Usages of سمع
الصبح سمعنا اغنية منيحة عالراديو قبل ما نطلع.
In the morning we heard a nice song on the radio before we left.
دايما بشغل موسيقى بالمكتب، بس احيانا ما بدي اسمع شي.
I always play music in the office, but sometimes I do not want to hear anything.
لا بالراديو ولا بالتلفزيون سمعنا هالاغنية قبل.
We heard this song neither on the radio nor on TV before.
صديقتي ضحكت لما سمعت هاي القصة.
My female friend laughed when she heard this story.
بلكي الخبر يلي سمعتيه غلط، فاستني شوي قبل ما تاخدي قرار.
Maybe the news you heard is wrong, so wait a bit before you make a decision.
هو كان زعلان، بس انبسط لما سمع نكتة من صديقه.
He was upset, but he cheered up when he heard a joke from his friend.
لما شفت الغيم وسمعت الرعد، رجعت سكرت الشباك بسرعة.
When I saw the clouds and heard the thunder, I went back and closed the window quickly.
سمعت الرعد مرة تانية، فقلت لاختي: بلا ما تطلعي هلا، استني شوي لانه في مطر كتير.
I heard the thunder again, so I told my sister: don't go out now, wait a little because it is raining a lot.
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