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Learn Hardcore Arabic (Modern Standard): قليل - a little

Hardcore Arabic (Modern Standard)
/Lesson 2
/قليل

قليل

Word

قليل

Meaning

a little

Part of speech

adjective, adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Arabic (Modern Standard)

Lesson

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.

عندما تطبخ امي اللحم، تضع قليلا من الملح في القدر.'indamâ tatbukhu ummî allahma, tada'u qalîlan mina al-milhi fî al-qidri.

When my mother cooks meat, she puts a little salt in the pot.

من عادة صديقتي أن تتأخر قليلا.min 'âdati sadîqatî an tata'akhkhara qalîlan.

It is my female friend's habit to be a little late.

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