Usages of قبل
قبل ساعة كان في حدا قدام البيت.'abl sâ'a kân fi hada 'oddâm elbêt.
An hour ago, there was someone in front of the house.
هلا ما في حدا قدام البيت، بس قبل كان في سيارة.halla' ma fi hada 'uddam el-beit, bass 'abl kan fi sayyara.
Now there is no one in front of the house, but before there was a car.
قبل ساعة كان في ولد قدام البيت.'abl sâ'a kân fi walad 'uddâm il-bêt
An hour ago, there was a boy in front of the house.
صديقتي اكلت غدا بالجامعة قبل الدرس.sadiqati akalat ghada biljami3a qabl id-dars
My female friend ate lunch at the university before class.
قبل يوم الامتحان لازم ادرس بالبيت.
Before exam day, I have to study at home.
المفتاح ضايع هلا، بس كان هون قبل.al-miftâh dâye3 halla, bass kân hôn 'abl.
The key is lost now, but it was here before.
المطبخ نظيف هلا، بس الطاولة كانت وسخة قبل.al-matbakh nzif halla, bass at-tawle kanet wesskha 'abl.
The kitchen is clean now, but the table was dirty before.
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.
تذكرت موعد الدكتور قبل ساعة، ومشان هيك طلعت بكير من البيت.tadhakkart maw3id id-doktoor 'abl sâ3a, w-mishân heek tala3t bakkeer min il-bayt.
I remembered the doctor’s appointment an hour ago, so I left the house early.
قبل الزيارة، رتبت الغرفة وكنست الارض.qabl az-ziyâra, rattabt al-ghurfeh w-kanast al-arD.
Before the visit, I tidied the room and swept the floor.
المحل كان غالي قبل، بس هلا صار رخيص.il-mahall kân ghâli 'abl, bass halla şâr rkhees.
The shop was expensive before, but now it has become cheap.
عندي ورقة بدها توقيع المدير قبل الاجتماع.'indi waraqa bidha tawqii' il-mudir 'abl il-ijtimaa'.
I have a paper that needs the manager's signature before the meeting.
قبل الزيارة، رتبت السرير وحطيت المخدة فوقه.qabl az-ziyâra, rattabt as-sariir w-hatteet al-mikhadde fo'o.
Before the visit, I made the bed and put the pillow on it.
رح اطلع من البيت بكير مشان اوصل عالمكتب قبل الاجتماع.rah itla3 min el-beet bakkîr mishân awsal 3al-maktab qabl el-ijtima3
I will leave the house early so I can arrive at the office before the meeting.
بهالغرفة في فوضى كتير، ولازم نرتبها قبل الزيارة.bhalghurfeh fi fawda ktir, w-lâzim nrattibha 'abl iz-ziyâra.
There is a lot of mess in this room, and we have to tidy it before the visit.
لا بالراديو ولا بالتلفزيون سمعنا هالاغنية قبل.laa bi-r-raadyo wala bi-t-tilfizyoon simi3na hal-ughniyye qabl.
We heard this song neither on the radio nor on TV before.
بعد التحديث ما عاد التطبيق بطيء متل قبل.ba3d ittahdeeth ma 3ad ittatbee' batee' 'abl.
After the update, the app is no longer slow like before.
وصلنا عالملعب قبل المباراة بساعة.waṣalna 3al-mal3ab 'abl el-mbâra bsâ3a
We arrived at the stadium an hour before the match.
كل البيت كان نظيف قبل الزيارة.kell il-bēt kān nadīf 'abl iz-ziyāra.
The whole house was clean before the visit.
تأكدي من العنوان قبل ما تبعتي الدعوة، لانه كتبناه غلط قبل.
Make sure of the address before you send the invitation, because we wrote it wrong before.
خالي ساعدني بالمطبخ قبل العشا.khâli sâ'adni bil-matbakh abl il-'asha.
My maternal uncle helped me in the kitchen before dinner.
صاحب اخي قرر يشتري هدية لعمتي قبل الزيارة.sâhib akhi 'arrar yishtiri hadiyye la'amti 'abl iz-ziyâra
My brother's friend decided to buy a gift for my aunt before the visit.
اذا الجو منيح السبت، منطلع عالجبل من الصبح ونرجع قبل المسا.
If the weather is nice on Saturday, we will go up to the mountain in the morning and come back before the evening.
انا وعدتها اني اشوفها السبت، بس يمكن اتصل فيها قبل الزيارة.ana wa3adit-ha inni ashufha is-sabt, bass yimken attasil fiha 'abl iz-ziyara.
I promised her that I would see her on Saturday, but I might call her before the visit.
اختي وصديقتها خبوا الهدية بالخزانة، وبعدين طلبوا مني ما افتحها قبل العشا.ikhti w sadiqitha khabbo l-hadiyye bil-khazane, w ba'den talabo minni ma aftahha qabl l-asha.
My sister and her friend hid the gift in the closet, and then they asked me not to open it before dinner.
المديرة طلبت مني اكتب تقرير قصير عن المشروع قبل نهاية الدوام.il-mudeera talabet minni iktib taqreer qaseer an il-mashroo3 qabl nihâye id-dawâm
The manager asked me to write a short report about the project before the end of the workday.
زميلتي عملت خطة للمهمة، وقالتلي انو لازم نشوفها سوا قبل الاجتماع.
My female colleague made a plan for the task, and she told me we should look at it together before the meeting.
قبل الاجتماع صورت فيديو قصير عن المشروع.'abl el-ijtimâ3 sawwarit fidyo 'asîr 3an el-mashrû3
Before the meeting, I recorded a short video about the project.
هون مسموح تدخلي قبل الاجتماع، بس ممنوع تفوتي عالقاعة ومعك قهوة.hoon masmouh tidkhuli qabl el-ijtimâ, bass mamnou' tfouti 'alqâ'a w ma'ak qahwe
Here you are allowed to come in before the meeting, but you are not allowed to enter the hall with coffee.
وين ما حطيتي اغراض البيت، لازم تجهزيها قبل الزيارة.wein ma hattayti aghrâd il-beit, lâzim tjahhziha qabl iz-ziyâra.
Wherever you put the house things, you have to get them ready before the visit.
قبل السفر، حطيت الجواز والتذكرة بالشنطة السودا.'abl is-safar, hatteet il-jawâz w-it-tazkara b-ish-shanta is-sawda.
Before the trip, I put the passport and the ticket in the black bag.
عندي سؤال سريع قبل الاجتماع.indi su'âl sarî abl el-ijtimâ
I have a quick question before the meeting.
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