ما أَسْرَعَ أَنْ رَأَيْتُهُ = ما أَسْرَعَ ما رَأَيْتُهُ ‎[CA] immediately thereafter I saw him, it did not take very long before I saw him
‏طَاْئِرَة أَسْرَع مِن الصَوْتِ ‎[CA] supersonic aircraft
‏بأسرَعِ ما يُمكِن ‎[CA] as fast as possible
‏ما أَسْرَعَ مُرورُ الأَيّامِ ‎[CA] time flies
‏بِأَسْرَعِ ما يُمْكِنُ ‎[CA] as soon as possible
‏في أَسْرَعِ وَقْتٍ مُمْكِنٍ ‎[CA] as soon as possible

وَغيْر ذَلِكَ = وَغَيْرِهِ ‎[CA] either 1. and the like, and so forth, and so on, et cetera, or 2. and others, and other things, et alii, et alia
‏لَيْسَ غَيْرُ = لا غَيْرَ ‎[CA] that's all, nothing else, no more, nothing but, only, merely, solely
‏غَيْرُ واحِدٍ ‎[CA] more than one, several
‏بِغَيْرِ + إضافة = مِنْ غَيْرِ + إضافة ‎[CA] without
‏في غَيْرِ ما ‎[CA] without (generally followed by abstract noun)
‏في غَيْرِ تَرَوٍّ ‎[CA] without thinking, unhesitatingly
‏في غَيْرِ ما تَهَيُّبٍ ‎[CA] without fear
‏على غَيْرِ مَعْرِفَةٍ مِنْهُ = مِن غَيْرِ عِلْمٍ مِنْهُ ‎[CA] without his knowing or having known it, without his knowledge, unwittingly
‏غير ممكن ‎[CA] not possible
‏غير مطبوخ ‎[CA] uncooked
‏غير المسلمين ‎[CA] non-Muslims
‏لا غَيْر = فقط ‎[CA] none other
‏غَيْر شَرْعيٍّ ‎[CA] illegal
‏غَيْر مَحْدودٍ ‎[CA] unlimited
‏غَيْر مَعْروفٍ ‎[CA] unknown
‏هو على غَيْرِ عادَتِهِ ‎[CA] he's not his usual self
‏كانَ رَفْضُهُ غَيْرَ مُقْنِعٍ ‎[CA] his refusal wasn't convincing

قَدْر مِن ‎[CA] certain extent of, a certain degree of
‏قَدْرَ + إضافة = بِقَدْرِ + إضافة = على قَدْرِ + إضافة ‎[CA] commensurate with, corresponding to, according to, in proportion to, to the extent that
‏على / بقَدْرِ الإمكان ‎[CA] as much as possible
‏بِقَدْرِ ما ‎[CA] in the same measure as, to the same extent as, as much as, as large as
‏على قَدْرٍ ما ‎[CA] to a certain extent
‏على قَدْرٍ ما ‎[CA] to a certain extent, relatively (note this is not a conjunction, the قدر has a nonspecific, not part of an إضافة . See further under uses of ما)
‏قَدْرَ المُسْتَطَاعِ = على قَدْرِ المُسْتَطَاعِ = بِقَدْرِ المُسْتَطَاعِ = قَدْرَ الطَاقَةِ = قَدْرَ الإِمْكَانِ = بِقَدْرِ الإِمْكانِ = على قَدْرِ الإِمْكَانِ ‎[CA] to the extent possible, as well as possible, as far as possible, as much as possible, in the best way possible, to the best of one's abilities
‏يَفْعَلُ ذلك على قَدْرِ ما يَسْتَطيعُ ‎[CA] he will do that as best as he can
‏حاوَلَ قَدْرَ الإمْكانِ فِعْلَ شَيْءٍ ‎[CA] to try as hard as possible to do s.th.
‏تَجَنَّبَ قَدْرَ الإمْكانِ شَيْئاً ‎[CA] to avoid s.th. as much as possible
‏بِقَدْرِ ما في شيءٍ من.... فـ ‎[CA] as much as, as far as as such and such is concerned
‏بقدر ما في ذلك من مصدر قوة... فـ ‎[CA] as far as this is a source of strength
‏بقدر ما فيه من تحديات ‎[CA] in as much as there are challenges;
‏على قَدر كبير من + مصدر (having quite a lot of.... (lit. a large amount of)
‏بنَفْس القَدْرِ مِن ‎[CA] with the same degree/level of
‏بِقَدْرِ ما +فعل ‎[CA] to the same extent that
‏قَدْرَ طاقَتِهِ / إمْكانِهِ ‎[CA] as best as he can
‏أَكْبَر قَدْرٍ مُمْكِنٍ من الشَفّافيّةِ ‎[CA] as much transparency as possible

مِقْدار من الوَقْتِ ‎[CA] period of time
‏بِمِقْدارٍ كافٍ ‎[CA] adequately
‏بِهَذا المِقْدارِ ‎[CA] to that extent
‏أَكْبَر مِقْدارٍ مُمْكِنٍ ‎[CA] the largest amount possible
‏أَكْبَر مِقْدارٍ مُمْكِنٍ من ‎[CA] the largest amount of... possible
‏تَحْديد مَقاديرِ الأَدْوِيةِ ‎[CA] determining medication dosage
‏زادَ عَدَدُ السُكّانِ بِمِقْدارِ مِلْيونِ نَسَمةٍ ‎[CA] the population increased by one million people
‏ارْتَفَعَ صافي الأَرْباحِ بِمِقْدارِ الضِعْفِ = ارْتَفَعَ صافي الأَرْباحِ بِمِقْدارِ الضِعْفَيْنِ ‎[CA] net profits doubled
‏انْخَفَضَت الأَسْعارُ بِمِقْدارِ الرُّبْعِ ‎[CA] prices decreased by a quarter
‏انْخَفَضَت الأَسْعارُ بِمِقْدارِ النِصْفِ ‎[CA] prices decreased by a half
‏تَراجَعَ مُتَوَسِّطُ المَرْدودِ بِمِقْدارِ نُقْطَتَيْنِ ‎[CA] average yields fell by two points
‏مَبْحَث مَقاديرِ الأَدْوِيةِ ‎[CA] posology (Medicine)

أَقْرَب إلى الفَهْمِ ‎[CA] easier to understand, more comprehensible
‏في أَقْرَبَ وَقْتٍ مُمْكِنٍ = في أَقْرَبَ وَقْتٍ = بِأَقْرَبَ ما يُمْكِنُ ‎[CA] as soon as possible, in the shortest time possible
‏هو أقرب إلى شيءٍ منه إلى شيءٍ آخر (he) is closer to s.th. than he is to s.th. else. (note the structure here. من ‎[CA] is needed for comparison, but the pronoun attached to it refers back to هو. Also, you need the extra pronoun because you can't have have two prepositions next to each other, and إلى is needed to show it is closer too)
‏مَكْتَب البَريدِ الأَقْرَب ‎[CA] the nearest post office
‏أَقْرَب ما يَكونُ إلى ‎[CA] more like …, almost equivalent to …
‏قِصّة أَقْرَب ما تَكونُ إلى الخَيالِ ‎[CA] a hard-to-believe story
‏أَقْرَب الأَقْرِباءِ ‎[CA] close relatives

غَيْر مُمْكِن ‎[CA] impossible
‏مِن المُمْكِن أَنْ ‎[CA] possibly, perhaps, maybe
‏من الممكن أنْ / مصدر
‏من المُمْكِنِ أنْ … ‎[CA] it is possible that …
‏غَيْر مُمْكِنٍ ‎[CA] impossible
‏هذا غَيْرُ مُمْكِنٍ ‎[CA] it's impossible
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بَعِيد المَنَالِ ‎[CA] either 1. unattainable, or 2. intangible, impalpable, far from reality
‏مُمْكِن المَنَالِ ‎[CA] attainable
‏نالَ مِن نَفْسِهِ أَبْلَغَ مَنَالٍ ‎[CA] it made the deepest impression on him
‏صَعْب / عَسِيْر / بَعِيد المَنال ‎[CA] hard to attain, unattainable;
‏قريب / سَهْل المنال ‎[CA] easy to attain, attainable, achievable
‏سَهْل / قَريب المَنالِ ‎[CA] achievable, available
‏ما زالَ بَعيدَ المَنالِ ‎[CA] it's far from reality
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غَيْر وارِد = غير ممكن ‎[CA] unlikely
‏لَيْسَ في الوارِدِ إجْراءُ تَغْييرٍ ‎[CA] he has no intention of changing
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وَقْت قِياسيّ ‎[CA] record time
‏في ذاتِ الوَقْتِ ‎[CA] at the same time, at that very moment
‏في أَيِّ وَقْتٍ ‎[CA] at any time, whenever
‏في أَقْصَرِ وَقْتٍ مُمْكِنٍ = أَسْرَعِ وَقْتٍ مُمْكِنٍ = أَقْرَبِ وَقْتٍ مُمْكِنٍ ‎[CA] as soon as possible
‏في نَفْسِ الوَقْتِ ‎[CA] at the same time, simultaneously
‏في وَقْتٍ سابِقٍ ‎[CA] at a previous time
‏في وَقْتٍ لاحِقٍ ‎[CA] later, at a later time
‏في الوَقْتِ الراهِنِ ‎[CA] at this moment
‏في الوَقْتِ الحاضِرِ ‎[CA] at the present time
‏في الوَقْتِ المُحَدَّدِ ‎[CA] on time, at the specified time
‏يَجِبُ الحُضورُ في الوَقْتِ المُحَدَّدِ ‎[CA] you must attend on time, you must be present at the specified time
‏حتّى وَقْتٍ قَريبٍ = إلى وَقْتٍ قَريبٍ ‎[CA] until recently
‏منذ ذلك الوَقْتِ ‎[CA] since
‏في وَقْتٍ قَريبٍ ‎[CA] in the near future
‏أَكْثَر من أَيِّ وَقْتٍ مَضى ‎[CA] more than ever
‏ما زالَ الوَقْتُ مُبَكِّراً ل ‎[CA] it's still too early to…
‏حانَ الوَقْتُ ‎[CA] the time has come

هَلَّق عَنَّا بِالضَيْعَة، إذا اِتْنَين مّا يْحِبُّوا بَعْضُن وْسِمْعُوا كَمَان العالَم فيهُن، يا لَطِيف! شُغْلِة كْبِيْرِة ‎[S] now in our village, if two (young people) love each other and the people hear about it, O dear! it's a big deal! (note that مّا يْحِبُّوا is imperfective, and سِمْعُوا is perfective. Both are governed by إذا. The difference in tense is chosen by how conditional the speaker wants it, and the kind of verb (imperfective aspect takes place over a long period of time, whereas سمعوا is a punctual verb);
‏بَسّ يَعْني مُو مُشْكِل إِذا ضَلِّت عَذْراء، يَعْني بْإِمْكانَهْا إِنُّه تْضَلّ عَذْرَاء، بِسّ... يَعْني مُوْ مُشْكِل عَنْدِي إِذا كان عَنْدَها عَلاقَة جِنْسِيِّة أَو عَنْدَهْا صَدِيْق يَعْنِي عادِيِّة ‎[S] But, I mean, it's not a problem if she remains a virgin, I mean it's possible for her to remain a virgin... It's not a problem in my opinion if she has a sexual relationship or (if) she has a boyfriend, that is, it's a normal thing; (distance from event is established by hypothetical + past tense);
‏بَسّ كَمَان إِذا الواحْدِة شَطِّت وْهَيْك يَعْنِي كانِت شْوَيّ فَلْتانِة بْعَلَاقْتَها كَمَان كْتِيْر بْيِزْبِلُوَهْا ‎[S] But still, if a girl goes too far and stuff and (if) she's a bit too loose in her relationships, they shun her a lot; (use of past tense governed by punctuality of شَطِّت and by speaker wanting to put distance between herself and possible actualization of the statement);
‏ إِذَا كَمَّلتُوا ‎[P] if you've finished; { ʔi∂a kammaltu}
‏شُو بِيْصِير إِذَا ‎[S] what if
‏إِذَا عَجَبَك وِللا لا لَحَ اْساوِيهَا = اْنْ عَجَبَك وِاْنْ ما عَجَبَك لَحَ اْسَاوِيْهَا ‎[S] Whether you like it or not, I'll go ahead and do it
‏إِذَا كان ‎[S] if, whether (as part of an indirect question)
‏شُوف إِذَا كان فِي إِلِي شِي مَكَاتِيب (مَكَتِيْب) ‎[S] See if there's any mail for me
‏بْحِبّ أَعْرِف إِذَا (كان) هُوِّ جايِ ‎[S] I'd like to know whether he's coming,
‏ما بَعْرِف إِذَا كان لَحَ يِجي أَو لَأ ‎[S] I don't know if he'll come or not.
‏إِذا مُمْكِن ‎[L] if possible;
‏شُو بِيْصِير إِذَا ما إِجُوا رِفَقَاتَك أَبَدًا ‎[S] What if your friends don't get here at all?

وْهَلَّق كْتِير ما عاد إِنُّه الشَباب ما عاد يِهْتَمُّوا مَثَلًا ياخْدُوا واحْدِة إِذَا حِلْوِة كْتِير وْكَذَا إذا ما كانِت مِتْعَلّمِة مُسْتَحِيل يْفَكِّر فيها إِلا يَعْني واحِد كْتِير تافِه ‎[S] Now, often, it's no longer that young people no longer care, for example, about marrying a girl if (she's) very pretty and so forth, if she's not educated, (he) will never think of (marrying) her, except, that is, someone really inane (note: إذا حلوة is a stative and “factual”, i.e. the meaning wouldn't change if إذا were removed. However, إذا كانت متعلمة is stative, but it is a true hypothetical because of كانت, the speaker is showing how unlikely the event is to be true);
‏إذا ما عَنْدِك شِي بِدْنا نِدْخُل نِشْرَب فِنْجان قَهْوِة عَنْدِك ‎[S] if you're not busy, we want to come in and drink a cup of coffee with you (conditional is habitual and expected);
‏إذا ما مَعُه مِشْكِل ‎[S] if he doesn't have any problem;
‏إذا بَدَّك ‎[L] if you want;
‏إذا هُوِّ بِدُّه يْقَدِّم لَهْا لَحَالُه دَهَب أَوْ شِي ‎[S] if he wants to give her gold or something by himself;
‏ إِذَا مُمكِن ‎[P] if possible; { ʔi∂a mumken}
‏اِْسأَلُو إِذَا المُدِيْر مَوجُوْد ‎[P] ask him if the manager is here; {'ºisʔ¡alo ʔi∂a-l-mudīr mawjūd}
‏إذا فِي عَنْدَك اِعْتِرَاض هاتَو ‎[S] In case you have any objection say so

بِالإِذِن ‎[V] by (your) permission, if you would, excuse me;
‏بِالإِذْن يا مَدَام، كِيف بِرُوح عَ مَرْكَز البَلَدِيِّة ‎[L] excuse me, ma'am, how do I go to the municipality center (i.e. city hall);
‏بِالإِذِن، نْسِيت أَسْأَلَك شُو الاِسم الكَرِيم ‎[V] if you would, I forgot to ask what is (your) honorable name?
‏شُو بَدِّك، آخُد إِذْنَك قَبِل ما أَعْزِمَهْا على الـمَحَلّ ‎[L] what do you want, that I should get your permission before I invite her to the shop?
‏مَعَك إِذِن ‎[P] do you have permission (to do this)?; {maʕak ʔi∂ᵉn}
‏مِش مُمكِن بِدُوْن إِذنُو ‎[P] it's not possible without permission; {miš mumken bidūn ʔi∂no}
‏مِن غَيْر إِذني ‎[P] without my permission; {min ġēr ʔi∂ny}
‏عَن إِذنَك ‎[P] excuse me; {ʕan ʔi∂nak}
‏عَن إِذنَك --- إِذنَك مَعَك ‎[P] With your permission! --- Please feel free (said by a guest who wants to depart. The reply literally translates as: your permission is with you); {ʕan ʔi∂nak --- ʔi∂nak maʕak}
‏أَخَدْت إِذِن مِنَّو ‎[S] Did you get permission from him?
‏طَلَب إِذِن مِن = اْسْتَأذَن من ‎[S] to ask permission,
‏عَطَى حَدَا إِذِن ‎[S] to excuse s.o.
‏عَنْ إِذْنَك ‎[S] Excuse me, please

أَنَا مِتْأَسِّف مِن كِلّْ قَلْبِي ‎[S] I'm really sorry
‏أَنَا مِتْأَسِّف هالشِّي مُو مِمْكِن يْصِير = مَعِ الأَسَف هالشِّي مُو مِمْكِن يْصِير ‎[S] I'm sorry to say that can't be done
‏ أَنَا مِتأَسِّفِ كْتِيْر، بَسّ مَا بَقدَرِش ‎[P] I'm very sorry, but I can't { ʔana mitʔ¡assefᵉ kºtīr، bass ma baqdɑrᵉš}

حْكُوْمِة اِئْتِلافِيِّة مِمْكِن تِجْلِبِ الاِسْتِقْرار لَهَالِبْلاد ‎[S] A coalition government may bring stability to the country.

