Usages of سال
المدير سأل الموظف الجديد اذا فهم الشغل.
The manager asked the new male employee if he understood the work.
المديرة ردتلي بعد ساعة وسألتني عن الورقة.al-mudîra raddetli ba'd sâ'a wasa'alatni 'an il-waraqa
The manager replied to me after an hour and asked me about the paper.
بعد شوي اجت زبونة جديدة وسألت اذا الطابور غالبا طويل بهالوقت.ba'd shwayy ijat zbuune jdiide w-is'alet iza ittabuur ghaaliban tawiil b-halwa'et
A little later a new female customer came and asked if the line is usually long at this time.
اذا وصلتي عالدوار وما لقيتي الصيدلية، اسألي اي حدا واقف عالرصيف.iza wasalti addawwâr wa ma laqayti assaydaliyye, is'ali ayy hada wâqif arrasif.
If you reach the roundabout and do not find the pharmacy, ask anyone standing on the sidewalk.
سألت موظف الاستقبال عن قاعة الاجتماع، وقاللي وين هي من دون ما يطلع من مكتبه.sa'alt muwazzaf el-istiqbal 'an qa'at el-ijtima', waqaalli wein hiyye min doun ma yitla' min maktabo.
I asked the receptionist about the meeting hall, and he told me where it was without leaving his office.
اذا ما فهمت الايميل، اسال اي حدا بالمكتب.
If you do not understand the email, ask anyone in the office.
اذا ما عرفت مكان الاجتماع، اسال موظف الاستقبال.
If you do not know the place of the meeting, ask the receptionist.
هي فهمت السؤال غلط، ومشان هيك رجعت سألتني.hiyye fihmet is-su'âl ghalaṭ, wimshân hayk rij'et sa'alatni.
She understood the question wrong, and that is why she asked me again.
بالبنك سألوني عن المبلغ قبل ما ياخدوا البطاقة.bil-bank sa'alouni 'ani il-mablagh 'abel ma yakhdo il-bţâ'a
At the bank they asked me about the amount before they took the card.
صاحبة اختي سألتني اذا في محل قريب، بس قلتلا انو السوق ابعد شوي.ṣāḥbet ikhti sa'alatni iza fi maḥall 'ariib, bass 'iltilla inno is-suu' ab'ad shway.
My sister's female friend asked me if there is a nearby shop, but I told her the market is a little farther.
هي بتهتم برايي، ومشان هيك سالتني عن الفكرة الجديدة.hiyye btihtamm birayi, w-mishan hayk saaltini anil-fikra ij-jdide.
She cares about my opinion, and that is why she asked me about the new idea.
اذا ضاع المستند، دوري عليه بالمجلد الكبير قبل ما تسالي المديرة.iza dâ3 il-mustanad, dawwiri 3alayh bil-mjallad il-kbîr qabl ma tsali il-mudîra.
If the document gets lost, look for it in the big folder before you ask the manager.
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