Usages of عرف
انا بعرف عربي شوي، بس ما بعرف انجليزي منيح.
I know a little Arabic, but I do not know English well.
ما بعرف عنوان المطعم الجديد.ma ba3rif 3inwan el-mat3am el-jdid
I do not know the address of the new restaurant.
اليوم بالليل رح نحضر الاخبار عالتلفزيون مشان نعرف اذا في زحمة عالمطار.
Tonight we will watch the news on TV so we can know if there is traffic on the way to the airport.
اذا ما عرفنا الطريق، جارتنا معها خريطة عالتلفون.iza mâ 3irifnâ al-tarîq, jârtnâ ma3hâ kharîṭa 3al-tilifôn.
If we do not know the way, our female neighbor has a map on her phone.
اول ما شفت الوصفة، عرفت انها منيحة.
As soon as I saw the recipe, I knew it was good.
لما دخلنا عالبناية، ما عرفنا وين قاعة الدرس لان الممر كان طويل وفيه ابواب كتير.lamma dakhalna albinâye, ma irifna wein qâa id-dars la'ann il-mamarr kân tawîl w-fîh abwâb ktîr.
When we entered the building, we did not know where the classroom was because the corridor was long and had many doors.
اذا ما عرفت مكان الاجتماع، اسال موظف الاستقبال.
If you do not know the place of the meeting, ask the receptionist.
لما ما عرفت الطريق، طلعت على الخريطة عالتلفون.lamma ma 3irift it-tarî', talla3t 3ala l-kharita 3al-tilifôn.
When I did not know the way, I looked at the map on the phone.
زميل بالشغل ساعد زميلة جديدة لما ما عرفت تستعمل الموقع.zamîl bishshughl sâ'ad zamîle jadîde lamma mâ 'irfit tsta'mil lmawqi'.
A male colleague at work helped a new female colleague when she did not know how to use the website.
لولا الممرضة، ما كنت عرفت كيف اغير الضماد واحط كريم عالجرح.lawla al-mumarrida, ma kunt 'irift kif aghayyir ad-dmad wahitt krim 'aljarh.
If it were not for the nurse, I would not have known how to change the bandage and put cream on the wound.
هاد قرار رسمي، ومشان هيك لازم الكل يعرف فيه اليوم.hâd qarâr rasmi, w mishân heek lâzim ilkell yi'raf fih ilyom.
This is an official decision, and that is why everyone has to know about it today.
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