Usages of قليل
أرسل رسالة من هاتفي، ثم أستلم رسالة بعد قليل.ursilu risâlatan min hâtifî, thumma astalimu risâlatan ba'da qalîl
I send a message from my phone, then I receive a message after a little while.
صديقتي تفهم العربية جيدا، وأنا أفهمها قليلا.sadîqatî tafhamu al-arabiyyata jayyidan, wa ana afhamuhâ qalîlan
My (female) friend understands Arabic well, and I understand it a little.
أستلم بريدا إلكترونيا منها بعد قليل، وفيه حل للمشكلة.astalimu bareedan ilektrooniyyan minhâ ba'da qaleelin, wa feehi hallun lilmushkilati.
I receive an email from her after a little while, and it has a solution to the problem.
بعد قليل أجلس أنا أيضا على الكرسي قربها.ba'da qalîlin ajlisu ana aydan 'alâ al-kursiyyi qurbahâ
After a little while I also sit on the chair near her.
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.
بعد قليل جاء دوري، ثم تكلمت مع زبونة عن ثمن الخدمة.ba'da qalîlin jâ'a dawrî, thumma takallamtu ma'a zabûnatin 'an thamani-l-khidmati.
After a little while my turn came, then I spoke with a female customer about the price of the service.
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.
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