنى الباص بالمحطة.: We are still waiting for the bus at the station.
• هي كانت قدام المراية وعم تغسل وجهها.: She was in front of the mirror washing her face.
• اختي كانت عم تغسل شعرها لما وصلت رسالة عالتلفون.: My sister was washing her hair when a message arrived on the phone.

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