Usages of لكن
الطريق من البيت إلى المدينة بعيد، لكن المدينة جميلة.at-tarîqu mina l-bayti ilâ l-madînati baîdun, lâkinna l-madînata jamîlatun.
The road from the house to the city is far, but the city is beautiful.
أنا أحب هذا المطعم، لكن المطعم بعيد.ana uhibbu hâdha al-mat'ama, lâkinna al-mat'ama ba'îdun
I love this restaurant, but the restaurant is far.
محطة القطار قريبة من البيت، لكن الطريق إلى المطار بعيد.mahattatu al-qitâri qaribatun mina al-bayti, lakinna at-tariqa ilâ al-matâri ba'idun
The train station is near the house, but the road to the airport is far.
الطقس اليوم جميل، لكن هناك مطر في المساء.at-taqsu al-yawma jamîlun, lâkin hunâka matarun fî al-masâ'i.
The weather today is nice, but there is rain in the evening.
طعام هذا المطعم أغلى من طعام السوق، لكن هذا المطعم أفضل.ta'âmu hâdhâ al-mat'ami aghlâ min ta'âmi as-sûqi, lâkinna hâdhâ al-mat'ama afdalu.
The food at this restaurant is more expensive than the food at the market, but this restaurant is better.
أنا لا أستطيع أن أمشي اليوم، لكن صديقتي تمشي إلى الحديقة في المساء.anâ lâ astatee'u an amshiya alyawma, lâkinna sadeeqatee tamshee ilâ alhadeeqati fee almasâ'i
I cannot walk today, but my friend walks to the park in the evening.
هذا الطبق نظيف، لكن هذه الملعقة متسخة.hâdhâ ittabaqu nazhîfun, lâkin hâdhihi ilmil'aqatu muttasikhah
This plate is clean, but this spoon is dirty.
باب المطبخ متسخ اليوم، لكن باب الغرفة نظيف.bâbu al-matbakhi muttasikhun al-yawma, lakinna bâba al-ghurfati nazîfun.
The kitchen door is dirty today, but the room door is clean.
صديقتي عندها فكرة مختلفة، لكن مشروعها صعب قليلا.sadîqatî 'indahâ fikratun mukhtalifatun, lâkin mashrû'uhâ sa'bun qalîlan
My friend has a different idea, but her project is a little difficult.
هذا السؤال سهل، لكن السؤال الثاني صعب.hâdhâ as-su'âlu sahlun, lâkinna as-su'âla ath-thâniya sa'bun.
This question is easy, but the second question is difficult.
هذا الفيلم مختلف عن الفيلم الذي شاهدناه أمس، لكن الموسيقى فيه جميلة.hâdhâ alfîlmu mukhtalifun 'ani alfîlmi alladhî shâhadnâhu amsi, lâkinna almûsîqâ fîhi jamîlatun
This film is different from the film that we watched yesterday, but the music in it is beautiful.
البطاقة الجديدة من البنك في حقيبتي، لكن المال ليس فيها.al-bitâqatu al-jadîdatu mina al-banki fî haqîbatî, lâkinna al-mâla laysa fîhâ
The new card from the bank is in my bag, but the money is not in it.
هذه الخدمة في البنك جيدة، لكن كل زبون ينتظر دوره.hâdhihi al-khidmatu fî al-banki jayyidatun, lâkinna kulla zabûnin yantaziru dawrahu
This service at the bank is good, but every customer waits for their turn.
أمي تفضل القهوة، لكن صديقتي تفضل الحليب مع قليل من السكر في كوب صغير.ummî tufaddilu al-qahwata, lâkinna sadîqatî tufaddilu al-halîba ma'a qalîlin mina as-sukkari fî kûbin saghîr
My mother prefers coffee, but my friend prefers milk with a little sugar in a small cup.
هذا المبنى بعيد عن الجامعة، لكن شقتي فيه أكبر من شقتي القديمة.hâdha al-mabnâ ba'îdun ani l-jâmi'ah, lâkin shaqqatî fîhi akbaru min shaqqatî l-qadîmah
This building is far from the university, but my apartment in it is bigger than my old apartment.
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