فِيْه تَأيِيْد لَهَيْك مَشرُوْع ‎[P] there is support for a project like that; {fīᴴ taʔ¡yīd lahēk mašrūʕ}
‏مِش مُمكِن بِدُوْن تَأيِيْدكُم ‎[P] it can't be done without your support; {miš mumken bidūn taʔ¡yīdkom}
‏هُوْ مُحتَاج لَتَأيِيْد مَعنَوي ‎[P] he needs moral support; {hū muḥtāj lataʔ¡yīd maʕnawy}
‏مُظَاهَرَات لِ تَأيِيْدِ الحُكُوْمِة ‎[P] demonstrations in support of the government; {muẓᾱhɑrᾱt li taʔ¡yīdᴵ-l-ḥukūme}
‏في شي تَأْيِيْد لِلنَّاْدِي ‎[S] Does the club have any financial backing?
‏فِيْك تِعْتِمِد على تَأْيِيْدِي إِلَك ‎[S] You can count on my support,

البَنَّا بيبُخّ عَ الحَيْط ‎[P] the builder sprays (water) on the wall; {'il-banna byboḵḵ ʕa-l-ḥēṭ}
‏بِخِّ الدّْهَان بِالتَّسَاوِي قَدّْ مُو مِمْكِن ‎[S] Spray the paint as evenly as possible

بَعضِ النَاس ‎[P] some people, some of the people; {bɑʕḍᴵ-n-nās}
‏في بَعضِ الحَالَات ‎[P] in some cases; {fy bɑʕḍᴵ-l-ḥālāt}
‏شُو هِيِّ بَعْض الحَوادِث ال مُمْكِن تْصِير ‎[L] what are some of the accidents that could happen (note use of هي to match حوادث instead of بعض);
‏في بَعْضِ الأَشْيَا لازِم نِبْحَثَهْا ‎[S] There are certain things we have to discuss,
‏في بَعِض نَاسِ الأَحْسَن ما اِذْكُر أَسْمَاهُن ‎[S] certain people, whom I'd rather not name...

كِيْف مُمكِن يِتخَلَّص مِنِ التَأتَأَة ‎[P] how can he get rid of the (his) stammer; {kīf mumken yitḵɑllɑṣ minᴵ-t-taʔ¡taʔ¡a}

تَرَكني ‎[P] he left me; {tarakny}
‏تْرِكْني ‎[L] leave me alone!
‏اِتِركُو ‎[P] leave him alone!; {'itᵉrko}
‏اِترِكهَا ‎[P] leave her alone!; {'itrekha}
‏اِتِركِيْه ‎[P] leave him alone (feminine form); {'itᵉrkīᴴ}
‏فِكرِةِ الزَوَاج، اِتِركَك مِنهَا ‎[P] forget about marriage (literally: leave yourself from it); {fikreᴵ-z-zawāj، 'itᵉrkak minha}
‏فِكرِةِ السَفَر، اِتِركَك مِنهَا ‎[P] forget about going on a trip!; {fikreᴵ-s-sɑfɑr، 'itᵉrkak minha}
‏ القَرَار مَترُوْك إِلُو ‎[P] it's left to him to decide; {'il-ʠɑrᾱr matrūk ʔilo}
‏اِنْتَ تَرَكْتُو هَوْنِيك ‎[V] you left it there;
‏مُمْكِن اِتْرِكْ لُه خَبَر يُتُّصِل فِيِّ لـَمّا يِرْجَع ‎[L] can I leave him a message to get in touch with me when he gets back?
‏خَلِّيْنَا نِتْرُكِ الأُمُور تَاخُد مَجْرَاهَا لَمِدِّة ‎[S] Let's let things slide awhile,
‏أَوَّل شِي كِنْت بِدِّي أَعْمِلَهْا، بَسّْ بَعْدَيْن تَرَكْتَهْا ‎[S] First I wanted to do it, but then I let it go
‏اْسْتَغْنَى عَن كِلِّ الفِكْرَة = تَرَك كِلِّ الفِكْرَ ‎[S] He has abandoned the whole idea
‏تَرْكِت جَوْزَهْا بَعِد سِنْتَيْن مْنِ جْوَازُهْن ‎[S] She left her husband after they were married two years ago
‏تَرَكْنَا وَقْتِ الهَزِّة وِاللَزِّة ‎[S] He left us in the lurch
‏اْتْرِكْنِي لَحَالِي ‎[S] Leave me alone
‏شِفْتَو عَم يِتْرُكِ البَيْت ‎[S] I saw him leave the house
‏تَرَكْ لَك مَكْتُوْب ‎[S] He left a letter for you
‏تَرَك خَبَر إِنَّو رَاجِع عَن قَرِيْب ‎[S] He left word that he would be back
‏تَرَكِ الأَكْل مِتِل ما هُوِّ بْصَحْنَو ‎[S] He left his food on the plate
‏لا تِتْرُك كِتْبَك مْلَحْوَشِين هَوْن وْهَوْن ‎[S] Don't leave your books lying around
‏لَـمّا بْتِنْسَخهَا لا تِتْرُك شِي بَرَّا ‎[S] When you copy it, don't leave anything out
‏وَين تَرَكْت شَنْتَايْتَك ‎[S] Where did you leave your suitcase?
‏اْتْرِك لِي ياها ‎[S] Leave it to me
‏تَرَك شِغْلَو ‎[S] He gave up his job
‏تَرَكْتِ الفِكْرَة مِن زَمَاْن ‎[S] I gave up the idea a long time ago
‏لَحَ اِتْرُكِ التَّدْخِيْن ‎[S] I'm going to give up smoking
‏خَلِّيْنَا نِتْرِكِ المَوْضُوع ‎[S] Let's drop the subject

سَاوَى لحدا تَلِيْفَوْن = ضَرَب لحدا تَلِيْفَون = دَقّ لحدا تَلِيفَون ‎[S] to give a call to
‏سَاوِي لِي تَلِيفَوْن بِكْرَا ‎[S] Give me a ring tomorrow
‏تَلِيْفَوْنِ عْمُوْمِي ‎[S] public phone
‏عمَ بِحْكِي مِن تَلِيفَونِ عْمُوْمِي ‎[S] I'm calling from a phone booth.
‏مِمْكِن اِسْتَعْمِل تَلِيْفَوْنَك بْتَعْمِل مَعْرُوف ‎[S] May I use your telephone, please?
‏بْيَعْمِل كِلّْ شِغْلَو بِالتَّلِيْفَوْن ‎[S] He does all his business by telephone
‏غِرْفِة تَلِيْفَون لِلْعُمُوم ‎[S] telephone booth
‏دَلِيل هاتِف = دَلِيل تَلِيْفَون ‎[S] telephone directory, phone book
‏خَطّ تَلِيْفَون ‎[S] telephone line
‏نِمْرِة تَلِيْفَون = رَقَم تَلِيفَوْن ‎[S] telephone number
‏عِمِل تَلِيْفَون = تَلْفَن ‎[S] to telephone
‏حَدَا تَلْفَن لِي = حَدَا عِمِلْ لِي تَلِيْفَوْن ‎[S] Did anyone telephone me?
‏اِنْتِا مَطْلُوب عَ التَّلِيفَوْن ‎[S] You're wanted on the phone
‏سَاوَى / عِمِل / ضَرَب تَلِيْفَوْن ‎[S] to dial a phone

الوَلَدِ التَاني ‎[P] a second boy; {'il-waladᴵ-t-tāny}
‏هَادَا تَاني وَلَد عِندهُم ‎[P] this is their second son; {hāda tāny walad ʕindhom}
‏عِنَّا شِقَّة حِلْوِة بِتانِي طابِق، بِتْحِبّ تْشُوفَها ‎[L] we have a nice apartment on the second floor, would you like to see it?
‏مِمْكِن مِن فَضْلَك تَعْطِينِي الِكْتَابِ التَّانِي مْنِ الشّْمَال ‎[S] Will you please give me the second book from the left?
‏هايِّ المَرَّة التَّانْيِة بِجِي عَ الشَّام ‎[S] This is my second time in Damascus
‏هالمَنْتُوْج ما لَو تانِي ‎[S] second to none
‏تانِي شِي ‎[S] the second thing, in the second place (when listing things)
‏أَوَّل كِلّْ شِي ما مَعِي وَقِت وْتَانِي شِي ما بِدِّي اْرُوْح ‎[S] In the first place I have no time, and in the second place I don't want to go anyway
‏تَاْنِيًا ‎[S] secondly
‏أَوَّل شِي ما بْحِبِّ البَطَاطَا، تانِيًا، أَنَا ما لِي جُوعان ‎[S] In the first place I don't like potatoes, secondly, I'm not hungry at all
‏هالِأْمُوْر أَهَمِيِّتْهَا بِالدَّرَجِة التَّانِيِة ‎[S] These things are of secondary importance,
‏دَرَجِة تانْيِة ‎[S] either 1. secondary, or 2. second-class, or 3. second rate
‏عَطِيْنِي تَذْكَرَة دَرَجِة تانْيِة لَحَلَب مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Give me one second-class ticket to Aleppo, please
‏حَتْمًا إِنَّو أَوْتَيْل دَرَجِة تَانْيِة ‎[S] It's definitely a second-rate hotel

عَن جَدّ ‎[P] seriously, really!; {ʕan jadd}
‏مُؤْثِّر! عَن جَدّ ‎[P] (it is) impressive! really; {muʔaθθer! ʕan jadd}
‏بْتِحكي جَدّ ‎[P] are you serious?; {bºtiḥky jadd}
‏قَلِيْل جِدًّا ‎[P] very little; {qalīl jiddan˜}
‏مُمكِن جِدًّا ‎[P] very possible; {mumken jiddan˜}
‏جِدًّا ‎[V] very (through the Levant the word كْتِير is much more common, but جِدًّا is occasionally used); {jiddan˜}
‏كانِ مْبَيِّن عَلَيْه مَبْسُوط جِدًّا ‎[S] He seemed highly pleased
‏جِدًّا تَعْبَان = انا جِدًّا تَعْبَان ‎[S] I'm awfully tired
‏بْجَدّ ‎[S] either 1. seriously, or 2. with effort, hard
‏جَدّ وْاِجْتِهَاد ‎[S] industry, hard work
‏بِيْحِلّْ مَشَاكْلَو بِيْجَدّ وْاِجْتِهَاد ‎[S] He solves his problems with thought and industry
‏عِمْرَو ما حاوَل عَن جَدّ يُوْفِي بْوَعْدَو ‎[S] He never made a serious attempt to keep his promise,
‏عَم اْفَكِّر بْجَدّْ إِنِّي اِتْزَوَّج ‎[S] I'm seriously considering getting married,
‏لا تَاخِدَهْا كِلّْ هالقَدِّ بْجَدّ ‎[S] Don't take it so seriously
‏قال هالشِّي نِصّ عَن مَزِح وْنِصّ عَن جَدّ ‎[S] He said that with his tongue in his cheek,
‏اْشْتَغَلِ بْجِدّْ طُوْلِ النّْهَاْر ‎[S] He worked hard all day
‏أَخَدِ بْجِدّ ‎[S] to take to heart
‏أَخَد كَلَامِي بْكِلّْ جِدّ‎[S] He took my words very much to heart

بيْجَازِف في حَيَاتُو ‎[P] he risks his life; {byºjāzef fy ḥayāto}
‏كِيْف بيْجَازِف هَيْك ‎[P] how can he take such risks; {kīf byºjāzef hēk}
‏فِيْه نَاس بيْحِبُّوا يْجَازْفُوا ‎[P] there are people who enjoy taking risks; {fīᴴ nās byºḥebbu yºjāzºfu}
‏مِش مُمكِن أَجَازِف بِمُستَقبَلي ‎[P] I can't gamble on my future; {miš mumken ʔajāzef bimustaqbaly}
‏بِدِّي جازِف ‎[S] I'll take the chance.
‏إِذَا قِلْتِ لَّو لَحَ يِزْعَلِ كْتِيْر —— مَعْلَيْشِي بْجازِف‎[S] He'll get if you tell him —— I’ll chance it!

مِنجَمِّعِ المِيَاه في بِركِة ‎[P] we collect the water in a pond; {minjammeʕᴵ-l-miyāh fy birke}
‏الاِسْتَاذ جَمَّعِ الطِّلَّابِ بْقَاعِة الاِحْتِفالَات ‎[S] The teacher assembled the students in the auditorium
‏إِذَا مِنْجَمِّع مَصَارِيْنَا (مَصَرِيْنَا) مِمْكِن يْصِير عَنْدْنَا كْفَايِة نِشْتْرِي سَيَّارَة ‎[S] If we pool our money we may have enough to buy a car
‏شُوف إِذَا بْتِقْدِرِ تْجَمِّع بَقِيتِ الجَّمَاعَة ‎[S] See if you can round up the rest of the group
‏ما حْسِنْتْ اْجَمِّعِ المَصَارِي ‎[S] I couldn't scrape the money together,
‏جَمَّعِت كِلِّ الدَّفَاتِر ‎[S] Did you collect all the notebooks?
‏جَمَّع… فِئَات ‎[S] to group
‏جَمِّعِ الرّْجَال فِئَات حَسَب أَعْمَارُهْن ‎[S] Group the men according to age

جُملِة طَوِيْلِة ‎[P] a long sentence; {jumle ṭɑwīle}
‏مُمكِن في جُمِلتَيْن ‎[P] can you sum it up in two sentences; {mumken fy jumᵉltēn}
‏ما فْهِمتِ الجِّمْلِة الآخْرَانِيِّة ‎[S] I didn't understand the last sentence,
‏بِالعَرَبِي مْنِسْتَعْمِل جِمْلِة حالِيِّة بْهَيْك حالِة ‎[S] In Arabic, we use a circumstantial clause in this case.

بيْجُوْز ‎[V] it's possible (often followed by a sentence, like it's possible he is going to the store); {byºjūz}
‏بِيْجُوْز إِجِي مَعْكُن ‎[S] Perhaps I'll come along
‏بِيْجُوْز يْكُوْن قال هالشِّي ‎[S] He could have said that.
‏بِيْجُوْز = جايِز = مِمْكِن ‎[S] It could be. (as a response)
‏بِيْجُوْز اْكُون مُو مَوْجُود لَـمّا تَعْمِل لِي تَلِفَون ‎[S] I’m apt to be out when you call.
‏بِيْجُوْز يْكُوْن قال هالشِّي ‎[S] He could have said that.

