Usages of على
البنت وصلت عالمدرسة الصبح.il-bint wislit 3al-madrase is-subh.
The girl arrived at school in the morning.
الولد وصل عالجامعة بعد ساعة.al-walad wasal 3aljâm3a ba3d sâ3a.
The boy arrived at the university after an hour.
لما وصلنا عالفندق، طلبوا يشوفوا الجواز والتذكرة.lamma waṣalna 3al-funduq, ṭalabu yishufu l-jawaz wat-tazkira
When we arrived at the hotel, they asked to see the passport and the ticket.
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.
حضرتك اذا ما بتقدر تنام، فيك تشغل الراديو على صوت واطي.
If you cannot sleep, you can turn on the radio at a low volume.
عندي موعد عند الدكتور عالتسعة الصبح.3indi maw3id 3ind id-doktôr 3attis3a is-subuh.
I have a doctor's appointment at nine in the morning.
عندي موعد عند الدكتور عالخمسة بالمسا.3indi maw3id 3ind ad-duktor 3al-khamse bil-masa
I have a doctor's appointment at five in the evening.
وصلنا عالملعب قبل المباراة بساعة.waṣalna 3al-mal3ab 'abl el-mbâra bsâ3a
We arrived at the stadium an hour before the match.
اختي مفروض توصل عالمكتب بكير، بس اليوم تاخرت لانه كان في زحمة.
My sister is supposed to arrive at the office early, but today she was late because there was traffic.
بكرا الصبح رح اوصل عالمكتب تقريبا عالتسعة.
Tomorrow morning I will arrive at the office at about nine.
اجا طرد لاختي عالبريد، وهي لازم تستلمه اليوم.aja tard la-ikhti 'al-bareed, w-heya lazem tistelmo l-yawm.
A package for my sister arrived at the post office, and she has to pick it up today.
موعد الدكتور عالخمسة منيح؟maw'id ad-doktôr 'alkhamse mnih?
Is the doctor's appointment at five okay?
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