Application: Taking minutes

Practise taking minutes, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Practise taking minutes, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Distinguish a suggestion from a decision and name the owner and deadline when summarising actions. Could we clarify and As I understand it help check understanding without a blunt interruption.

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

Who is writing the notes for this meeting?

من يكتب محضر هذا الاجتماع؟

Explore the expression in context

I am recording the decisions and actions, rather than every individual comment.

أسجل القرارات والإجراءات بدلًا من تدوين كل تعليق منفرد.

Explore the expression in context

I will distinguish confirmed decisions from suggestions that still need discussion.

سأميز القرارات المؤكدة من الاقتراحات التي ما زالت تحتاج إلى نقاش.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Who is writing the notes for this meeting?
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: سأميز القرارات المؤكدة من الاقتراحات التي ما زالت تحتاج إلى نقاش.