بِيْجُوْز = جايِز = مِمْكِن ‎[S] It could be. (as a response)

جُوَّات البَيْت ‎[L] inside the house (داخله);
‏جُوَاتِ البَيْت ‎[P] inside the house; {juwātᴵ-l-bēt}
‏مِن جُوَّاتُو ‎[P] from inside of it; {min juwwāto}
‏جُوَّات الـمَطْعَم ‎[V] inside of the restaurant;
‏مِن جُوَّاهَا ‎[P] from inside it; {min juwwāha}
‏جُوَّاْتِ البَيْت = داخِلِ البَيْت ‎[S] indoors
‏أَحْسَنْ لَك تِقْعُد جُوَّاْتِ البَيْتِ اليَوْم ‎[S] You'd better stay indoors today
‏مِمْكِن اْشُوف داخِلِ البَيْت = مِمْكِن اْشُوف جُوَّاتِ البَيْت ‎[S] May I see the inside of the house?
‏تَرَكَو جُوَّا ‎[S] He left it inside
‏لَيْش ما بِتْفُوت لَجُوَّا ‎[S] Why don't you come inside?
‏بْظَرْف ‎[S] within, inside
‏بْظَرْف خَمِس دَقَايِق ما صِفِي حَدَا بِالمَسْرَح ‎[S] Inside of five minutes the whole theater was empty,
‏حِطَّو بِالصَّنْدُوْق = حِطَّو جُوَّاتِ الصَّنْدُوْق ‎[S] Put it into the box (note that جُوَّات is stronger, or has more emphasis on “into”)

جِيْبُو لَهَوْن ‎[P] bring it here; {jībo lahōn}
‏جِيْب لي ‎[P] bring (it) to me; {jīb ly}
‏جِبتِ اْلِّك هَدِيِّة ‎[P] I've brought you a present; {jibtᴵ 'ºllek hadiyye}
‏لَازِمِ تْجِيْبِ الفُسطَان عَلَيْكِ ‎[P] she has to alter the dress to fit you; {lāzemᵉ tºjībᴵ-l-fusṭᾱn ʕalēki}
‏جاب سِيْرة ‎[L] to bring up a topic;
‏مِين جاب سِيرة الجِنْرال ‎[L] who brought up the topic of the General?
‏شو جاب ــــ ع ــــ ‎[L] what brought these two (issues) together?
‏شو جاب عَون ع الطائف ‎[L] what brought (Michel) A'un and the Taif (agreement) up in the same conversation? (reference to the fact that A'un has spoken against the Taif agreement);
‏جابُوا لُه لَلْضابِط تَبَعُه ‎[S] they brought it/him to his officer;
‏جِيْبْ لَهْا قَنِّينِة بِيْبْسِي لَلمَدَام ‎[L] bring for her a bottle of pepsi for the lady (note repeated ل );
‏جَاْبِ الرَّاسَيْن سَوَا ‎[S] to make ends meet, break even
‏بِالكَاد دَخْلَو يْكَفِّي يْجِيْبِ الرَّاسَيْن سَوَا ‎[S] He hardly earns enough to make both ends meet
‏يَللا يْجِيبِ الرَّاسَيْن سَوَا ‎[S] He's just breaking even,
‏جِيْبْ لِي كاسِة مَيّ مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Bring me a glass of water, please
‏جاب لِلَوْلَادِ هْدِيِّة ‎[S] He brought the children a present
‏مِمْكِن اْجِيب مَعِي رْفِيق إِلِي ‎[S] May bring a friend with me?
‏السَّيَّارَة مَعْقُول تْجِيْب (دْجِيب) سِعْرِ مْنِيح ‎[S] The car should bring a good price,
‏جِيْبِ وْلادَك مَعَك ‎[S] Bring your children along
‏الحَفْلِة الراقْصَة جابِت مِيْت دَوْلَار ‎[S] The dance brought in a hundred dollars
‏الشِرْطَة جابْتَو مْكَلْبَش ‎[S] The police brought him in in handcuffs
‏فِيْكِ تْجِيْب لِي (دْجِبْلِي) نِسْخَة تَانْيِة ‎[S] Can you get me another copy?
‏جِيْبْ لِي (جِبْ لِي) مَنْشَفِة قَوَام ‎[S] Get me a towel, quick!
‏بَالله بِتْجِيْب لِي (بِدْجِبْلِي) كَاسِة مَيّ ‎[S] Could you fetch me a glass of water?
‏فِيكِ تْجِيْب بِرْهَاْن ‎[S] Can you furnish proof?

حَتْمًا ‎[S] either 1. form of emphasis: definitely, positively, or 2. inevitably, or 3. response: of course!
‏حَتْمًا ما كان مِمْكِن يْصِير غَيْر هَللي صار ‎[S] Inevitably it had to come to this
‏ما فِي شِي بِالدِّنْيِة اِسْمَو حَتِم ‎[S] There is no such thing as must,
‏حَتْمًا هالشِّي فَظِيع ‎[S] That's positively awful to possess
‏مُسْتَحِيل حَتْمًا ‎[S] That's simply impossible
‏أَي، حَتْمًا ‎[S] Why, of course
‏حَتْمًا هُوِّ أَطْوَل مِنْهُن ‎[S] He's decidedly taller than they are

حَسَب + إضافة ‎[S] either 1. in accordance with, conforming with or 2. according to, 3. depending on
‏بْحَسَب + إضافة ‎[S] either 1. in accordance with, conforming with or 2. according to, 3. depending on
‏حَسَبِ الظُرُوْف ‎[P] according to the circumstances; {ḥasabᴵ-ẓ-ẓurūf}
‏حَسَبِ التَعلِيْمَات ‎[P] in accordance with the instructions; {ḥasabᴵ-t-taʕlīmāt}
‏حَسَب شُو بْيِصِير ‎[V] depending on what happens
‏حَسَب رَأيِي ‎[P] in my opinion; {ḥasab rɑʔ¡yi}
‏حَسَب اِخْتِيار + ضمير ‎[S] of one's own accord
‏عِمِلَهْا حَسَب اِخْتِيَارَو = عِمِلَهْا حَسَب مَشِيْئْتَو ‎[S] He did it of his own accord.
‏حَسَب طَلَبَك مْنِبْعَت لَك تْلِتْة نِسَخ تَانْيِة ‎[S] In accordance with your request, we are sending you three more copies.
‏حَسَب اِلاِحْصَاءَات اِالجْدِيْدِة عَدَ اِلسِكَّان زَاد خَمْسِة بِالمِيِّة ‎[S] According to recent statistics, the population has increased by five percent.
‏كِلّ شِي تْنَفَّذ حَسَب اِلتَعْلِيْمَات ‎[S] Everything was carried out according to instructions,
‏هُوِّ مِن أَصِل نَبِيل = هُوِّ أَصِيْلِ الحَسَب وِالنَّسَب ‎[S] He's of noble descent
‏اْنْصَفُّوا بْحَسَبِ الطُّوْل ‎[S] Line up in order of height
‏بْحَسَبِ القَانُونِ الجّْدِيدِ الضَّرَايِب لَحَ تْكُوْن أَعْلَى ‎[S] Under the new law, taxes will be higher,
‏بْحَسَبِ الكَوْنْتْرَات مُو مِمْكِن صَرْفَو مْنِ الخِدْمِة بِدُون إِشْعَار واجِب ‎[S] Under the contract, he cannot be fired without due notice
‏حَسَب قَوْلَو لازِمِ تْكُوْن ذَكِيِّة كْتِيْر ‎[S] From what he says she must be a very bright girl

ما حِسِن ‎[S] to be unable
‏بْتِقْدِر / بْتِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيك تِتِّصِل فيِّ السَّاعَة تْلاتِة ‎[S] Can you call me up at three o'clock?
‏ما بْتِقْدِر / ما بْتِحْسِن / مُو مِمْكِن / ما فِيك تِسْبَحِ بْهالبُحَيرَة ‎[S] You can't go swimming in this lake,
‏كان بْيِقْدِر / بْيِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيه يْكُوْن أَوَّل واحِد بِالصَّفّ لَو راد ‎[S] He could be first in class if he wanted to. (one could also say كان بْيِطْلَعِ بْإِيدَو or كان بْإِمكَانَو )
‏مِمْكِن / بِحْسِن / فِيِّ / بِقْدِر اِتْطَلَّع عَلَيه، مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Could I look at it, please? (one could also say بْتِسْمَح لِي , i.e. would you let me)

أَحْسَن شِي ‎[L] the best thing (often followed by a full sentence, as in the best thing is….);
‏أَحسَن إِشي ‎[P] the best thing; { ʔaḥsan ʔišy}
‏أَحْسَن شِي ‎[S] either 1. (the) best thing, or 2. best, or 3. the past part (of s.th.)
‏هادا أَحْسَن شِي مِمْكِن تَعِمْلَو بْهِيْك حالِة ‎[S] That's the best thing you can do under the circumstances,
‏هَيْك حابِبَهْا أَحْسَن شي ‎[S] like it best this way.
‏بِشْتِغِل أَحْسَن شِي بِالصَّبَاْح ‎[S] work best in the morning.
‏بْأَحْسَن الاِحْتِمَالَات ‎[S] at best

حَضَّرتِ الحَشوِة ‎[P] I've prepared the stuffing; {ḥɑḍḍɑrtᴵ-l-ḥašwe}
‏مِمْكِن تَعْطِيْنِي الوَصْفِة تَبَعِ الحَشْوِة ‎[S] Would you give me the recipe for the stuffing?
‏حَشْوِةِ الطِّرَّاحَة عَم تِطْلَع ‎[S] The stuffing of the hassock is coming out
‏قَدَّمُوا بَطِّ مْحَمَّر مَع حَشْوِة كَسْتَنَا وْتِفَّاْح ‎[S] They served roast duck with a dressing of chestnuts and apples,

الطَّاوْلِة مِمْكِن تِنْحَطِّ هْنِيْك ‎[S] The table can be placed over there,
‏حِطِّ العِلْبِة عَ الطَّاوْلِة ‎[S] Set the box on the desk
‏قُول لِلصَّانْعَة تْحِطِّ الطَّاوْلِة ‎[S] Tell the maid to set the table
‏حَطّْ قَلْبَو فِيْهَا ‎[S] He’s set his heart on it
‏الدَّوَالِيْب (الدَوَلِيْب) مَحْطُوْطِينِ قْرَاب لَبَعْضُهْن ‎[S] The wheels are set close together

لَحَ اِحْتِفِظ بِالأَسْهُم لَتِطْلَع تانِي مَرَّة ‎[S] I'll hang on to the stock until it goes up
‏اْحْتِفِظ بِالمَصَارِي شِي كَم يَوْم ‎[S] Hold on to the money for a few days,
‏مِمْكِن اِحْتِفِظ بْهالصُّوْرَة ‎[S] May I keep this picture?

أَنَا بَطلُب حَقّي ‎[P] I demand my rights; { ʔana bɑṭlob ḥaqqy}
‏حُقُوْقِ العُمَّال ‎[P] worker's rights; {ḥuqūqᴵ-l-ʕummāl}
‏حُقُوْقِ النَشِر مَحرُوْظَة ‎[P] (all) publication rights reserved; {ḥuqūqᴵ-n-našᵉr mɑḥrūẓɑ}
‏بْيِحصَل عَلَى حْقُوْقُو ‎[P] he gets his rights / what he's entitled to; {bºyiḥṣɑl ʕala ḥºqūqo}
‏مِمْكِن آخُد حَقِّ الكَلَاْم ‎[S] May I have the floor?
‏بْصِرّ على حْقُوْقِي ‎[S] I insist on my rights
‏عَطِي كِلّْ واحِد حَقَّو ‎[S] Let everyone have his due
‏إِلِي حَقّْ فِيه قَدّْ ما إِلَك ‎[S] I have as much a right to it as you do
‏ما لَك حَقّْ تِحْكِي هَيْك ‎[S] You have no right to say that,
‏حَقِّ المُرُوْر ‎[S] right of way
‏إِذَا بِدَّك تِتْرُك، هادا مِن حقَّك ‎[S] If you want to leave, it's your right
‏ما لَك حَقّْ تِحْكِي ‎[S] You have no right to talk, You're out of order,
‏وَاللهِ مَعَك حَقّ ‎[S] By God, you’re right!

بْتِحكي عَرَبي ‎[P] do you speak Arabic; {bºtiḥky ʕɑrɑby}
‏لَازِم تِحكي مَعُو ‎[P] you must talk with him; {lāzem tiḥky maʕo}
‏حَكَيْت مَعُو ‎[P] I talked with him; {ḥakēt maʕo}
‏اِلّي عَم نِحكي فِيْه ‎[P] that which we are talking about; {'illy ʕam niḥky fīᴴ}
‏شُوْ بْتِحكي ‎[P] Really! Whaddaya know! {šū bºtiḥky}
‏بَحكي عَنُّو ‎[P] either 1. I talk about him, or 2. I speak on behalf of him; {baḥky ʕanno}
‏عم اِحْكِي بِوْضُوْح ‎[S] Do I speak clearly enough?
‏بْتِحْكِي أَلْمَانِي ‎[S] Do you speak German?
‏مَا لْنَا عَم نِحْكِي مَع بَعِضْنَا ‎[S] We’re not on speaking terms
‏حَكَى لَصَالِح + إضافة ‎[S] to speak up for
‏ما حَدَا حَكَى لَصَالْحَو ‎[S] Nobody spoke up for him
‏ما عَم نِحْكِي مَع بَعْضْنَا ‎[S] We're not on speaking terms
‏لا تِحْكِي كِلْمِة لَحَدَا عَن هالشِّي ‎[S] don’t breathe a word of this to anyone.
‏مِمْكِن اِحْكِي مَعَك = مِمْكِن اْحَاكِيْك ‎[S] May I speak to you?
‏ما بْتِفْتِكِر إِنَّو بْيِحْكِي كْتِير ‎[S] Don't you think he talks too much?
‏حَكَيْنَا فْرِنْسَاوِي طُوْلِ الوَقِت ‎[S] We talked French all the time
‏على أَيْش عَم يِحْكِي ‎[S] What were they talking about?
‏شُوف مِين عَم يِحْكِي ‎[S] Look who's talking
‏هَلَّق عَم تِحْكِي ‎[S] Now, you're talking
‏هَلَّق عَم تِحْكِي شِي مَعْقُوْل ‎[S] Now you're talking sense
‏النَّاس بِالحَارَة بَدِت تِحْكِي ‎[S] People in the neighborhood are beginning to talk
‏حاجِة تِحْكُوا عَ الشِّغِل ‎[S] Stop talking shop
‏حَكَى بِالقَفَا ‎[S] to gossip
‏بْتِحْكِي بِالقَفَا كْتِيرِ كْتِير ‎[S] She gossips too much

مِمْكِن اِحْكِي مَعَك = مِمْكِن اْحَاكِيْك ‎[S] May I speak to you?
‏بْحَاكِي لَك يَاه بِخْصُوْص طَلَبَك ‎[S] I'll speak to him on your behalf about your application
‏هَا المَجنُوْنِة، بِتحَاكي حَالهَا ‎[P] that crazy woman, she talks to herself; {ha-l-majnūne، bitḥāky ḥālha}
‏مَا بيْحَاكِيْنِيْش ‎[P] he's not on speaking terms with me; {ma byºḥākīnīš}
‏كِيْف لازِم اْحاكِيه ‎[S] How shall address him

