Useful expressions · set 004

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

I have a notebook on my desk.

لدي دفتر على مكتبي.

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There is a pencil next to it.

يوجد قلم رصاص بجانبه.

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I need a ruler for this drawing.

أحتاج إلى مسطرة لهذا الرسم.

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My colleague has an eraser.

لدى زميلي ممحاة.

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She also has an orange folder.

لديها أيضًا مجلد برتقالي.

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I put an envelope inside the folder.

أضع ظرفًا داخل المجلد.

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My brother is a driver.

أخي سائق.

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His wife is a doctor.

زوجته طبيبة.

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They have a small office near their home.

لديهما مكتب صغير قرب منزلهما.

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Their neighbour is an engineer.

جارهما مهندس.

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He works with an architect.

يعمل مع مهندس معماري.

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They are working on a new building.

يعملان على مبنى جديد.

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It is a cold morning today.

إنه صباح بارد اليوم.

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I take a coat from the cupboard.

آخذ معطفًا من الخزانة.

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There is an umbrella by the door.

توجد مظلة قرب الباب.

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I put an extra scarf in my bag.

أضع وشاحًا إضافيًا في حقيبتي.

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My friend brings a warm hat.

يحضر صديقي قبعة دافئة.

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We leave a message for our neighbour.

نترك رسالة لجارنا.

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I have an appointment at a university.

لدي موعد في جامعة.

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A university assistant meets me at the door.

يقابلني مساعد في الجامعة عند الباب.

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Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: I have a notebook on my desk.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: يقابلني مساعد في الجامعة عند الباب.