Usages of نام
لما عندي امتحان، ما بنام متاخر.
When I have an exam, I do not sleep late.
اذا انت تعبان، نام بكير اليوم.iza inta ta3bân, nâm bakkîr ilyôm.
If you are tired, sleep early today.
قبل ما انام، حطيت التلفون جنب السرير، والمخدة كانت تحت البطانية.qabl mâ anâm, hatteet it-tilifôn janb as-sarîr, wal-mikhadde kânet taht il-battâniyye.
Before I slept, I put the phone next to the bed, and the pillow was under the blanket.
هي نامت تحت البطانية، بس تركت الكتاب على السرير جنب المخدة.hiya nâmat taht il-battâniyye, bass tarakat il-kitâb ala is-sarîr janb il-mikhadde.
She slept under the blanket, but she left the book on the bed next to the pillow.
حطيت البطانية فوق السرير قبل ما انام.ḥaṭṭêt il-baṭṭâniyye foo' is-sarîr 'abl mâ anâm.
I put the blanket on the bed before I went to sleep.
طفيت الضو وطفيت المكيف قبل ما ننام.taffayt id-daw w-taffayt el-mkayyef 'abl ma nnâm
I turned off the light and turned off the air conditioner before we slept.
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.
بعد التمرين والسباحة، رجعت عالبيت وحضرت فيلم قصير قبل ما نام.ba3d it-tamrîn was-sibâha, raja3t 3albêt wahadart fîlim qasîr qabl mâ nâm.
After the workout and swimming, I went back home and watched a short movie before I slept.
بكرا عندي دوام طويل، فبدي نام بكير اليوم.bukra 3indi dawâm tawîl, fabiddi nâm bakkîr ilyoum.
Tomorrow I have a long work shift, so I want to sleep early today.
اذا عندك دوام بكير بكرا، نام بكير اليوم.
If you have an early shift tomorrow, sleep early today.
عند جارتي قطة صغيرة بتنام تحت الشجرة.'end jârti 'iṭṭa sghîre btnâm taḥt ish-shajara
My neighbor has a small cat that sleeps under the tree.
كان بدي احكي معك امبارح، بس نمت بكير.kân biddi ihki ma'ak imbâreh, bass nimet bakkîr.
I wanted to talk to you yesterday, but I slept early.
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