Usages of ام
مبارح رحت عالسوق مع امي.mbâreh reht assouq ma immi.
Yesterday I went to the market with my mother.
بعد السوق اجيت عالبيت مع امي.ba3d is-souq ijiit 3albeit ma3 immi.
After the market, I came home with my mother.
امي فتحت الباب، وابي سكر الشباك.ummi fataHat al-bâb, wabi sakkar ash-shubbâk
My mother opened the door, and my father closed the window.
امي اتصلت فيني بعد ساعة.ummi ittasalat fiini ba3d sa3a.
My mother called me after an hour.
امي لسه بالسوق، بس انا بالبيت.
My mother is still at the market, but I am at home.
هي طلعت مع امي ورجعت عالبيت.hiya til3it ma3 immi w rij3it 'albeet.
She went out with my mother and returned home.
بعد ما وصلت رسالة، امي اتصلت فيني.ba'da ma wasalat risâle, immi ittasalat fini.
After a message arrived, my mother called me.
امي بالبيت هلا.immi bil-beet halla.
My mother is at home now.
امي راحت عالشغل بالباص لانه محطة الباص قريبة من البيت.ummi râhat ashshughl bilbâs la'anno mahattat ilbâs qaribe min ilbeit.
My mother went to work by bus because the bus stop is close to the house.
امي طبخت رز مع دجاج مبارح.
My mother cooked rice with chicken yesterday.
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.
امي كانت مريضة مبارح، واليوم لسه تعبانة شوي.
My mother was sick yesterday, and today she is still a little tired.
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.
امي عندها وجع راس اليوم.
My mother has a headache today.
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.
بعدين امي حطت شمعة كمان على الكيكة.ba3deyn immi hattet sham3a kaman 3ala il-keeka.
Then my mother put another candle on the cake.
بعد الزيارة، كنست امي الارض وتركت المكنسة جنب الباب.
After the visit, my mother swept the floor and left the broom next to the door.
امي قالتلي انو اختي لسه بالجامعة.
My mother told me that my sister is still at the university.
امي حكتلي انو ابي لسه بالشغل.ummi hakatli inno abi lissa bil-shughul.
My mother told me that my father is still at work.
لما دخلت عالبيت، شفت امي بالمطبخ.
When I entered the house, I saw my mother in the kitchen.
لما رجعت عالبيت، لقيت امي بالمطبخ.lamma rijiʿt ʿalbayt, la'eet immi bilmatbakh.
When I came back home, I found my mother in the kitchen.
امي حطت بيض وجبنة بالفرن مع شوي ملح.ummi hattat bayd w jibne bil-furun ma shway milh.
My mother put eggs and cheese in the oven with a little salt.
امي طلبت مني لبن وزيت من المحل.ummi talabat minni laban w-zeit min el-mahall.
My mother asked me for yogurt and oil from the shop.
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.
امي اشترت خضرة من المحل يلي قدام البيت.
My mother bought vegetables from the shop in front of the house.
امي اشترت ستارة جديدة وسجادة صغيرة للغرفة.ummi ishtarat sitâra jdîde w sajjâde sghîre lal ghurfe
My mother bought a new curtain and a small rug for the room.
قهوة امي احسن من قهوة المطعم.
My mother's coffee is better than the restaurant's coffee.
امي عملت سلطة بالخيار والخس.emmi amalet salata bil-khyar w-il-khass
My mother made a salad with cucumber and lettuce.
الولد الصغير بكى لانه ما لقى امه، وبعد شوي بطل يبكي.
The little boy cried because he did not find his mother, and after a little while he stopped crying.
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.
امي طبخت سمك بالفرن وحطت عليه ليمون.
My mother cooked fish in the oven and put lemon on it.
قبل ما نطلع عالسوق، امي كتبت لستة صغيرة عالتلفون.qabl mâ niṭlaʿ ʿassūq, 'immi katabet lista sghīra ʿattelefon.
Before we went to the market, my mother wrote a small list on the phone.
بالحفلة مبارح انبسطنا كتير لما حكت امي نكتة جديدة.bilḥafle mbâreḥ inbasaṭna ktir lamma ḥakat immi nukte jdide.
At the party yesterday, we had a great time when my mother told a new joke.
امي كانت زعلانة، بس انبسطت لما اجت صديقتها.immi kânet za3lâne, bass inbasatet lamma ijet sadi'itha
My mother was upset, but she cheered up when her friend came.
السبت خالتي رح تجي عالبيت، وامي بدها تطبخ غدا.as-sabt khâlti rah tiji albêt, w-ammi bidha titbukh ghada.
On Saturday my maternal aunt will come to the house, and my mother wants to cook lunch.
الاحد بالليل صاحبة امي حكت معها عن سفرة عالجبل بالاسبوع الجاي.
On Sunday night my mother's female friend talked with her about a trip to the mountain next week.
لما طلعت الشمس، فتحت امي الشباك.lamma tala'at ish-shams, fatahat immi ish-shubbak.
When the sun came up, my mother opened the window.
امي كل يوم بتحط مي للزهرة، والقطة بتقعد جنبها.ummi kull yawm bthutt may lizzahra, wal-qitta bti3ud janbha
My mother puts water for the flower every day, and the cat sits next to it.
امي استعملت مكنسة الكهربا قبل ما يجو الضيوف.immi ista'malat maknaset el-kahraba abl ma yeju id-dyouf
My mother used the vacuum cleaner before the guests came.
البنت الصغيرة بتخاف من البرق، فامها قعدت جنبها شوي.il-bint is-sghire btkhâf min il-barq, fa-imha 'a'adit janbha shwayy.
The little girl is afraid of lightning, so her mother sat next to her for a while.
بعد ما بلل المطر الارض، شالت امي الملابس من البلكون بسرعة.
After the rain wet the ground, my mother quickly took the clothes from the balcony.
اشتريت دوا على وجع راس امي.ishtarayt dawa 3ala waja3 raas immi.
I bought medicine for my mother's headache.
امي انزعجت من الغبار بالغرفة، فسكرت الشباك.ummi inzaajat min il-ghbâr bil-ghurfeh, fa sakkarat ish-shibbâk.
My mother got annoyed by the dust in the room, so she closed the window.
انا رح اهتم باختي اليوم لانه امي بالشغل.
I will take care of my sister today because my mother is at work.
الصيدلي عطاني دوا جديد لوجع راس امي.is-saydali 3atani dawa jdid la-waja3 ras immi
The pharmacist gave me new medicine for my mother's headache.
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