Usages of عند
عند الجسر الكبير توجد ساحة، وعلى يسار الساحة مقهى صغير.'inda al-jisri al-kabîri tûjadu sâhatun, wa 'alâ yasâri as-sâhati maqhan saghîrun
At the big bridge there is a square, and on the left of the square there is a small café.
أنا أنتظر أمي عند محطة القطار.ana antazir ommi 'inda mahattati alqitâr
I am waiting for my mother at the train station.
صديقي انتظرني عند محطة القطار.sadeeqee ntazaranee 'inda mahattati al-qitâr.
My friend waited for me at the train station.
هو ينتظر الحافلة عند محطة القطار.huwa yantazhiru al-hâfilata 'inda mahattati al-qitâri
He is waiting for the bus at the train station.
أجلس على الكرسي عند الطاولة وأكتب في دفتري بالقلم الأزرق.ajlisu 'alâ al-kursiyyi 'inda at-tâwilati wa aktubu fî daftarî bil-qalami al-azraqi
I sit on the chair at the table and write in my notebook with the blue pen.
هي تفضل أن تجلس عند الطاولة في المقهى، وأنا أفضل أن أجلس قرب النافذة.hiya tufaddilu an tajlisa 'inda t-tâwilati fi l-maqhâ, wa ana ufaddilu an ajlisa qurba n-nâfidhati
She prefers to sit at the table in the cafe, and I prefer to sit near the window.
أنتظر عند محطة القطار حتى يصل القطار.antazhiru 'inda mahattati alqitâri hattâ yasila alqitâru
I wait at the train station until the train arrives.
أنا أنظف الطاولة، وأختي ترتب الكراسي عند المائدة.ana unazzifu attâwilata, wa ukhtî turattibu alkarâsiya 'inda almâ'idati.
I clean the table, and my sister arranges the chairs at the dining table.
قبل أن تأتي الضيفة، يرتب صديقي الغرفة ويضع الكراسي عند المائدة.qabla an ta'tiya ad-dayfatu, yurattibu sadîqî al-ghurfata wa yada'u al-karâsiya 'inda al-mâ'idati.
Before the guest comes, my friend tidies the room and puts the chairs at the dining table.
هناك أحد عند الباب.hunâka aḥadun inda l-bâb
Someone is at the door.
مفتاح احتياطي عند مالك العقار.miftâhun ihtiyâtiyyun 'inda mâliki al-'aqâr.
A spare key is with the landlord.
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