Application: Meeting a neighbour

Practise meeting a neighbour, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Practise meeting a neighbour, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Use a short, polite question to start an introduction, then acknowledge the reply before following up. Match the amount of personal detail to the relationship.

The first two examples come from the linked conversation. The third adds a follow-up. Notice the movement from opening request to response and clarification.

Practical examples

Have you lived in this neighbourhood long?

هل تسكن في هذا الحي منذ فترة طويلة؟

Explore the expression in context

We moved here last spring and really enjoy the quiet streets.

انتقلنا إلى هنا الربيع الماضي ونستمتع كثيرًا بالشوارع الهادئة.

Explore the expression in context

Please let me know if you need help finding anything in the neighbourhood.

أخبرني إذا احتجت إلى مساعدة في العثور على أي شيء في الحي.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Have you lived in this neighbourhood long?
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: أخبرني إذا احتجت إلى مساعدة في العثور على أي شيء في الحي.