Organising a business trip · Using have to for an external requirement

Using have to for an external requirement in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Using have to for an external requirement.

Should often gives advice, while have to expresses necessity or obligation. Don’t have to means something is not necessary, not that it is prohibited.

Context: Organising a business trip. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

Our travel coordinator says we have to submit the form today.

يقول منسق السفر إن علينا تقديم النموذج اليوم.

We should check the names carefully before sending it.

ينبغي أن نراجع الأسماء بعناية قبل إرساله.

We do not have to choose our seats immediately.

لا يلزم أن نختار مقاعدنا فورًا.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Our travel coordinator says we have to submit the form today.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: لا يلزم أن نختار مقاعدنا فورًا.