Describing a place · Using where for places

Using where for places in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Using where for places.

Use who for people and which for things; that can be used in many defining relative clauses. The clause identifies the person or thing you mean.

Context: Describing a place. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

This is the centre where I attended my first language course.

هذا هو المركز الذي حضرت فيه أول دورة لغة لي.

The café where students used to meet is still open.

المقهى الذي كان الطلاب يلتقون فيه ما زال مفتوحًا.

There is a quiet room where visitors can read newspapers.

توجد غرفة هادئة يستطيع الزوار قراءة الصحف فيها.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: This is the centre where I attended my first language course.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: توجد غرفة هادئة يستطيع الزوار قراءة الصحف فيها.