Useful expressions · set 051

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

If we had focused only on the price, we would have overlooked that advantage too.

لو ركزنا على السعر وحده، لأغفلنا تلك الميزة أيضًا.

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Our next comparison should include both cost and reliability.

ينبغي أن تشمل مقارنتنا التالية التكلفة والموثوقية معًا.

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If we had rehearsed the introduction, we would have explained the purpose more clearly.

لو تدربنا على المقدمة، لشرحنا الغرض بوضوح أكبر.

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Some listeners were unsure how the examples related to the main question.

لم يكن بعض المستمعين متأكدين من ارتباط الأمثلة بالسؤال الرئيسي.

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A shorter opening might have helped them follow the argument.

ربما ساعدتهم مقدمة أقصر على متابعة الحجة.

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If we had removed the detailed table, we could have allowed more time for discussion.

لو حذفنا الجدول المفصل، لأمكن تخصيص وقت أطول للنقاش.

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The final questions nevertheless showed that several participants understood the proposal.

مع ذلك، أظهرت الأسئلة النهائية أن عدة مشاركين فهموا المقترح.

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We can use their comments to improve the next presentation.

يمكننا استخدام ملاحظاتهم لتحسين العرض القادم.

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If the organiser had not reserved an extra room, the afternoon workshop would have been cancelled.

لو لم يحجز المنظم غرفة إضافية، لأُلغيت ورشة بعد الظهر.

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A problem with the main hall made it unusable at short notice.

جعل خلل في القاعة الرئيسية استخدامها متعذرًا قبل وقت قصير من الفعالية.

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We would have struggled to find another venue if the whole group had already arrived.

لكنا واجهنا صعوبة في إيجاد مكان آخر لو كانت المجموعة كلها قد وصلت بالفعل.

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Fortunately, a volunteer noticed the problem before the first session ended.

لحسن الحظ، لاحظ متطوع المشكلة قبل انتهاء الجلسة الأولى.

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If she had waited until the break, we might not have had enough time to move.

لو انتظرت حتى الاستراحة، فربما لم يكن لدينا وقت كافٍ للانتقال.

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Early communication made the change much easier for everyone.

جعل التواصل المبكر التغيير أسهل بكثير للجميع.

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If I had joined the discussion group earlier, I would have had more speaking practice.

لو انضممت إلى مجموعة النقاش مبكرًا، لحصلت على تدريب أكثر على التحدث.

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I delayed because I thought my vocabulary was not good enough.

تأخرت لأنني ظننت أن مفرداتي ليست كافية.

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If a colleague had not encouraged me, I might never have attended.

لو لم يشجعني زميل، فربما لم أكن لأحضر مطلقًا.

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The other learners were more supportive than I had expected.

كان المتعلمون الآخرون أكثر دعمًا مما توقعت.

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I could have benefited sooner if I had treated mistakes as part of practice.

لكنت استفدت في وقت أبكر لو تعاملت مع الأخطاء على أنها جزء من التدريب.

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Now I prepare a few useful expressions before each session and participate regularly.

أجهز الآن بضع عبارات مفيدة قبل كل جلسة وأشارك بانتظام.

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Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: If we had focused only on the price, we would have overlooked that advantage too.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: أجهز الآن بضع عبارات مفيدة قبل كل جلسة وأشارك بانتظام.