عم

Usages of عم

انا عم بشرب شاي.ana 'am bishrab shây
I am drinking tea.
هي عم بتشرب حليب.hiya 3am btishrab 7alib
She is drinking milk.
هي عم بتاكل تفاحة.hiye 'am btâkul tuffâha.
She is eating an apple.
ليش عم بتشرب حليب؟laysh 'am btishrab halib?
Why are you drinking milk?
ليش عم تروحي عالسوق؟laish 'am trouhi 'assouq?
Why are you going to the market?
انا عم باكل تفاحة.ana 'am bâkol tuffâha.
I am eating an apple.
بكرا عندها امتحان، وهي عم تدرس هلا.bukra indha imtihan, w-hiyye am tidrus hallâ.
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.hiyye kânet 3am tedros 3arabi lamma ittasalat fiha sadiqitha.
She was studying Arabic when her friend called her.
انا كنت عم استنى تاكسي قدام البيت لما وصل الباص.ana kint 'am astanna taksi 'uddâm albayt lamma wasal albâS
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.immi kânet 3am tshuf 3inwân el-mahal bil-email lamma fata7it el-bâb
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.ana am fakker arouh assaydaliyye mishan eshtri dawa lâmmi.
I am thinking of going to the pharmacy to buy medicine for my mother.
هي كمان عم تفكر تروح عالدكتور قبل الشغل.hiye kamân am tfakker trouh aldoktor abl eshshughel
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.immi kânet am tiknos bil-miknase lamma ittasalet fiha sadiqitha.
My mother was sweeping with the broom when her friend called her.
انا كمان عم فكر اروح عالسوق بعد الشغل.ana kamān 'am fakkir arūḥ 'as-sūq ba'd ash-shughl.
I am also thinking of going to the market after work.
صديقتي كانت بالمكتبة عم تدور على كتاب عربي جديد.sadiqti kânet bil-maktabe 'am tdawwer 'ala ktâb 'arabi jdid
My female friend was at the bookstore looking for a new Arabic book.
صارلي ساعة عم دور على صفحة فيها عنوان الفندق.sârli sâ3a 3am dawwer 3ala safha fiha 3inwân il-funduq
I have been looking for a page with the hotel address for an hour.
صارلها يومين عم تستنى خبر عن الحجز.ṣârlaha yômên 'am tistanna khabar 'an il-ḥajz.
She has been waiting for news about the reservation for two days.
نحنا عم نخطط لسفرة عالبحر بنهاية العطلة.niHna 3amm nkhaTTiT la-safra 3al-baHr bnihâye l-3otle.
We are planning a trip to the sea at the end of the vacation.
صارلنا اسبوع عم نخطط لهالسفرة، وكل يوم منغير شي بالحجز.sarlna usbou3 3am nkhattet lahalsafra, w kell yoom mnghayyer shi bl-hajez.
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.sârlo shwayy am yfattish ala it-tazkira bayn safahât id-daftir.
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.nihna lissa 'am nistanna il-bâs bil-mahatta.
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.ikhti kânet 'am tighsil sha'rha lamma wislit risâle 'attelefôn.
My sister was washing her hair when a message arrived on the phone.
امي عم تحط البندورة والبصل عالطاولة.immi am tHutt il-banadoura w-il-basal attâwle.
My mother is putting the tomatoes and onions on the table.
ما عم يشتغل الريموت، لانه البطارية مو منيحة.
The remote is not working, because the battery is not good.
هي لا عم تضحك ولا عم تبكي، بس عم تسمع موسيقى.hiyye la 'am tidhak wala 'am tibki, bass 'am tisma' musiqâ.
She is neither laughing nor crying, she is just listening to music.
هي عم تقرا قصة بالمكتبة.hiyye 'am ti'ra 'issa bil-maktabe.
She is reading a story at the library.
الموقع يلي عم استعمله على التلفون احسن من التطبيق على الكمبيوتر.
The website I am using on the phone is better than the app on the computer.
اختي كانت ماشية عالرصيف وعم تطلع عالخريطة، فمرت من المفرق وما انتبهت.ikhti kaanet maashye 'ar-raseef w'am titalla3 'al-khariiTa, famarrat mn el-mafraq wama ntabahet
My sister was walking on the sidewalk and looking at the map, so she passed the intersection without noticing.
اخي عنده مدرب منيح بالنادي، وهو ومدربه عم يركضوا كل يوم.akhi ando mdarrib mnih bil-nâdi, w-huwwe w-mdarrbo am yirkudo kill yom
My brother has a good trainer at the club, and he and his trainer are running every day.
صديقتي عم تقرا رواية لكاتب جديد، وقالتلي انو هاد الكاتب منيح.
My female friend is reading a novel by a new writer, and she told me that this writer is good.
بعد الهدف التاني، شفت المدرب عم يضحك وعم يحكي مع الفريق.ba'd ilhadaf ittâni, shift ilmdarrib 'am yidhak w'am yihki ma' ilfarî'.