بِتْحِبِّ الحِلْو ‎[S] She has a sweet tooth,
‏ما بْحِبِّ الحِلْو كْتِير ‎[S] I don't care much for sweets,
‏بِتْحِبِّ الحِلْو ‎[S] She has a sweet tooth,
‏مِمْكِن آخُدِ الحِلْو هَلَّق ‎[S] May I have my dessert now?
‏قالت لي، مسيو حَسَن، اليوم كمان عامْلين لِلْحِلُو، ‎[L] She said to me, "Mr. Hasan, and we've also made for dessert,

النِّيِّة حَمِيدِة بَسّْ مِمْكِن يَا تَرَى تَحْقِيْقَهْا ‎[S] The intention is laudable, but can it be realized?
‏خُطوَة حَمِيْدِة ‎[P] a praiseworthy action; {ḵuṭwɑ ḥamīde}

مُش مُمكِن نِتحَمَّل هَا المَصَارِيْف ‎[P] we can't bear these expenses; {muš mumken nitḥammal ha-l-mɑṣᾱrīf}
‏مِش مُمكِن أَتحَمَّل أَكتَر مِن هَيْك ‎[P] I can't stand any more of this; {miš mumken ʔatḥammal ʔaktɑr min hēk}
‏لَازِم يِتحَمَّلِ النَتَائِج ‎[P] he has to bear the consequences; {lāzem yitḥammalᴵ-n-natāʔej}
‏كِيف عَم يِتْحَمَّلِ الإِجْهَاد ‎[S] How is he holding up under the strain?
‏كِيْفِ تْحَمَّلْتِ العاصْفِة ‎[S] How did you weather the storm?
‏اْنْجَبَرُوا يِتْحَمَّلُوا مَتَاعِب ما لَهْا آخِر ‎[S] They had to endure no end of hardships
‏مُو بْإِمْكَانِيَّاتْنَا بِالمَرَّة نِتْحَمَّل سَيَّارَة هَلَّق ‎[S] It’s not possible for us to get a car now
‏ما عاد فِيِّ اِتْحَمَّلِ الشَّوْب ‎[S] I can't bear the heat any longer,
‏كِيْف عَم تِتْحَمَّل كِلّ هالشِّي ‎[S] How is she bearing up under it all?
‏شايِف لَك مَجْبُوْرِين نِتْحَمَّلَو جِمْعَة تانْيِة = شايِف لَك مَجْبُوْرِين نِهِضْمَو جِمْعَة تانْيِة ‎[S] I guess we'll have to bear with him another week.
‏تَحَمَّلَهْا ‎[S] to stick it out (note generic ها)
‏جَرِّب تِتْحَمَّلَهْا كَمَان ‎[S] Try and stick it out a little longer
‏أَنَا بِتْحَمَّلِ المَسْؤُولِيِّة ‎[S] I'll take the responsibility
‏تْحَمَّل مَصَاْرِيْف + إضافة ‎[S] to foot the bill for
‏مِين بِدَّو يِتْحَمَّل مَصَارِيْف كِلّْ هالشِّي ‎[S] Who's going to foot the bill for all this?
‏لَيْش لازِم أَنَا اِتْحَمَّلِ اللَوْم عَلَيْهَا ‎[S] Why should I shoulder the blame for it?
‏بيْتحَمَّلِ المَسؤُوْلِيِّة ‎[P] he bears the responsibility; {byºtḥammalᴵ-l-masʔ¨ūliyye}

مُو مِحْتَمَل = بْعِيْد عَنِ الاِحْتِمَاْل ‎[S] improbable
‏مُو مِحْتَمَل تْرُوْح لَحَالَهْا ‎[S] It is improbable that she will go alone,
‏مُو مِحْتَمَل يِجِي مِن هَلَّق وْرَايِح ‎[S] It's not likely that he'll come any more
‏بْتِعْتِقِد إِنَّو مِحْتَمَلِ تْمَطِّر ‎[S] Do you think it's likely to rain?
‏هادا تَطَوُّر مِحْتَمَل لازِمِ نْوَاجْهَو ‎[S] This is a likely development we have to face
‏هالحِزِر مِحْتَمَل أَكْتَر ‎[S] That's a more likely guess
‏مِحْتَمَل أَكْتَر شِي هادا يَللي بِيْصِير = الأَرْجَح هادا يَللي بِيْصِير ‎[S] This is what is most likely going to happen
‏أَحْسَن لَك تِعْتِبْرَو عَدُوّ مِحْتَمَل ‎[S] You'd do well to consider him a potential enemy
‏بِيْجُوْز يْكُوْن مِمْكِن بَسّْ مُو كْتِير مِحْتَمَل ‎[S] It might be possible, but it isn't very probable
‏هادا مُو مِحْتَمَل أَبَدًا ‎[S] That's very unlikely

اْنْحَنَى لَيِرْفَعِ الجَّرِيدِة ‎[S] He stooped to pick up the newspaper
‏اْنْحَنَى وْتَرَكِ المَسْرَح ‎[S] He bowed and left the stage
‏دايْمًا بْيِنْحِنِي لَرِغْبَات أَبُوه ‎[S] He always bows to his father's wishes,
‏حَنُوا رُوْسُهْنِ بْصَلَاة صَاْمْتَة ‎[S] They bowed their heads in silent player.
‏اْنْحَنِت مِن عَ الدَّرَاْبْزِيْن ‎[S] She leaned over the railing
‏إِذَا بْتِنْحِنِي لِقِدَّام مِمْكِنِ تْشُوْفَو ‎[S] If you lean forward you can see him

فيْحَيَاتُو ‎[P] in his lifetime; {fyºḥayāto}
‏ أَحلَى أَيَّام حَيَاتي ‎[P] the best days of my life; { ʔaḥla ʔayyām ḥayāty}
‏حَيَاتي ‎[P] my life (term of endearment said to a child, friend, or lover); {ḥayāty}
‏بِحَيَاتي ‎[P] by my life (I swear); {biḥayāty}
‏بِحَيَاة أَبُوْي ‎[P] by my father's life (I swear); {biḥayā ʔabūy}
‏وِحْيَاتَك، مَا اِجَانِيْش وَلَى مَكتُوْب ‎[P] by your life, I swear I didn't get any letter!; {wiḥºyātak، ma 'ijānīš wala maktūb}
‏حَيَاتِي ‎[L] my love, my dear (term of endearment);
‏وحَيَاتِي ‎[V] by my life (mild oath, sometimes called a courtesy expression, often used to say please or if you don't mind);
‏وْحَيَاتَك بِدْنا تْنَين فِنْجان قَهْوِة ‎[V] please, we would like two cups of coffee;
‏تَارِيخ حَيَاة = تَرْجَمِة حَيَاة ‎[S] life history
‏عَم يِكْتُب تَارِيخ حَيَاةِ الرَّئِيْس ‎[S] He's writing a life history of the President
‏هادا مِمْكِن يْكَلّْفَو حَيَاتَو ‎[S] That may cost him his head

هايّْ كانِتِ مْلَاحَظَة خَبِيْثِة ‎[S] That was a malicious remark
‏النَّاسِ الخِبَثَا مِمْكِن يْقُولُوا إِنَّو ‎[S] Malicious people might say that…

هالخَزِق مِمْكِن رَتْيَو ‎[S] Can this tear be mended?
‏لَازِمِ نْسِدِّ الخُزُق ‎[P] we have to block up the hole; {lāzemᵉ nºseddᴵ-l-ḵuzᵒq}
‏لَازِمِ نْسِدِّ الِخزُوْق ‎[P] we have to block up the holes; {lāzemᵉ nºseddᴵ-l-ᵉḵzūq}

كِلّْ شِي بْيِخْطُر عَ البَال ‎[S] everything that comes to mind, all sorts of things
‏وَعَدْنِي بْكِلّْ شِي بْيِخْطُر عَ البَال ‎[S] He promised me all sorts of things.
‏مَا خَطَر عَلَى بَالي إِنُّو رَح يُرفُض ‎[P] it never occurred to me that he might refuse; {ma ḵɑṭɑr ʕala bāly ʔinno rɑḥ yurfoḍ}
‏خَطَر في بَالي إِنّي أَرُوْح ‎[P] it never came to my mind to go; {ḵɑṭɑr fy bāly ʔinny ʔarūḥ}
‏لَيْش خَطَر عَ بَالِك هَيْك فِكرَة ‎[P] why did something like this idea occur to you?; {lēš ḵɑṭɑr ʕa bālek hēk fikrɑ}
‏ما بْيِخْطُر على بالِي اْساوِيْهَا ‎[S] I wouldn't think of doing it
‏أَبَدًا مَا خَطَر عَلى بَالي إِنَّو لَحَ يِعْتِرِض ‎[S] It never crossed my mind that he would object
‏الفِكْرَة بِالمَرَّة ما خَطْرِت على بَالِي ‎[S] It just didn't occur to me.
‏هالشِّي مُو مِمْكِن يْكُوْن خَطَر على بَالِي ‎[S] That would never have occurred to me

مِش مُمكِن أَخَاطِرِ بْهَيْك شي ‎[P] I can't risk such a thing, can't take such a risk; {miš mumken ʔɑḵᾱṭerᵉ bºhēk šy}
‏أنا بْمَطرَحُه، ما بْخاطِر هَيك ‎[L] if I were in his place, I would risk doing this;
‏خاطَرِ بْكِلّْ ثَرِوْتَو ‎[S] He’s risked his entire fortune,

مُمكِنِ تْخَفّْضُوا الصَوْت ‎[P] could you keep the noise down?; {mumkenᵉ tºḵɑffºḍu-ṣ-ṣōt}

وْمَشرُوْعَك؟ --- خَلَص، مُش مُمكِن ‎[P] and what about your plan? --- it's finished, it's not possible; {wºmašrūʕak? --- ḵɑlɑṣ، muš mumken}
‏ إِذَا اِنتِا بِتقُوْل، خَلَص ‎[P] if you say so, then fine, it's over; { ʔi∂a inte bitqūl، ḵɑlɑṣ}

مُو مِمْكِن يْكِنْ لَك صاحِب أَخْلَص مِن هَيْك ‎[S] You couldn't have a more loyal friend

بِدّْنَا نِتْخَلَّص مِن هالكَنَبِة ‎[S] We want to get rid of this old sofa,
‏شَنَتِيِّ لِسَّا ما تْخَلَّصُوا مْنِ الگِمْرُك ‎[S] My bags haven't cleared customs yet.
‏بْيِتِرْكُوا ساعِة ما يِتْخَلَّصُوا مِن عَفْشُهْن ‎[S] They will leave as soon as they dispose of their furniture
‏وَيْن فِينِي اِتْخَلَّص مِن هايّ ‎[S] Where can dispose of this?
‏كِيْف بِقْدِرِ اْتَخَلَّص مِنَّو ‎[S] How can I get rid of him?
‏تْخَلَّصنَا مِنُّو ‎[P] we got rid of him; {tºḵɑllɑṣna minno}
‏لَازِم تِتخَلَّص مِن هَا العَادِة ‎[P] you have to get rid of this habit; {lāzem titḵɑllɑṣ min ha-l-ʕāde}
‏كِيْف مُمكِن يِتخَلَّص مِنِ المُخَدِّرَات ‎[P] how can he get free of drugs; {kīf mumken yitḵɑllɑṣ minᴵ-l-muḵaddirᾱt}

كِلّ هَاللي بِدّْنَا ياه هُوِّ خَيْرَك ‎[S] We want only your best,
‏مِمْكِن كِلّْ شِي لَخِير ‎[S] Perhaps it's all for the best,
‏خَيْرَهْا بْغَيْرَهْا ‎[V] hopefully next time, better luck next time

خَيْط مِطَّو هَللي عَلَيْه شِي بِيْحِطَّو ‎[S] Let's make it Dutch treat (i.e. each person pays for himself)
‏خَيْط + إضافة ‎[S] a dash of
‏مِمْكِن جِيْب لِي (جِبْ لِي) قَهِوْتِي وْفِيْهَا خَيْط كَوْنْيَاك ‎[S] Could have my coffee with a dash of brandy?
‏ما عَنْدِي خِيْطانِ كْفَاْيِة حَتَّى اِرْبُطِ البَاكَيْت ‎[S] haven't enough cord to tie up the package,
‏عَنْدَك إِبْرِة وْخَيْط ‎[S] Have you a needle and thread?
‏حَيَاتَو كَانِتِ مْعَلَّقَة بْخَيط ‎[S] His life hung by a thread
‏خَيْط مَصِّيْص، ج خِيْطَان مَصِّيْص ‎[S] twine
‏لازِمْنِي كَمَان شْوَيِّة خِيْطَان مَصِّيْص لَاِرْبُط هَالبَاكَيْت ‎[S] I need some more twine to tie this package
‏الخَيْطِ اْنقَطَع ‎[P] the thread broke; {'il-ḵēṭᴵ ‘ºnqɑṭɑʕ}
‏بَاخُد سِتّْ كَبَاكِيْب (كَبَكِيْب) مِن هالخِيْطَانِ الخِضِر ‎[S] I'll take six balls of that green

دَاخلُو ‎[P] either 1. inside him / it, or 2. in its interior {dāḵlo}
‏دَاخِلِ البَيْت ‎[P] either 1. inside the house, or 2. the interior of the house; {dāḵelᴵ-l-bēt}
‏خَلِّيْهَا دَاخِلِ العَائِلِة ‎[P] let's keep this in the family; {ḵallīha dāḵelᴵ-l-ʕāʔile}
‏بْيِشتِغلُوا دَاخِل إِسرَائِيل ‎[P] they work inside Israel; {bºyišteġlu dāḵel ʔisrᾱʔīl}
‏جُوَّاْتِ البَيْت = داخِلِ البَيْت ‎[S] indoors
‏إِذَا لَحَ تْشَتِّي الحَفْلِة المُوْسِيْقِيِّة بِتْصِير جُوَّا = إِذَا لَحَ تْشَتِّي الحَفْلِة المُوْسِيْقِيِّة بِتْصِير بِالدَّاخِل ‎[S] If it rains the concert will be held indoors
‏مِمْكِن اْشُوف داخِلِ البَيْت = مِمْكِن اْشُوف جُوَّاتِ البَيْت ‎[S] May I see the inside of the house?

القُدس، مُش مُمكِن يْدَوَّلُواهَا ‎[P] Jerusalem, it's not possible for them to internationalize it; {'il-quds، muš mumken yºdawwaluha}

بَالله اْجْمَع لِي كِلّْ الِمْدَوَّنَاْت يَللي مِمْكِن تْلَاقِيْهَا بْهالمَوْضُوْع ‎[S] Please collect for me all the literature you can find on this subject

اْشتَرَاهَا بِاْلدَّيْن ‎[P] he bought it on credit; {'ºštarāha bi‘ºddēn}
‏عَ الِحْسَاب = بِالدَّيْن ‎[S] on credit, “on the cuff”
‏مِمْكِن آخُد هالفِسْطان بِالدَّيْن؟ بِدْفَع لَكِ الجِّمْعَة الجَّايِة ‎[S] Can have this dress on credit? I'll pay you next week,
‏صَاْحِبِ الدَيْن ‎[S] creditor

هَادَا مُمكِن؟ --- رُبَّمَا ‎[P] is that possible? --- perhaps; {hāda mumken? --- rubbama}
‏رُبَّمَا فِيْه هَوْن هَدَف تَاني ‎[P] there is perhaps an ulterior motive here; {rubbama fīᴴ hōn hadaf tāny}

بِرْجُوْعِ البَوْسْطَة ‎[S] by return mail
‏إِذَا مِمْكِن جَاوِب بِرْجُوْعِ البَوْسْطَة ‎[S] If possible, answer by return mail
‏سْمِعِت بيْؤَجِّل رُجُوْعُو ‎[P] I heard he's postponing his return, I hear he is putting off coming back; {sºmeʕᵉt byºʔ¨ajjel rujūʕo}
‏مَع رُجُوْعُو صَار فِيْه فَوضَى ‎[P] when he came back there was chaos; {maʕ rujūʕo ṣᾱr fīᴴ fɑwḍɑ}

بِدّي أَستَرجِعِ المَبلَغِ اللي دَفَعتُو ‎[P] I want to recover the sum I paid; {biddy ʔastarjeʕᴵ-l-mablaġᴵ-l-ly dafaʕto}
‏بِدّي أَستَرجِعِ اْحتِرَام أَهلي إِلي ‎[P] I want to regain the respect of my family; {biddy ʔastarjeʕᴵ 'ºḥtirᾱm ʔahly ʔily}
‏بالآخِير اْسْتَرْجَعِت ساعْتَك ‎[S] Did you finally recover your watch?
‏عَ الحارِك اْسْتَرْجَع تَوَازْنَو ‎[S] He recovered his balance immediately,
‏فِيك تِسْتَرْجِعَهْا ما عادِت تِلْزَمْنِي ‎[S] You can take it back, I won't need it any more.
‏عادِ اْسْتَرْجَع مَصَارِيْه ‎[S] Did he get his money back?
‏مِمْكِن اِسْتَرْجِعَهْا ‎[S] Can I have it back?

