Useful expressions · set 032

Twenty bilingual expressions from the lessons and conversations for review and use.

Read each expression and its translation, then follow the link to its context. These sets reorganise course language for review; they are not additional independent texts. Adapt the details for your own use.

Practical examples

At noon, the driver called to ask for directions.

ظهرًا، اتصل السائق ليسأل عن الاتجاهات.

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He was waiting outside a building with a similar name.

كان ينتظر خارج مبنى يحمل اسمًا مشابهًا.

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I described the correct entrance and stayed on the phone.

وصفت المدخل الصحيح وبقيت على الهاتف.

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Ten minutes later, the package arrived safely.

بعد عشر دقائق، وصل الطرد سالمًا.

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When we arrived at the community garden, it was raining heavily.

عندما وصلنا إلى الحديقة المجتمعية، كانت الأمطار غزيرة.

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Some volunteers were moving tools into a covered area.

كان بعض المتطوعين ينقلون الأدوات إلى مكان مغطى.

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We could not plant anything, so the coordinator suggested another task.

لم نتمكن من زراعة أي شيء، لذا اقترح المنسق مهمة أخرى.

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First, we cleaned the pots and sorted the seeds.

أولًا، نظفنا الأوعية ورتبنا البذور.

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Later, the rain stopped and we went outside together.

لاحقًا، توقف المطر وخرجنا معًا.

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Although our plans changed, we completed most of the work.

رغم تغير خططنا، أنجزنا معظم العمل.

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I moved to this city in March.

انتقلت إلى هذه المدينة في مارس.

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I have lived here since then, and I know the area fairly well.

أعيش هنا منذ ذلك الوقت، وأعرف المنطقة جيدًا إلى حد ما.

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During my first week, I stayed with a friend.

خلال أسبوعي الأول، أقمت عند صديق.

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I have rented my own flat for six months now.

أستأجر شقتي الخاصة منذ ستة أشهر الآن.

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Last Saturday, I invited my neighbours for coffee.

السبت الماضي، دعوت جيراني لشرب القهوة.

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We have met several times since that visit.

التقينا عدة مرات منذ تلك الزيارة.

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We have completed the first part of the project.

أكملنا الجزء الأول من المشروع.

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The team finished the final drawings yesterday.

أنهى الفريق الرسومات النهائية أمس.

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Our client has approved the overall design.

وافق عميلنا على التصميم العام.

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She sent her comments on Monday afternoon.

أرسلت ملاحظاتها بعد ظهر الاثنين.

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Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: At noon, the driver called to ask for directions.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: أرسلت ملاحظاتها بعد ظهر الاثنين.