Useful expressions · set 016

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

Last Saturday, we visited a city near the coast.

زرنا يوم السبت الماضي مدينة قرب الساحل.

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We arrived before lunch and walked to the harbour.

وصلنا قبل الغداء ومشينا إلى الميناء.

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A local guide showed us the old streets.

أرانا مرشد محلي الشوارع القديمة.

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We bought some bread and ate beside the water.

اشترينا بعض الخبز وأكلنا بجانب الماء.

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In the afternoon, we went to a small museum.

ذهبنا بعد الظهر إلى متحف صغير.

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We returned home on the last train.

عدنا إلى المنزل في القطار الأخير.

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The office lights stopped working yesterday afternoon.

توقفت أضواء المكتب عن العمل بعد ظهر أمس.

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Our manager called the building team immediately.

اتصل مديرنا بفريق المبنى فورًا.

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We moved our meeting to a room on another floor.

نقلنا اجتماعنا إلى غرفة في طابق آخر.

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An engineer checked the problem and replaced a part.

فحص مهندس المشكلة واستبدل قطعة.

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The lights came on again after twenty minutes.

عادت الأضواء إلى العمل بعد عشرين دقيقة.

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We thanked the engineer and finished our meeting.

شكرنا المهندس وأنهينا اجتماعنا.

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I tried a new soup recipe last night.

جربت وصفة حساء جديدة ليلة أمس.

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I bought fresh vegetables on my way home.

اشتريت خضراوات طازجة في طريقي إلى المنزل.

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My neighbour gave me a large cooking pot.

أعطاني جاري قدرًا كبيرًا للطهو.

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I followed the instructions and added less salt.

اتبعت التعليمات وأضفت كمية أقل من الملح.

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The soup took forty minutes to cook.

استغرق طهو الحساء أربعين دقيقة.

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I made enough for dinner and lunch the next day.

أعددت كمية تكفي للعشاء وغداء اليوم التالي.

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Our group helped at a community garden on Sunday.

ساعدت مجموعتنا في حديقة مجتمعية يوم الأحد.

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We carried tools from the storage room.

حملنا الأدوات من غرفة التخزين.

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Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Last Saturday, we visited a city near the coast.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: حملنا الأدوات من غرفة التخزين.