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Learn Hardcore Arabic (Levantine): قدر - to be able

Hardcore Arabic (Levantine)
/Lesson 14
/قدر

قدر

Word

قدر

Meaning

to be able

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Arabic (Levantine)

Lesson

Usages of قدر

اختي بتقدر تشتغل وتسمع الراديو بنفس الوقت.ikhti bti'dar tishtghil w tisma3 ar-râdyo bnafs ilwa't.

My sister can work and listen to the radio at the same time.

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.

لما بكون صوت الراديو واطي، اختي بتقدر تدرس.lamma bikoun sawt ir-radio wâti, ikhti btiqdar tidrus.

When the radio volume is low, my sister can study.

حط رصيد زيادة بالتلفون حتى تقدر تتصل اذا صار شي.

Put extra credit on the phone so that you can call if something happens.

زميلتي ما قدرت تجي التلاتا، فقررنا نخلي الموعد الجمعة.zamilti ma qidirit tiji ittalata, fa qarrarna nkhalli ilmaw3id iljum3a

My female colleague could not come on Tuesday, so we decided to make the appointment on Friday.

بعد المطر، صار التراب قدام البيت مبلول، وما قدرنا نقعد تحت الشجرة.ba'da il-matar, sâr it-turâb quddâm il-bêt mablûl, wa mâ qidirnâ naq'ud taht ish-shajara.

After the rain, the soil in front of the house became wet, and we could not sit under the tree.

ما بحب لما حدا يتجاهل سؤالي، اذا كان مشغول بيقدر يرد بعدين.ma bahebb lamma hada yitjâhal su'âli, iza kân mashghul byiqdar yrudd ba'dein.

I do not like it when someone ignores my question; if they are busy, they can reply later.

لولا الكاميرا، ما كنت قدرت ابعت صورة الجرح للصيدلي.lawla l-kamera, ma kunt qidirt ab3at sûrat il-jarh lil-saydali.

If it were not for the camera, I would not have been able to send a picture of the wound to the pharmacist.

ما قدرت فوت عالحساب من التلفون، ففتحت الموقع عالكمبيوتر.ma qdirt fût alhsâb min ittilifôn, fa fatahit ilmawqi alkambyûtir

I could not log into the account from the phone, so I opened the website on the computer.

لما وقعت عالارض، وجعت ركبتي وما قدرت امشي منيح.lamma wa'a'et 3al-ard, waja'at rikbiti w-ma qidirt imshi mnih.

When I fell on the ground, I hurt my knee and could not walk well.

ما قدرت ادرس بالليل من التعب.ma qidirt idrus billeil min itta'ab

I could not study at night because of tiredness.

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