مِمْكِن اْرَافْقِك عَ البَيْت ‎[S] May I see you home?
‏بْرَافْقَك لِلْبَاب ‎[S] I'll see you to the door
‏بْرَافْقَك لِلْبَاب ‎[S] I'll show you to the door
‏رَافَقتُو لَمَوقَفِ البَاص ‎[P] I accompanied him to the bus stop; {rāfaqto lamawqafᴵ-l-bᾱṣ}
‏بيْرَافِقهَا عَ الگِيتَار ‎[P] he accompanies her on the guitar; {byºrāfeqha ʕa-l-gitᾱr}
‏ الحَظّ بيْرَافِقني في حَيَاتي ‎[P] (good) luck accompanies me in my life; {'il-ḥɑẓẓ byºrāfeqny fy ḥayāty}
‏الله يْرَافْقَك ‎[P] may God go with you (said to a departing traveler); {'ɑllɑ yºrāfºqak}
‏رَاْفَقْهَا لِلِمْحَطَّة ‎[S] He accompanied her to the station
‏بِتْرَاْفْقَو عَ الْبْيَانَو ‎[S] She accompanies him on the piano

بِدِّي يَاك تْرَكِّبْ لِي هَالصُّوْرَة وِتْبَرْوَزَهْا ‎[S] I'd like to have this photograph mounted and framed
‏مِمْكِنِ تْرَكّْبِي لِي هالزِّرّ ‎[S] Would you sew on that button for me?
‏رَكَّب حَدْوَات لَ ‎[S] to shoe (a horse)

مِينِ اْكْتَشَف أَشِعِّة رُنْتْجِن ‎[S] Who discovered the X ray?
‏صُوْرِة أَشِعَّة، ج صُوَر أَشِعَّة ‎[S] X-ray pictures
‏مِمْكِن اْشُوف صُوْرِةِ الأَشِعَّة ‎[S] May I see the X ray?
‏تَدَاوِي بِالأَشِعَّة ‎[S] X-ray treatment
‏التَدَاوِي بِالأَشِعَّة غَالِي كْتِير ‎[S] X-ray treatments are quite expensive
‏صَوَّر بِالأَشِعَّة ‎[S] to X-ray
‏حَكِيمِ السّْنَان صَوَّر لِي سْنَانِي بِالأَشِعَّة ‎[S] The dentist X-rayed my teeth

نَتِيْجِةِ السُرعَة الزَايْدِة ‎[P] the consequence of speeding; {natījeᴵ-s-surʕa-z-zāyºde}
‏التَّدْخِينِ الزَّايِد / التَّدْخِينِ بْإِفْرَاط مِمْكِن يْسَبِّب سَرَطَانِ الرِّئَة ‎[S] Excessive smoking can cause lung cancer
‏قِيْمِي الدِّهْنِة الزَّايْدِة ‎[S] Pour off the excess fat

إِمُّو سَألَتُو ‎[P] his mother asked him; { ʔimmo saʔ¡lato}
‏دَايمًا بيْسأَلني نَفسِ السُؤَال ‎[P] he always asks me the same question; {dāyman˜ byºsʔ¡alny nafsᴵ-s-suʔ¨āl}
‏اْسْأَلِ (سْآل) بْمَكْتَبِ التَذَاكِر ‎[S] Ask at the ticket office
‏مِمْكِن اِسْأَل سُؤَال ‎[S] May ask a question?

هادا مِمْكِن يْشَلِّل سَابِقَة خِطْرَة ‎[S] That could constitute a dangerous precedent

سَاعِدني ‎[P] help me (masculine form); {sāʕedny}
‏سَاعْدِيْني ‎[P] help me (feminine form); {sāʕºdīny}
‏ إِمُّو سَاعدَتُو ‎[P] his mother helped him; { ʔimmo sāʕdato}
‏ إِمّهَا سَاعْدَتها ‎[P] her mother helped her; { ʔimmha sāʕºdath}
‏كِيْف بَقدَر أَسَاعْدَك ‎[P] how can I help you; {kīf baqdɑr ʔasāʕºdak}
‏اَلله يْساعِدْني عَلَيك ‎[L] god help me against you / with dealing with you;
‏اَلله يْسَاعِد عَلَيك ‎[L] may God help you;
‏اَلله يْساعْدَك ‎[L] may God help you;
‏فِيْكِ تْساعِدْنِي بْهالصَّنْدُوْق (سَنْدُوْق) ‎[S] Can you give me a hand with this box?
‏مِمْكِن تْساعِدْنِي ‎[S] Would you lend me a hand?
‏بَالله ساعِدْنِي ‎[S] Please help me
‏فِيكِ تْسَاعِدْنِي بْهالتَّرْجَمِة ‎[S] Could you help me with this translation?
‏فِينِي ساعْدَكِ بْكَم لَيْرَة = اِقْضِي لَك غَرَضَكِ بْكَم لَيْرَة ‎[S] Can I help you out with a few pounds?
‏بِتْساعِدِ بْشِي مَطْعَم يَوْمِ الأَحَد ‎[S] She helps out in a restaurant on Sunday,
‏كِلّْ غايْتِي كانِت إِنِّي اْساعِد ‎[S] I was only trying to be helpful
‏مِيْن ساعَدَكِ بْهالشِّغِل ‎[S] Who assisted you in that work?
‏لَحَ اْسَاعْدَك لَتْخَلِّص ‎[S] I’ll help you finish
‏بِتْحِبِّ تْساعِدِ بْشِغْلِ البَيْت ‎[S] She makes herself useful around the house
‏فيني ساعْدَكِ بْشِي ‎[S] Can aid you with s.th.
‏سَاْعِدْنِي إِذَا بِتْرِيد ‎[S] Lend me a hand, will you?

مِمْكِن اِسْكُب مَرَّة تانْيِة الخِضَر ‎[S] May I have another helping of the vegetables?
‏سَكَبْت مَرّْتَيْن ‎[S] I've already had two helpings,

سَاعَةِ الكَهرَبَا ‎[P] the electricity meter; {sĒʕaᴵ-l-kahrɑbɑ}
‏مُمكِنَ اْشُوْفِ السَاعَة ‎[P] may I see the (electricity) meter); {mumkenᵃ ‘ºšūfᴵ-s-sĒʕa}
‏كِلّْ تْلِتْةِ اْشْهُر بْيِجِي واحِد يِقْرَا السَّاعَة ‎[S] Every three months around to read the meter,

البَاخْرَة رَسِت على مَسَافِة تْلِتْةِ مْيَال عَنِ الشَّطّ ‎[S] The ship anchored three miles off shore.
‏قَدَّيْشِ المَسَافِة بَيْنِ البَلَدَيْن ‎[P] how far apart are the two towns / villages; {qaddēšᴵ-l-masāfe bēnᴵ-l-baladēn}
‏مُش مُمكِنِ بْسَبَبِ المَسَافِة ‎[P] it's impossible because of the distance (involved); {muš mumkenᵉ bºsababᴵ-l-masāfe}
‏لَازِم يْكُوْن فِيْه مَسَافِة بَيْنِ السَيَّارَات ‎[P] there has to be space between the cars; {lāzem yºkūn fīᴴ masāfe bēnᴵ-s-sayyᾱrᾱt}
‏مَسَافِةِ التَوَقُّفِ اللي بيْلزَمَك حَتَّى تْوَقِّف ‎[P] stopping distance that you need to stop; {masāfeᴵ-t-tawaqqofᴵ-l-ly byºlzamak ḥatta tºwaqqef}
‏بْيِتصَوَّرِشِ الوَاحَدِ المَسَافَات هُنَاك ‎[P] one cannot imagine the distances there; {bºyitṣɑwwɑrᵉšᴵ-l-wāḥadᴵ-l-masāfāt hunāk}
‏الشَّجَرَاْت مَزْرُوْعَة على مَسَافِة قَرِيْبِة مِن بَعْضَهْا ‎[S] The trees are set at close intervals
‏الـمَسَافِة بَيْنِ الشَّام وْبَيْرُوت مِيِّة وْعَشِر كِيْلَومِتْرَات ‎[S] The distance between Damascus and Beirut is a hundred and ten kilometers
‏فِينا نِقْطَعِ الـمَسَافَة بِتْلِتْةْ ساعَات ‎[S] We can cover the distance in three hours,
‏مِن مَسَافِة = مِن على مَسَافِة = مِن بِعِد = مِن على بِعِد ‎[S] either 1. from a distance, or 2. in the distance
‏فِيْكِ تْشُوفِ البِرِج مِن (على) مَسَافِة ‎[S] You can see the tower from a distance,
‏شِفْنَا الضَّيْعَة على مَسَافِة ‎[S] We saw the village in the distance

مِمْكِن اِحْكِي معَ السِّيّْدِة خُوْرِي مِن فَضْلَك = مِمْكِن اِحْكِي مَعِ المَدَام خُوْرِي مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] May I speak with Mrs. Khouri please?

شَاي خَفِيْف ‎[P] ‎[P, J] weak tea; {šāy ḵafīf}
‏شَاي خَفِيْفِة ‎[P] ‎[P, G] weak tea; {šāy ḵafīfe}
‏شَاي تْقِيْل ‎[P] ‎[P, J] strong tea; {šāy tºqīl}
‏شَاي تْقِيْلِة ‎[P] ‎[P, G] strong tea; {šāy tºqīle}
‏جِب لي كُبَّايِة شَاي الله يْخَلِّيْك ‎[P] bring me a cup of tea; {jib ly kubbāye šāy 'ɑllɑ yºḵallīk}
‏مِمْكِن آخُد فِنْجَان شَاي تَانِي ‎[S] Can I have another cup of tea?
‏عَزَمْتَو عَ الشَّاي ‎[S] I invited him to tea
‏فِنْجان شَاي ‎[S] teacup
‏إِبْرِيْق شَاْي ‎[S] teakettle, teapot
‏مَعْلَقِة شَاي ‎[S] teaspoon

مِيْن هَادَا الشَخص ‎[P] who is that person?; {mīn hāda-š-šɑḵṣ}
‏مُش مُمكِن يْكُوْن في شَخص غَرِيْب في البَيْت ‎[P] we can't have a stranger in the house; {muš mumken yºkūn fy šɑḵṣ ġarīb fy-l-bēt}
‏خَمسةتَ اْشخَاص ‎[P] five people; {ḵamstᵃ ‘ºšḵᾱṣ}
‏عْرِفِت بَسّْ كَمْ شَخِص بِالحَفْلِة ‎[S] I knew only a handful of people at the party
‏دَفَعُوا خَمْسِين قِرِش عَ الشَّخِص ‎[S] They paid fifty piasters per person
‏شَخِص مَعْنَوِي، ج أَشْخَاص مَعْنَوِيِّة ‎[S] juristic person, articial person
‏شَخِص حَقِيْقِي، ج أَشْخَاص حَقِيقِيِّة ‎[S] natural person

مِمْكِن تَعْطِينِي شِرْبِة مَيّ ‎[S] May I have a drink of water?

عَنْدَو شَهَادَاتِ مْنِيحَة ‎[S] He has very good references
‏مِمْكِن اْشُوف شَهَادَاتَك ‎[S] May I see your references?

شُفتُو مْبَارِح ‎[P] I saw him yesterday; {šufto mºbāreḥ}
‏لَمَّا شَافَت هَيْك ‎[P] she she saw that; {lamma šāfat hēk}
‏بَشُوْفُو كُلّ يَوْم ‎[P] I see him every day; {bašūfo kull yōm}
‏شُوْف شُوْف; ‎[P] look! look!; {šūf šūf;}
‏بَحِبِّش أَشُوْفِك زَعلَانِة ‎[P] I don't like to see you angry; {baḥebbᵉš ʔašūfek zaʕlāne}
‏هُوِّ شَايِف حَالُو ‎[P] he has a high opinion of himself, he is arrogant; {huwwe šāyef ḥālo}
‏شَايِف حَالُو عَلَى غَيْرُو ‎[P] he thinks he is better than everyone else; {šāyef ḥālo ʕala ġēro}
‏شِفت كِيف = شِفت شْلون ‎[L/S] do you see what I mean? Do you get it?
‏شايِفْتِيه لَأَحْمَد ‎[S] Have you seen Ahmed (note that AP has taken on a perfective verbal suffix, and has taken on a perfective meaning);
‏شاف حالُو ‎[L] to be arrogant, full of oneself; (تغطرس);
‏طَيِّب، قِل لَو لَشُوْف ‎[S] alright, go ahead and tell him
‏شُوْف، نَجْم أَبُو دَنَب ‎[S] Look, a falling star
‏شُوف، قِلْتِ لَّك مِيْت مَرَّة لا تَعْمِلَهْا ‎[S] Look, I told you a hundred times don't do it
‏مِمْكِن اِتْطَلَّع على هَوِيْتَك = مِمْكِن اْشُوف هَوِيْتَك ‎[S] May I look at your identification?
‏ما عِدْتْ شِفْتَو بْهالإِيَّام ‎[S] I've lost sight of him lately

جِيْب شُوَك وْمَعَالِق ‎[P] bring forks and spoons; {jīb šuwak wºmaʕāleq}
‏مِمْكِن تَعْطِيْنِي شَوْكِة وْسِكِّيْن ‎[S] Could I have a knife and fork please?

صَبغِ الشَعِر ‎[P] hair dyeing / dyeing one's hair; {ṣɑbġᴵ-š-šɑʕᵉr}
‏ الشَعِر مُمكِن صَبغُو ‎[P] the hair can be dyed; {'iš-šɑʕᵉr mumken ṣɑbġo}

صَادَفْتُو في الشَارِع ‎[P] I ran into him in the street; {ṣᾱdɑfºto fy-š-šāreʕ}
‏هَاي أَوَّل مَرَّة بَسَادِف أَجَانِب في هَا المَحَلّ ‎[P] this is the first time I've run into foreigners here; {hāy ʔawwal mɑrrɑ bɑsᾱdef ʔajāneb fy ha-l-maḥall}
‏هُوِّ أَذْكَى زَلَمِة صادَفْتَو بْحَيَاتِي ‎[S] He's the most intelligent fellow I've ever come across,
‏صادَفِت اِسِم صاحْبِي بْهالِكْتَاب ‎[S] I came across my friend's name in this book,
‏صَادَفْتَو بِالشَّارِع ‎[S] Did you meet him on the street?
‏هادا بِيْصَادِف مْوَافَقْتَك ‎[S] Does that meet with your approval?
‏مِمْكِن صَادْفَو شِي يَوْم ‎[S] Maybe I'll run across him someday,
‏أَبَدًا ما لَح يِجِي بْبَالَك مِين صَادَفْتْ بِالبَوْسْطَة ‎[S] You'll never guess who I ran into at the post office
‏حْزَيْر مِين صَاْدَفْتِ مْبَارِح ‎[S] Guess who bumped into yesterday
‏شِفْتَو بِالصِّدْفِة = صادَفْتَوْ مْصادَفِة ‎[S] I met him by chance

بْتِقدَر تُصرُف لي مِيْت شَيْكِل ‎[P] can you change a 100 shekel note?; {bºtiqdɑr tuṣrof ly mīt šēkel}
‏بِدّيَ اْصرُف هَا الدُولَارَات ‎[P] I want to change these dollars; {biddyᵅ 'ºṣrof ha-d-dolɑrᾱt}
‏مِمْكِن تِصْرِف لِي هاللَيْرَة ‎[S] Would you change this pound note into silver?
‏فِيك تِصْرِف لِي عَشِر لَيْرَاْت = فِيك فِكِّ لِّي عَشِر لَيْرَاْت ‎[S] Can you change a ten-pound bill for me?

