Useful expressions · set 017

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

Some volunteers planted flowers near the entrance.

زرع بعض المتطوعين أزهارًا قرب المدخل.

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Others cleaned the paths and collected empty bags.

نظف آخرون الممرات وجمعوا الأكياس الفارغة.

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The organiser brought water and sandwiches for everyone.

أحضر المنظم ماءً وشطائر للجميع.

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We left the garden much tidier than before.

تركنا الحديقة أكثر ترتيبًا بكثير من ذي قبل.

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Yesterday, our team discussed a new opening time.

ناقش فريقنا أمس وقتًا جديدًا لبدء العمل.

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Sara explained the visitors' main requests.

شرحت سارة الطلبات الرئيسية للزوار.

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We compared three possible schedules.

قارنا ثلاثة جداول محتملة.

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The manager asked each person for an opinion.

طلب المدير رأي كل شخص.

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We chose a short trial for the following month.

اخترنا تجربة قصيرة للشهر التالي.

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I sent the meeting notes to the team afterwards.

أرسلت ملاحظات الاجتماع إلى الفريق بعد ذلك.

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Did you enjoy your visit to the island?

هل استمتعت بزيارتك للجزيرة؟

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We enjoyed it, but the journey was quite long.

استمتعنا بها، لكن الرحلة كانت طويلة بعض الشيء.

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How did you get there from the city?

كيف وصلتم إليها من المدينة؟

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We took a bus to the harbour and then a ferry.

استقللنا حافلة إلى الميناء ثم عبّارة.

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Where did you stay during the visit?

أين أقمتم أثناء الزيارة؟

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We stayed in a small guesthouse near the beach.

أقمنا في بيت ضيافة صغير قرب الشاطئ.

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Did you receive the schedule I sent yesterday?

هل استلمت الجدول الذي أرسلته أمس؟

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I did not receive it in my usual inbox.

لم أستلمه في صندوق الوارد المعتاد.

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Which email address did you use?

أي عنوان بريد إلكتروني استخدمت؟

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I used the address on your business card.

استخدمت العنوان الموجود على بطاقة عملك.

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Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Some volunteers planted flowers near the entrance.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: استخدمت العنوان الموجود على بطاقة عملك.