Usages of قبل ما
قبل ما تروحي عالشغل، اتصلي فيني.
Before you go to work, call me.
قبل ما تروح عالسوق، استنى هون دقيقة.
Before you go to the market, wait here a minute.
قبل ما اطلع من البيت، اكلت فطور.
Before I left the house, I ate breakfast.
انا كمان نسيت نظاراتي مبارح، بس تذكرتها قبل ما اطلع.
I also forgot my glasses yesterday, but I remembered them before I left.
حطينا الكيكة على الطاولة قبل ما يوصلوا الضيوف.
We put the cake on the table before the guests arrived.
كان لازم ارتب البيت قبل ما يجو الضيوف.
I had to tidy the house before the guests came.
قبل ما نطلع، لازم نشوف الخريطة لانه طريق الفندق جديد علينا.
Before we leave, we have to look at the map because the way to the hotel is new to us.
قبل ما نطلع عالمطار، فتشت على الجواز بالشنطة السودا.
Before we left for the airport, I looked for the passport in the black bag.
المدير بدو يشوف النسخة قبل ما ياخد قرار.
The manager wants to see the copy before he makes a decision.
قبل ما انام، حطيت التلفون جنب السرير، والمخدة كانت تحت البطانية.
Before I slept, I put the phone next to the bed, and the pillow was under the blanket.
انا غسلت شعري الصبح قبل ما اروح عالشغل.
I washed my hair in the morning before I went to work.
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