هَايِّة شْرُوْط صارْمِة ‎[S] Those harsh terms
‏بْيَاخُد مَوْقِف صارِم مِن هالشَّغْلِة ‎[S] He takes a stern view of the whole affair
‏السَّفِير قَدَّم مْذَكَّرَة صَارْمِة مْنِ حْكُوْمْتَو ‎[S] The ambassador delivered a stiff note from his government.
‏أَبُوه كْتِير صارِم ‎[S] His father is very strict
‏بَسّ تَدَاْبِيْر (تَدَبِيْر) صارْمِة مِمْكِن تْوَقِّف هالشِّي ‎[S] Only drastic measures can put an end to that

مُمكِن نِكتَشِفِ الصَمّ عِندِ الأَطفَال مِن جِيْل يَوْم ‎[P] deafness in children can be detected at birth (literally: from age of a day); {mumken niktašefᴵ-ṣ-ṣɑmm ʕindᴵ-l-ʔɑṭfᾱl min jīl yōm}

مِمْكِن تِصَوُّرَو = مَعْقُوْل تَصَوُّرَو ‎[S] imaginable
‏حاوَل كِلّْ شِي مِمْكِن تَصَوُّرَو ‎[S] He tried everything imaginable.

شُو هِيِّ بَعْض الحَوادِث ال مُمْكِن تْصِير مَع الأِنْسَان ‎[L] what are some of the accidents that could happen to a person?
‏صار مَعِي ‎[L] it happened to me, I had, as in:
‏صار مَعِي حادِث سَيَّارة مْبَارِح ‎[L] I had a car accident yesterday;
‏صَاْر مَع حَدَا شِي ‎[S] to experience s.th., have something happen to someone
‏بْحَيَاتِي ما صَار مَعِي هَيْك شِي مِن قَبِل ‎[S] I've never experienced anything like it before
‏صَار مَعُو حَادِث ‎[P] He had an accident; {ṣᾱr maʕo ḥādeθ}
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شُوف إِذَا مِمْكِن تْلَاقِيْهَا بْأَضَاْبِيْرِ المِسْتَخْدَمِين ‎[S] See if you can find it in the personnel files.
‏بِالإِضْبَارَات ‎[S] on file
‏طَلَبَو عَنْدْنَا يَاه بالإِضْبَارَات ‎[S] Do we have his application on file?

كشف الطبِّة ‎[L] to reveal the balance of the scale, a phrase meaning to reveal the secret of a trick??? as in:
‏ممكن تِقُول أي شي إلا انت تِكْشُف الطَبِّة ‎[L] (I can imagine) that you would say anything except reveal the secret behind the trick;

بْتَعْرِف تِطْبَع ‎[S] Can you type?
‏مِمْكِن بَالله تِطْبَع لِي هَالمَكَاتِيْب (هَالمَكَتِيْب) ‎[S] Will you type these letters for me, please?
‏هُوِّة بْيِطْبَعِ مْنِيح عَ الآلِة الكَاتْبِة ‎[S] he’s a good typist
‏بْتِطْبَع عَ الآلِة الكاتْبِة بِالبَنْك ‎[S] She's a typist at the bank
‏لازِمْنَا كَمَان تْنَين يِطْبَعُوا عَ الآلِة الكاتْبِة ‎[S] We need two more typists,

رَح أَلَبِّيْلِك طَلَبِك ‎[P] I'm going to grant your request; {rɑḥ ʔalabbīlek ṭɑlɑbek}
‏عَ الطَّلَب ‎[S] on demand, at sight
‏الكِمْبْيَالِة تِنْدِفِع عَ الطَّلَب ‎[S] The draft is payable at sight
‏عَنْدِ الطَّلَب ‎[S] on demand
‏لازِمِ تْوَرْجِي هَوِيْتَك عَنْدِ الطَّلَب ‎[S] You must show your identity card on demand
‏تْلِتْةْ طَلَبَات سَمَك إِذَا بِتْرِيْد ‎[S] Three orders of fish, please
‏گَارْسَوْن، مِمْكِن اْقِل لَك طَلَبِي ‎[S] Waiter, will you take my order?
‏تَحْتِ الطَّلَب ‎[S] on order
‏مُو مَوْجُوْد هَالصِّنِف عَنْدْنَا (عَنَّا) هَلَّق بَسّْ تَحْتِ الطَّلَب ‎[S] We haven't that item right now but it's on order,

عَم بيْتطَلَّع مِنِ الشُبَّاك ‎[P] he's looking through the window; {ʕam byºtṭɑllɑʕ minᴵ-š-šubbāk}
‏تِطَّلَع بِالقَمَر ‎[L] she looks at the moon;
‏بْتِطلَّع فيك عَشْقَانِة ‎[L] she looks at you lustfully;
‏لَيْش عَم طَّلَّع (تطلع) فيِّ هَيك ‎[L] why are you looking at me like that?
‏بْخَلِّي عَيْنِي عَلَيْك = رَحَ بِتْطَلَّع عَلَيْك ‎[S] I'll be on the lookout for you
‏أَخَدْت الِكْتَاب لَـمَّا ما كان عَم يِتْطَلَّع ‎[S] I took the book when he wasn't looking
‏لا تِتْطَلَّع لَتَحِت إِذَا بِتْدُوْخ ‎[S] Don't look down if it makes you dizzy
‏لا تِتْطَلَّع هَلَّق ‎[S] Don't look now
‏بْحِبّ اِتْطَلَّع عَ الصُّوَر ‎[S] I enjoy looking at pictures
‏لا تِتْطَلَّع عَلِيِّ، مُو أَنَا يَللي سَاوَيْتَهْا ‎[S] Don't look at me. I didn't do it
‏ما تْطَلَّعِت عَلِيِّ حَتَّى وْلَا تَطْلِيْعَة ‎[S] She didn't so much as look at me
‏مِمْكِن اِتْطَلَّع على هَوِيْتَك = مِمْكِن اْشُوف هَوِيْتَك ‎[S] May I look at your identification?
‏تْطَلَّع خَطِف ‎[S] to glance
‏تْطَلَّع عَلى سَاعْتَو خَطِف ‎[S] He glanced at his watch
‏تْطَلَّع مْنِيْح ‎[S] Take a good look

ِالرَدّ كَانِ الرَفضِ المُطلَق ‎[P] the response was absolute refusal; {'ir-radd kānᴵ-r-rɑfḍᴵ-l-muṭlɑʠ}
‏مُش مُمكِن يْكُوْن حُرّ بِشَكِل مُطلَق ‎[P] he can't be absolutely free; {muš mumken yºkūn ḥorr bišakᵉl muṭlɑʠ}
‏ أَغلَبِيِّة مُطلَقَة ‎[P] an absolute majority; { ʔaġlabiyye muṭlɑʠɑ}
‏هُوِّ مُطْلَقِ السَّرَاح مْنِ جْدِيد ‎[S] He's again at large
‏مِطْلَقًا ‎[S] strictly
‏الدِكْتَاتَوْر بِيْمارِس سِلْطَة مِطْلَقَة ‎[S] The dictator exercises absolute power
‏عْمِلْتَهْا بْمِطْلَق إِرَادْتَك ‎[S] Did you do it of your own free will?
‏بِالمُطْلَق ‎[L] Absolutely, always

عَ الطَاولِة ‎[P] on the table; {ʕa-ṭ-ṭᾱwle}
‏طَاولِةِ المَطبَخ ‎[P] the kitchen table; {ṭᾱwleᴵ-l-mɑṭbɑḵ}
‏بْيَاخُد مَصَاري تَحتِ الطَاوْلِة، يَعني مُش قَانُوْني ‎[P] he takes money under the table, that's to say, illegally; {bºyᾱḵod mɑṣᾱry taḥtᴵ-ṭ-ṭᾱwºle، yaʕny muš ʠᾱnūny}
‏بَدِّي طاوْلِة لَشَخْصَين، حَدّ الشِبّاك إذا مُمْكِن ‎[L] I would like a table for two, near the window if possible (said in a restaurant);
‏طاوْلِة مِسْتَدِيرِة ‎[S] round-table conference
‏حِطِّ الطَّاوْلِة بْنِصِّ الأُوْضَة ‎[S] Put the table in the middle of the room
‏كُرِةِ الطَّاوْلِة ‎[S] table tennis, ping pong
‏شَرْشَف طاوْلِة = غَطَا طَاْوْلِة ‎[S] tablecloth

طَب شُوْ مُمكِن نِعمَل ‎[P] well, what can we do?; {ṭɑb šū mumken neʕmal}

وَجَعِ الرَّاس مِمْكِن يْكُوْن عَارِض لَإِجْهَادِ العَيْن ‎[S] Headaches can be a symptom of eye strain

تَرَى مُمْكِن هِيِّ تْكون عِرْفِت إنّو عَم بَعْرِط عَلَيهَا بَس ما عَنْدِي مُشْكِلِة ‎[J] she probably knows I'm making the whole thing up, but I don't care
‏لِإنُّو أنا بَعْرِف إنو هي بْتُعرُط عَليِّ عادي جِدًّا ‎[J] because I know that she makes things up regularly too

اِنْتُو التّْنَيْن لازِم تِتْعَرَّفُوا على بَعِضْكُن ‎[S] You two should get acquainted with each other
‏هَلَّق تْعَرَّفْت عَلَيْه ‎[S] I just met him,
‏مَا تْعَرَّفْنَا على بَعْضْنَا مِن قَبِل ‎[S] Haven’t we met before?
‏ الشَبِّ تْعَرَّف عَلَى فَتَاه ‎[P] the young man got to know a young woman; {'iš-šabbᵉ tºʕɑrrɑf ʕala fatāᴴ}
‏مُمكِن نِتعَرَّف عَلَيْك ‎[P] may we have the pleasure of making your acquaintance?; {mumken nitʕɑrrɑf ʕalēk}
‏تْعَرَّف عَلَيّ ‎[P] he introduced himself to me; {tºʕɑrrɑf ʕalayy}
‏تْعَرَّفنَا عَلَى بَعِض ‎[P] we got to know each other, we made each other's acquaintance; {tºʕɑrrɑfna ʕala bɑʕᵉḍ}

الوَضِع كَان عَاطِل وْصَار أَعطَل ‎[P] the situation was bad, and became worse (and then got worse); {'il-wɑḍᵉʕ kān ʕᾱṭel wº ṣᾱr ʔɑʕṭɑl}
‏بيْتْغَيَّر لَلأَعطَل، مُش لَلأَحسَن ‎[P] it changes for the worse, not for the better; {byºtºġayyar lalʔ¡ɑʕṭɑl، muš lalʔ¡aḥsan}
‏كَان مُمكِن يْكُوْن أَعطَل ‎[P] it could have been worse; {kān mumken yºkūn ʔɑʕṭɑl}
‏اْسْتَنَّى شْوَيِّة، لِسَّا ما خَبَّرْتَكِ الأَعْطَل ‎[S] But wait, I haven't told you the worst
‏أَخَدِت أَعْطَل شَقْفِة ‎[S] I got the worst piece

سَلَاْمِة عَقِل ‎[S] sanity
‏بْشِكِّ بْسَلامِة عَقْلَو ‎[S] I doubt his sanity
‏حَطِّ بْعَقْلَو ‎[S] to take into one's head, get into one’s head
‏حَطِّ بْعَقْلَو إِنَّو ما حَدَا بِيْحِبَّو ‎[S] He just took it into his head that nobody likes him
‏مِن حالَو = مِن عَقْلَو ‎[S] by oneself, from oneself, on one's own hook
‏عَقْلَو مَعَو عَلى طُوْل ‎[S] He always keeps a level head
‏مِن عَقْل + إضافة ‎[S] offhand
‏رَجَّعْنَاه لِلْصَّوَاب = رَجَّعْنَا لَعَقْلَو ‎[S] We brought him back to reason
‏مِنْشَان اَلله بَقَى، اْرْجَع (رْجَاع) لَعَقْلَك ‎[S] Please, listen to reason
‏اِنْتِا مُو مِمْكِن تْكُوْنِ بْعَقْلَك ‎[S] You can't be in your right mind
‏مِن كِلّْ عَقْلَك ‎[S] Are you serious?
‏مِن كِلّْ عَقل + ضمير ‎[S] really, truly, actually
‏عَن حَقَا بِتْصَدِّقَهْا = مِن كِلّْ عَقْلَك بِتْصَدِّقَهْا ‎[S] You really believe it?
‏لازِم تْخَلِّي عَقْلَكِ بْرَاسَك ‎[S] You have to keep your wits about you
‏عَقْلَو كْتِير حَادّ ‎[S] He has a very keen mind,
‏لازِمِ تْكُوْنِ طْلِعِت عَن عَقْلَك ‎[S] You can't be in your right mind

كْتِيرِ مْنِ الأَمْرَاضِ العَقْلِيِّة مِمْكِن شِفَاءَهْا بْهَالإِيَّام ‎[S] Many mental diseases can be cured these days

بِدَّك تِيْجي؟ --- مَعلُوْم ‎[P] do you want to come? --- of course!; {biddak tījy? --- maʕlūm}
‏أَيه، مَعْلُوم ‎[V] right, of course (also said sarcastically);
‏مِمْكِن آخْدَو؟ —— مَعْلُوْم ‎[S] May I take it? —— By all means
‏مَعْلُوْم بْسَاوِيْهَا ‎[S] Sure, I'll do it.
‏لَحَّقْتِ التّْرَيْن؟ —— مَعْلُوْم ‎[S] Did you catch the train? —— Sure enough

عَلّي صَوْتَك مِش سَامِع ‎[P] raise your voice, I can't hear you; {ʕally ṣōtak miš sāmeʕ}
‏مُمْكِن تْعَلِّي صَوْتَك ‎[L] could you raise your voice?
‏مِمْكِنِ تْعَلِّي الرَّاْدْيَو شْوَيِّة ‎[S] Would you turn up the volume a little?
‏بَالله عَلِّي الرَّادْيَو شْوَيِّة ‎[S] Please turn up the volume (on the radio) a little

مَكتَبِ العَمَل ‎[P] the job center, the employment office; {maktabᴵ-l-ʕamal}
‏شُرُوْطِ العَمَل ‎[P] work conditions, conditions of the work place (or it could mean conditions as requirements or prerequisites); {šurūṭᴵ-l-ʕamal}
‏سَاعَاتِ العَمَل ‎[P] work hours (See also دوام); {sĒʕātᴵ-l-ʕamal}
‏رَجُل أَعمَال ‎[P] businessman; {rajol ʔaʕmāl}
‏جَلسِة أَعمَال ‎[P] businesswoman; {jalse ʔaʕmāl}
‏بَلَا عَمَل = عاطِل عَنِ العَمَل ‎[S] out of work
‏صَارْ لَو (صَرْ لَو) بَلَا عَمَل مِن وَقِت سَكَّرِتِ الفَبْرِيْكَا ‎[S] He's been out of work since the factory closed
‏ساعات عَمَل = ساعَات دَوَام ‎[S] working hours
‏مِمْكِن تَلْفِن لَك أَثْنَاء ساعَاتِ العَمَل ‎[S] May I call you during working hours?