After the second goal, I saw the trainer laughing and talking with the team.
هو عم يقرا رواية جديدة بالمكتبة.huwe 3am yi'ra riwaye jdide bil maktabe.
He is reading a new novel at the library.
اخي عم يركض بالنادي هلا.
My brother is running at the club now.
الممثلة كانت عم تحكي مع الممثل بعد الحلقة.al-mumaththileh kânet 'am tehki ma' al-mumaththil ba'd al-halaqa
The actress was talking with the actor after the episode.
بكرا عندنا ضيفة عالعشا، فامي عم ترتب البيت.bukra indna dayfe al-asha, fâmi am tratteb elbeit.
Tomorrow we have a female guest for dinner, so my mother is tidying the house.
الشباك خربان، ومشان هيك عم يدخل غبار عالغرفة.ash-shubbâk kharbân, w mishân hayk am yidkhul ghubâr alghurfeh.
The window is broken, and that is why dust is getting into the room.
دق جرس الباب وقت كنا عم ناكل، وطلعت اختي تشوف مين اجا.daqq jaras il-bâb wa't kunna 'am nâkul, w-tel'et ikhti tshûf mîn aja.
The doorbell rang while we were eating, and my sister went to see who had come.
وقت كنت عم دور على المفتاح، دق جرس الباب.wa'it kint 'am dawwir 'ala l-muftâh, da' jaras l-bâb
While I was looking for the key, the doorbell rang.
جنب المزرعة في نهر، والولاد كانوا عم يلعبوا جنبه.janb el-mazraa fi nahr, wal-wlaad kaanu am yilabu janbo.
Next to the farm there is a river, and the boys were playing next to it.
لما وصلنا عالضيعة، لقيت عمي وعمتي قاعدين قدام البيت وعم يشربوا شاي.lamma wasalna 3aldday3a, la'eet 3ammi w3amti 'â3deen 'uddâm il-beit w3am yishrabu shây
When we arrived at the village, I found my uncle and aunt sitting in front of the house and drinking tea.
صاحب اختي كان عم ياخد صور عند النهر لما طلعت الشمس.sâheb ekhti kân am yâkhod suwar end n-nahr lamma tile'et sh-shams
My sister's friend was taking pictures by the river when the sun came up.
الولد الصغير عم يلعب قدام البيت.il-walad is-saghîr 3am yil3ab 'uddâm il-bêt.
The little boy is playing in front of the house.
زميلي بالجامعة عم يدرس للامتحان هلا.zamîli bil-jâmi'a 'am yidrus lal-imtiḥân halla.
My classmate at the university is studying for the exam now.
اخي قاعد عالكنباية وعم يسمع الراديو.akhi qâed alkanabaaye waam yisma arraadyo.
My brother is sitting on the sofa and listening to the radio.
كنت بدي اتصل بكهربجي كمان، لانه اللمبة بالغرفة عم تطفي وترجع.kunt biddi ittasil bkahrabji kamān, la'anno l-lamba bil-ghurfe 3am titfi w tirja3.
I also wanted to call an electrician, because the light in the room keeps going off and coming back on.
جبت مكنسة كهربا جديدة، لان القديمة عطلانة وما عم تشتغل منيح.jibit maknase kahraba jdide, la'ann l-adime aatlane w-ma aam tishtighil mnih.
I got a new vacuum cleaner, because the old one is broken and is not working well.
الضو طفي لما كنا عم نحضر التلفزيون.id-daw tfi lamma kunna 3am nihdar it-tilfizyoon.
The light went off while we were watching TV.
لما انا عم ادرس بالبيت، اختي عم تسمع الراديو على صوت واطي.lamma ana am adrus bil-beit, ukhti am tisma ar-radyo ala sawt wâti.
While I am studying at home, my sister is listening to the radio at a low volume.
لما حكت معي، فهمت انها عم تهتم بالمشكلة وبدها تساعد.lamma hakat ma3i, fahimt innha 3am tihtamm bilmushkileh w bidha tsa3ed.
When she spoke with me, I understood that she cared about the problem and wanted to help.
انا عم فكر بالامتحان من الصبح.ana 'am fakker bil-imtihan min is-subh.
I have been thinking about the exam since the morning.
كنت عم شوف الشاشة لما اشتغلت الكاميرا لحالها.kunt 'amm shoof ash-shasha lamma ishtaghalat il-kamera la-hâlha.
I was looking at the screen when the camera turned on by itself.
ظلينا عم نحكي عن المشروع بعد الاجتماع.zallayna 3am nihki 3an il-mashru3 ba3d il-ijtima3
We kept talking about the project after the meeting.
انا عم برتب الغرفة قبل ما تجي ضيفتنا.ana 3am brattib il-ghurfeh 'abl ma tiji dayfitna
I am tidying the room before our female guest comes.
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