Application: Setting priorities

Practise setting priorities, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Practise setting priorities, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Explain what you need from a colleague and when, and specify what should be reviewed or handed over. Use priority for the most important task and handover for the information needed to continue the work.

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

Which task should I complete before starting the others?

أي مهمة أنجز قبل البدء بالمهام الأخرى؟

Explore the expression in context

Please finish the client summary first because the team needs it this afternoon.

أنهِ ملخص العميل أولًا من فضلك لأن الفريق يحتاجه هذا العصر.

Explore the expression in context

Which task should take priority if I cannot complete both today?

أي مهمة ينبغي أن تكون لها الأولوية إذا لم أستطع إكمالهما اليوم؟

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Which task should I complete before starting the others?
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: أي مهمة ينبغي أن تكون لها الأولوية إذا لم أستطع إكمالهما اليوم؟