اْستِعمَالِ القُوِّة ‎[P] the use of force; {'ºstiʕmālᴵ-l-quwwe}
‏طَرِيْقْتِ الاِستِعمَال ‎[P] instructions for use; {ṭɑrīqºtᴵ-l-'istiʕmāl}
‏اِستِعمَالَات زَيْتِ الزَيْتُوْن عَدِيْدِة جِدَّ˜ ‎[P] olive oil has a large number of uses; {'istiʕmālāt zētᴵ-z-zētūn ʕadīde jidda˜}
‏نَتِيْجِة سُوْءِ الاِستِعمَال ‎[P] as a result of misuse (formal) {natīje sūʔÅᴵ-l-‘istiʕmāl}
‏كَيْفِيِّة اِسْتِعْمَال = طَرِيْقِة اِسْتِعْمَال ‎[S] instructions (for use)
‏اِقْرَا كَيْفِيِّةِ الاِسْتِعْمَال بْدِقَّة ‎[S] Read the instructions carefully
‏اِسْتِعْمَال الِـمْنَضّْفَاْتِ القَوِيِّة مِمْكِنِ تْضِرّْ الِقْمَاش ‎[S] The use of strong detergents may hurt the fabric

عامِّة الشَّعْب = عامِّة النَّاس ‎[S] the masses
‏التِّلِڤَزْيَوْن مِمْكِن اِسْتِعْمَالَو كَوَاسْطَة لَتَعْلِيْم عامِّةِ الشَّعْب ‎[S] Television can be used as a means of mass education

مِمْكِن اِسْتَعِير هَالِكْتَاب لَبِكْرَا ‎[S] May check this book out overnight?

اذا ما تَعْتازِيه اليَوم، مُمْكِن تَعتَازِيه بُكْرَا ‎[L] if you don't need it today, maybe you'll need it tomorrow

ما فِيْكِ تْرُوْح عَوَاضِي ‎[S] Couldn't you go instead of me?
‏مِمْكِن آخُدِ كْتَاب عَوَاض هَادا ‎[S] May I have another book in place of this one?
‏عَمِ نْدَوِّر على واحْدِ بَدَال سِكِرْتَيْرِتْنَا = عَمِ نْدَوِّر على واحْدِ عَوَاْض سِكِرْتَيْرِتْنَا ‎[S] We're looking for a replacement for our secretary
‏السَّمْنِة النَّبَاتِيِّة مِسْتَعْمَلِة كْتِير عَوَاضِ الزِّبْدِة ‎[S] Margarine is frequently used as a substitute for butter
‏اْكْتُب (كْتَوْب) فَاصْلِة عَوَاض نِقِطْتَيْن ‎[S] Use a comma instead of a colon
‏رِدّ عَ التَلِفَون عَوَاضِي عْمِيْل مَعْرُوْف ‎[S] Would you answer the telephone for me please
‏عَطَيْتَو عِلْبِة سِيْگَاْرَاْت عَوَاض قَدَّاْحْتَو ‎[S] I gave him a cigarette case in exchange for his lighter,
‏بَسّْ عَم اِشْتِغِل عَوَاض أَخِي هَللي مَرِيْض ‎[S] I'm just helping out for my brother who’s ill

بِدُوْن مُعَاوَنِة مِنِ البَلَدِيِّة مُش مُمكِن ‎[P] without the support of the municipality, it's impossible; {bidūn muʕāwane minᴵ-l-baladiyye muš mumken}

بِدَّكِ تْغَسِّل ‎[P] do you want to wash up / wash your hands?; {biddakᵉ tºġassel}
‏غَسَّل وِجهُو ‎[P] he washed his face; {ġassal wijho}
‏مِنْغَسِّل إِيْدَيْنَا ‎[P] we wash our hands; {minġassel ʔīdēna}
‏مِمْكِن اْغَسِّل إِيْدَيِّ ‎[S] May I wash my hands?

غَلَّبني ‎[P] he bothered me; {ġallabny}
‏بِدِّيْش أَغَلّْبِك ‎[P] I don't want to bother you; {biddīš ʔaġallºbek}
‏ما بِدِّي اْغَلّْبَك = ما بِدِّي اْتَقِّل عَلَيْك ‎[S] I don't want to inconvenience you
‏لا تْغَلِّب حالَك مِنْشَانِي ‎[S] Don't put yourself out on my account
‏دَخِيْلَك لا تْغَلِّب حالَك مِنْشَانِي ‎[S] Please don't go to any bother on my account
‏بِتْرَجَّاك لا تْغَلِّب حالَك ‎[S] Please don't bother.
‏مِتْأَسِّف غَلَّبْتَك كِلّْ هالغَلَبِة ‎[S] Sorry to have given you so much trouble,
‏المَرِيض عَم يْغَلِّبْنِي كْتِير ‎[S] The patient gives me lots of trouble,
‏غَلَّب حَالَو ‎[S] to go or put o.s. to trouble
‏بِتْرَجَّاك لا تْغَلِّب حَالَك مِشَانِي ‎[S] Don't go to any trouble for me, please
‏لا تْغَلِّب حالَك ‎[S] Don't put yourself to any trouble
‏سْنَانِي دَايْمًا بِيْلغَلّْبُونِي ‎[S] I'm always having trouble with my teeth
‏عَدَم مْآخَذِة لَحَ اْغَلّْبَك مَرَّة تانْيِة ‎[S] I'm sorry, but I'll have to trouble you
‏مِمْكِن اْغَلّْبَك بْكِبْرِيْتِة ‎[S] May I trouble you for a match?
‏إِيْدِي صارْ لَهْا (صَرْ لَهْا) عَمِ تْغَلِّبْنِي مِن وَقْتِ الحادِث تَبَعِي ‎[S] My arm has been troubling me ever since my accident
‏لا تْغَلِّب حَالَك ‎[S] Don't waste your breath
‏غَلَّب حَالَو ‎[S] to go out of one’s way
‏ما بْرِيْدَكِ تْغَلِّب حَالَك مِنْشَانِي ‎[S] I don't want you to go out of your way for my sake,
‏ما بِدِّي اْتَقِّل عَلَيكِ بْهالشِّي = ما بِدِّي اْغَلّْبَكِ بْهالشِّي ‎[S] don't want to burden you with that,
‏لا تْغَلِّب حَالَك ‎[S] Don’t go to any trouble.
‏وَالله غَلَّب حَاْلَو أَكْتَر مْنِ اللازِم مِشَان يْؤَمِّن رَاحِتْنَا ‎[S] He really went out of his way to make us feel at home,

فِشّ هَادَا غَيْرَك ‎[P] is there no one other than you?; {fišš hāda ġērak}
‏غَيْر هَيْك ‎[S] else
‏قِلْ لِي بْهَيكِ ظْرُوْف شُو كان بْيِطْلَعِ بْإِيدِي أَعْمِل غَيْر هَيك ‎[S] Tell me, what else could I do under the circumstances?
‏لَيْش غَيْر هَيك بِدَّو يَعْمِل مِتِل هَالشِّي ‎[S] Why else would he do a thing like that?
‏غَيْر هَوْن / هْنِيك ‎[S] where else (هون or هنيك would be used respective of the place in reference)
‏وَين مِمْكِن يْكُوْن غَيْرِ هْنِيكِ بْهالوَقْتِ مْنِ النّْهَار ‎[S] Where else can he be at this time of day
‏وَين مِمْكِنِ تْكُوْن غَيْر بِالبَيْت ‎[S] Where else can she be but at home?
‏شِي تاني = غَيْر شِي ‎[S] anything else, something else
‏حَدَا غَيْر + إضافة ‎[S] somebody else, anybody else
‏في حَدَا تانِي هَون = في حَدَا غَيْرْنَا هَوْن ‎[S] Is anybody else here?
‏أَيّْ شِي تاني = أَيّْ شِي غَيْرَو ‎[S] anything else
‏وْغَيْر هَيْك = وْغَيْرَو ‎[V] et cetera, apart from that {wºġēr hēk}
‏صَافْيَان عَنْدْنَا (عَنَّا) بَسِّ تْنَيْن = مُو صَفْيَان عَنْدْنَا (عَنَّا) غَيْرِ اْتْنَيْن ‎[S] We have only two left
‏ما … غَيْر ‎[S] nothing but
‏ما فَات لَتِمُّهْن غَيْرِ الخِبِز وِالمَيّ ‎[S] They got nothing but bread and water,

بيْكُوْن عِندُو غَايِة ‎[P] he must have goal / motive; {byºkūn ʕindo ġāye}
‏ المَسَاري وَسِيْلِة، مُش غَايِة في حَيَاتي ‎[P] money is a means, not an end, in my life; {'il-mɑsᾱry wasīle، muš ġāye fy ḥayāty}
‏ الغَايِة بِتْبَرِّرِ الوَسِيْلِة ‎[P] the end justifies the means; {'il-ġāye bitºbarrerᴵ-l-wasīle}
‏الآلِة مِمْكِن اِسْتِعْمَالَهْا لَعِدِّة غَايَات ‎[S] The tool can be used for many purposes
‏بْيِعْتِقِد إِنَّو الغايِة بِتْبَرِّرِ الواسْطَة ‎[S] He believes that the end justifies the means

عَلَى اِنْفِرَاد ‎[S] in private
‏مُمكِن أَحكي مَعَك عَلَى اْنفِرَاد ‎[P] can I talk to you privately?; {mumken ʔaḥky maʕak ʕala 'ºnfirᾱd}

مِمْكِن تَعْطِينِي أُوَض مِنْفِرْدِة ‎[S] Could we have separate rooms?
‏عْمِلْنَا اِتِّفَاق مِنْفِرِد مَعُهْن ‎[S] We made a separate agreement with them,
‏اْتِّفَاق مُنفَرِد ‎[P] a separate agreement; {'ºttifᾱʠ munfared}

بْإِفْرَاط ‎[S] excessive
‏التَّدْخِينِ الزَّايِد / التَّدْخِينِ بْإِفْرَاط مِمْكِن يْسَبِّب سَرَطَانِ الرِّئَة ‎[S] Excessive smoking can cause lung cancer

هالنَّوْعِ مْنِ المَنْشُورَات مِمْكِن يِفْسِد أَخْلَاقِ الشَّبَاب ‎[S] That type of literature may corrupt the morals of young people

مِمْكِن تَفْسِيْرَهْا بْهالصُّوْرَة هايِّة كَمَان ‎[S] It can be interpreted this way, too.

فَصلِ الدِيْن عَنِ الدَولِة ‎[P] separation of religion and state; {fɑṣlᴵ-d-dīn ʕanᴵ-d-dawle}
‏مُو مِمْكِن فَصْلَو = ما بْيِنْفِصِل ‎[S] inseparable
‏السُّؤَالَيْن مُو مِمْكِن فَصْلُهْن = السُّؤَالَيْن ما بْيِنْفِصْلُوا عَن بَعْضُهْن ‎[S] The two questions are inseparable

مُو مِمْكِن فَصْلَو = ما بْيِنْفِصِل ‎[S] inseparable
‏السُّؤَالَيْن مُو مِمْكِن فَصْلُهْن = السُّؤَالَيْن ما بْيِنْفِصْلُوا عَن بَعْضُهْن ‎[S] The two questions are inseparable
‏اْضطَرُّوا إِنّهُم يِنفِصلُوا عَن بَعض ‎[P] they were forced to part from one another; {'ºḍṭɑrru ʔinnhom yinfeṣlu ʕan bɑʕḍ}
‏اْنْفَصَلُوا (عَن بَعْضُهْن) بَعِد مَا صَارْ لُهْن (صَرْ لُهْن) مِتْجَوّْزِين سَبْعِ سْنِين ‎[S] They separated after seven years of marriage
‏أَبِي وْإِمِّي مِنْفِصْلِين عَن بَعْضُهْن ‎[S] My parents are separated

ما فيني أَرُوح مَعِك ‎[S] I can't go with you;
‏كِيْف فِيِّ رُوح على قَلْعِة جْبَيْل ‎[L] how do I get to Byblos fortress;
‏نِحْنا فيها ‎[S] we can handle it;
‏وَيْن فيك تْقَضِّي شَهر العَسَل ‎[V] where can you/might you spend (your) honeymoon;
‏ما فيَهْا تاكُل ‎[V] she isn't able (or in the mood) to eat;
‏ما بِدِّي آكُل، مِش جُوْعان، ما فِيِّي آكُل ‎[V] I don't want to eat, I'm not hungry, I don't feel like eating;
‏فِيْك تِضْحَك اِنْتِا —— شُو على بَالَك ما خَصَّك ‎[S] You can afford to laugh —— it’s none of your business
‏ما عَاد فِيْنِي عَلَيْه ‎[S] I can't handle him any more,
‏بْتِقْدِر / بْتِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيك تِتِّصِل فيِّ السَّاعَة تْلاتِة ‎[S] Can you call me up at three o'clock?
‏ما بْتِقْدِر / ما بْتِحْسِن / مُو مِمْكِن / ما فِيك ‎[S] You can't go swimming in this lake,
‏كان بْيِقْدِر / بْيِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيه يْكُوْن أَوَّل واحِد بِالصَّفّ لَو راد ‎[S] He could be first in class if he wanted to. (one could also say كان بْيِطْلَعِ بْإِيدَو or كان بْإِمكَانَو )
‏مِمْكِن / بِحْسِن / فِيِّ / بِقْدِر اِتْطَلَّع عَلَيه، مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Could look at it, please? (one could also say بْتِسْمَح لِي , i.e. would you let me)

مُمكِن أَقَابِلِ المُدِيْر ‎[P] can I meet with the manager?; {mumken ʔaʠᾱbelᴵ-l-mudīr}
‏هُوِّ مُستْعِدّ يْقَابلَك ‎[P] he's prepared to meet with you; {huwwe mustºʕedd yºʠᾱblak}
‏مِين لَازِم اْقَابِل ‎[S] To whom do I report?

مَا قْدِرتِش أَكَمِّل ‎[P] I wasn't able to finish; {ma qºdertᵉš ʔakammel}
‏ إِمّي مَا قِدرَتش تِرجَع ‎[P] my mother couldn't come back; { ʔimmy ma qidratš tirjaʕ}
‏مَا بَقدَر أَقُوْل بِاْلظَّبط ‎[P] I can't say exactly; {ma bɑqdɑr ʔaqūl bi'ºẓẓɑbṭ}
‏ إِذَا بْتِقدَري ‎[P] if you can; { ʔi∂a bºtiqdɑry}
‏اِلّي بَقدَر عَلَيْه ‎[P] whatever I can do; {'illy bɑqdɑr ʕalēᴴ}
‏ الأَشيَا اللي مْنِقدَر عَلَيْهَا ‎[P] the things we can do; {'il-ʔašya-l-ly mºniqdɑr ʕalēha}
‏بْتِقْدِر تِجِي ‎[S] Will you be able to come
‏ما قِدِر ‎[S] to be unable
‏بْتِقْدِر / بْتِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيك تِتِّصِل فيِّ السَّاعَة تْلاتِة ‎[S] Can you call me up at three o'clock?
‏ما بْتِقْدِر / ما بْتِحْسِن / مُو مِمْكِن / ما فِيك ‎[S] You can't go swimming in this lake,
‏كان بْيِقْدِر / بْيِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيه يْكُوْن أَوَّل واحِد بِالصَّفّ لَو راد ‎[S] He could be first in class if he wanted to. (one could also say كان بْيِطْلَعِ بْإِيدَو or كان بْإِمكَانَو )
‏مِمْكِن / بِحْسِن / فِيِّ / بِقْدِر اِتْطَلَّع عَلَيه، مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Could look at it, please? (one could also say بْتِسْمَح لِي , i.e. would you let me)

كِيْف مُمكِنِ نْقَدِّرِ المَصَارِيْف ‎[P] how can we possibly estimate the expenses?; {kīf mumkenᵉ nºqadderᴵ-l-mɑṣᾱrīf}
‏بيْقَدّْرُوا عَدَدِ اللَاجِئِين بْحَوَالَيْه مَليَوْن لَاجِئ ‎[P] they estimated the number of refugees at about one million; {byºqaddºru ʕadadᴵ-l-lājiʔīn bºḥawālēᴴ malyōn lājeʔÁ}
‏قَدَّيْش بِتْقَدِّر بَيْتَك ‎[S] What do you value your house at?

البَيْت الِجْدِيْد هَقرَب ‎[P] the new house is closer; {'il-bēt-l-ᵉjºdīd haqrɑb}
‏بِأَقرَب وَقت ‎[P] as soon as possible; {biʔ¡aqrɑb waqt}
‏مِن الأَقْرَب ‎[V] from the nearest. This phrase is often used when one is serving coffee to say “I'm going to serve from the person physically closest to me to the ones further away”. This is to avoid offending one by not serving to in the normal order of the most important to the least important.
‏هادا أَقْرَب شْوَيِّة لِلحَقِيقَة ‎[S] That's a little nearer the truth
‏هادا أَقْرَب طَرِيق لِلْبَيْت ‎[S] Is this the nearest way home?
‏هادا أَقْرَب تَقْدِير مِمْكِن اْقَدّْرَوْ ‎[S] That’s the nearest I can get in my estimate
‏بْوَقِت أَقْرَب ‎[S] sooner
‏بْتِعْتِقِد فِينَا نِجْتِمِع بْوَقِت أَقْرَب مِن هَيْك ‎[S] Do you think we can get together sooner than that?

مِمْكِن اْقَدِّم اِقْتِرَاح ‎[S] May I make a suggestion?
‏بَقبَلِ اْقتِرَاحَك ‎[P] I accept your suggestion; {baqbalᴵ 'ºʠtirᾱḥak}

قِشْرِة رَاْس ‎[S] dandruff
‏كِيْف مِمْكِن اِخْلُص مِن قِشْرِةِ الرَّاس تَبَعِي ‎[S] How do get rid of my dandruff?
‏بِدُّو يِخَلَّص مِن قِشرِةِ الرَاس ‎[P] he wants to get ride of his dandruff; {biddo yiḵɑllɑṣ min qišreᴵ-r-rᾱs}

بالآخِر هالشِّي أَدَّى لَقَطِيعَة بَيْنِ الدَوِلْتَين ‎[S] This eventually led to a breach between the two countries.
‏ما عاد مِمْكِن تَفَادِي القَطِيعَة بَينِ الدَوِلْتِين ‎[S] A break between the two countries can no longer be avoided,

بْيِشتْغِل أَقَلّ (هَقَلّ) مِنَّك ‎[P] he works less than you; {bºyištºġel ʔaqall / haqall minnak}
‏بْتَوْكُل أَقَلّ (هَقَلّ) مِنُّو ‎[P] you eat less than him; {bºtōkol ʔaqall / haqall minno}
‏عَلَى أَقَلّ ‎[P] at least; {ʕala ʔaqall}
‏كان في عَ الأَقَلّ مِيْت زَلَمِة مَوْجُوْد ‎[S] There were at least a hundred people present.
‏عَ الأَقَلِّ تْشَكَّرَو ‎[S] at least thank him.
‏دَفَع أَقَلّ مَبْلَغ مِمْكِن ‎[S] He paid the least amount possible
‏أَقَلّْ شِي بْنَرْڤِزَهْا ‎[S] The least thing upsets her
‏اِنْتِا آخِر واحِد كِنْت بِنْتِظِر مِنَّو هالشِّي ‎[S] Least of all I'd have expected it from you
‏أَقَلّْ شِي ‎[S] the least (thing) (i.e. as a noun)
‏هادا أَقَلّْ شِي بْتِقْدِر تَعْمِلْ لَو يَاه ‎[S] That's the least you could do for him
‏مَعِي مَصَارِي أَقَلّ مِمَّا كِنْت اِفْتِكِر ‎[S] I have less money with me than I thought
‏الظَّاهِر إِنَّو بْيَعْرِف أَقَلّْ مِمَّا بْيِعْتِقِد ‎[S] He seems to know less than he thinks
‏قَنَاعْتِي صارِت أَقَلّْ مِمَّا كانِت عَلَيْه مِن قَبِل ‎[S] I'm less convinced now than I was before
‏أَقَلّ + إضافة ‎[S] minimum of
‏اْنْجَبَر يَعْمِلِ القَرَار بْأَقَلّ مِن ثانْيِة ‎[S] He had to make the decision in a fraction of a second,
‏أَقَلّ ما يُقَاْل ‎[S] to say the least {2AQAll man yuQAAl}
‏أَقَلّْ ما يُقَال هِي شِي بْعَقْلَو ‎[S] He's a little touched in the head to say the least

قَالُوْلي ‎[P] they told me; {qālūly}
‏قُلنَالُو ‎[P] we told him; {qulnālo}
‏قُلتِ اْلُّو إِشي ‎[P] did you tell him anything?; {qultᴵ 'ºllo ʔišy}
‏تَع لَ اْقُلَّك ‎[P] come here so I can tell you (something); {taʕ la 'ºqullak}
‏مُمْكِن اِتْرِكْ لُه خَبَر يُتُّصِل فِيِّ لـَمّا يِرْجَع --- تِكْرَم عَيْنَك، مِين بْقِلْ لُه ‎[L] can I leave him a message to get in touch with me when he gets back? --- I'm happy to oblige, who is telling him (i.e. who should I say the message is from)?
‏في شِي بَدِّي اْقِلْ لَك يَّاه ‎[L] there is something I want to tell you;
‏قُوْلِي لُن يِبْعُتُوا لِك شْوَيِّة مَازات ‎[L] tell them to send you some appetizers (note lack of إن, and that to verb يبعتوا does not have ب );
‏عْمُل مَعْرُوف قِلُّه يُتُّصِل فِيِّ بُكْرَا عَشّيِّة عَ المَكْتَب ‎[L] do (me) a favor and tell him to contact me tomorrow in the evening at the office;
‏فيك تْقِلْ لِي ‎[L] can you tell me?
‏اْسْمَع (سْمَاْع) لَقِلْ لَك: اِنْتِا اْنْتِظِر هَون وْأَنَا بْرُوْح لَحَالِي ‎[S] I'll tell you what: You wait here and I'll go alone
‏قِلْ لَو شُو اِسْمَك ‎[S] Tell him your name
‏قِلْ لِي، شُو عَامِلِ اللَيْلِة ‎[S] Tell me, what are you doing tonight?
‏قَالْ لِي (قَلْ لِي) أَعْطِيْك / لَأَعْطِيك هالمَكْتُوْب ‎[S] He told me to give you this letter
‏قَالُوا لَك شِي عَن مَشَارِيْعُهْن (مَشَرِيْعُهْن) ‎[S] Did they tell you anything about their plans?
‏يا رَيْت اِقْدِر قِلْ لَك كِلِّ القِصَّة ‎[S] I wish I could tell you the whole story
‏كِنْتِ بْقِلْ لَك يَاها سَلَف ‎[S] I could have told you that in advance

قِمتِ الغَطَا ‎[P] I took off the lid; {qimtᴵ-l-ġɑṭɑ}
‏قِيْم هَادَا مِن هَوْن ‎[P] take that away from here!; {qīm hāda min hōn}
‏قِيْم إِيْدَك ‎[S] Hands off!
‏لازِم تْقِيم سَيَّارْتَك مِن هَوْن ‎[S] You’ll have to move your car
‏قِمْنَا الدِّنْيِة وْحَطَّيْنَاهَا لَنِحْصَل عَلَيْه ‎[S] We moved heaven and earth to get it
‏قِيْمِ الطَّاوْلِة، مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Move the table away, please
‏الِوْلَاد قَلَعُوا كِلِّ الحَشِيْش = الِوْلَاد قَامُوا كِلِّ الحَشِيْش ‎[S] The children pulled out all the grass
‏قَام شِي مِن بالَو ‎[S] to dismiss s.th. from one’s thoughts
‏قامِ القَضِيِّة مِن بالَو بْهَزِّة كِتِف ‎[S] He dismissed the matter with a shrug of the shoulder,
‏مِن فَضْلَك قِيْم بِرْنَيْطْتَك ‎[S] Please remove your hat
‏قِيْم كِلّْ شِي مِن عَ الطَّاوْلِة ‎[S] Remove everything from the desk,
‏الِـمْنَضِّف بِيْقِيم كِلّْ أَنْوَاعِ البِقَع ‎[S] That cleaner will remove all stains
‏مِن فَضْلَك قِيْم هالصَّنْدُوْق (هالصَّنْدُوْق) (مِن هَوْن) ‎[S] Please, take this box
‏مِمْكِنِ تْقِيمِي بِرْنَيْطْتِك يا مَدَام ‎[S] Would you please take off your hat, madam?
‏قِيْمِ الفَاصْلِة بِالسَّطْرَ الأَوَّلَانِي ‎[S] Take out the comma in the first line
‏قِيْم هالشِّي مِن بَالَك ‎[S] Get that out of your head
‏قام شِي مْنِ الوِشّ / مْنِ الطَّرِيق ‎[S] to get s.th. out of the way
‏وْأَخِيرًا قِمْت هالصَّنَادِيق (هالسَّنَدِيْق) مْنِ الوِشّ ‎[S] I finally got those boxes out of the way
‏الحَمْدِلله قِمْنَا هالشَّغْلِة مْنِ الطَّرِيق ‎[S] Thank heaven, we got that problem out of the way

مُش مُمكِن أَقَيِّد نَفسي ‎[P] I can't limit myself; {muš mumken ʔaqayyed nafsy}
‏هَادَا اللي بيقَيِّد حُرِيْيِّةِ الإِنسَان ‎[P] that's what limits human freedom; {hāda-l-ly byqayyed ḥurīyyeᴵ-l-ʔinsān}
‏ الظُرُوْف بِتقَيِّدنَا ‎[P] the circumstances limit us; {'iẓ-ẓurūf bitqayyedna}
‏اِحنَا مْقَيَّدِيْن بِالوَقِت ‎[P] we're limited for time; {'iḥna mºqayyadīn bi-l-waqᵉt}
‏في التِلفِزيَوْنِ المُمَُثِّلِ مْقَيَّد أَكتَر ‎[P] on television actors are more restricted; {fy-t-telfizyōnᴵ-l-mumuaθθelᵉ mºqayyad ʔaktɑr}
‏الِحْكُوْمِة لَحَ تْقَيِّد اِسْتِيْرَادِ السَّيَّارَاتِ الأَجْنَبِيِّة لَـمِيِّة بِالسِّنِة ‎[S] The government is going to restrict the import of foreign cars to one hundred per year
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هَادَا مَا لَوْش قِيْمِة في نَظَرِك ‎[P] this does not have any value in your opinion?; {hāda mā lōš qīme fy nɑẓɑrek}
‏في المَنطِقَة قِيْمِة الِبْيُوْت زَادَت ‎[P] the value of the houses in the area has risen; {fy-l-mɑnṭiqa qīme-l-ᵉbºyūt zādat}
‏كِل واحِد بِيْجِيب حَسَب قِيْمتُو ‎[L] everyone brings according to his value / worth (i.e. can also mean according to his social status);
‏إِلَو قِيْمِة عَنْدِي كْبِيْرِة ‎[S] I have a high opinion of him
‏هادا مُو مِن قِيْمْتَو = هادا أَوْطَى مِن مِسْتَوَاه ‎[S] That's beneath him
‏حَطّ قِيْمِة ل ‎[S] to value, put stock in
‏ما بْحِطّْ لَكَلَامَو قِيمِة كْتِير ‎[S] I don't put much stock in what he says,
‏ما قَدَّر قِيْمِتَهْا حَقّْ قَدْرَهْا ‎[S] He didn't appreciate her true worth
‏بَلَا قِيْمِة ‎[S] worthless
‏هالسّْوَارَة بَلَا قِيْمِة / ما لَهْا قِيْمِة / ما بْتِسْوَى نْحَاسِة. ما في خْسارَة تْكِبَّهْا ‎[S] That bracelet is worthless, you might as well throw it away
‏نَصِيْحْتَو طِلْعِت بَلَا قِيْمِة بِالمَرَّة ‎[S] His advice proved completely worthless
‏كِلّ دَقِيقَة إِلَهْا قِيْمِتَهْا ‎[S] Every minute counts
‏قِيْمِة اِسْمِيِّة ‎[S] face value
‏هالسَّنَدَات مِمْكِن قَبْضَهْا بَعِد عَشْرِ سْنِينِ بْقِيْمِتَهْا الاِسْمِيِّة ‎[S] These bonds can be cashed at face value in ten years,
‏هالِبْضَاعَة ما لَهْا قِيْمِة ‎[S] This merchandise has no value
‏هالمَعْلُوْمَات ما لَهْا قِيْمِة بِالنِّسْبِة إِلِي ‎[S] The information is of no value to me
‏ما بْعَلِّق أَيّْ قِيْمِة لَآرَاءَو ‎[S] I don't attach any value to his opinions,
‏إِنْتِ قِيْمْتِك كْتِير كْبِيرِة عَنْدِي ‎[L] you're very important to me

كَاس عَرَق ‎[P] a glass of arak; {kās ʕɑrɑq}
‏كَاسَك ‎[P] raise your glass, let's drink to that!; {kāsak}
‏ضَرَبُوا كَاس مَع بَعِد ‎[P] they clinked their glasses; {ḍɑrɑbu kās maʕ bɑʕᵉd}
‏كَاسَك! = اُضرُب كَاسَك ‎[P] clink your glass; {kāsak! = 'uḍrob kāsak}
‏كاسَك ‎[L] to your health, Cheers! (said as a toast);
‏كِلّْنَا شْرِبْنَا كاسِ نْبِيْت ‎[S] We all had a glass of wine
‏مِمْكِن آخُد كَاسِة مَيّ ‎[S] May I have a glass of water?

كَتَب لَإِمُّو ‎[P] he wrote to his mother; {katab laʔ€immo}
‏كَتَبتِ اْلَّك مَكتُوْب ‎[P] I've written you a letter / I wrote you a letter; {katabtᴵ 'ºllak maktūb}
‏اِكتِب لِي اْيَّاه عَلَى وَرَقَة ‎[P] write it down for me on a piece of paper; {'ikteb li 'ºyyāᴴ ʕala waraqa}
‏كَاتِبِ المَكتُوْب ‎[P] (he) wrote the letter (active participle as perfective aspect); {kātebᴵ-l-maktūb}
‏صَار كَاتِبِ المَكتُوْب ‎[P] he has already written the letter; {ṣᾱr kātebᴵ-l-maktūb}
‏اْكْتُب (كْتَوْب) اِسْمَك وْعِنْوَانَك ‎[S] Put down your name and address
‏حْسِنِت اِكْتُب نِمْرِة سَيَّارْتَو ‎[S] I managed to jot down his license number.
‏اْكْتُبِ (كْتَوْبِ) شْرُوْطَك وْبَعْدَيْن مِنْشُوْف ‎[S] Set down your conditions and then we'll see
‏كَتَب كِلِمْتَيْن ‎[S] to drop a line, write a short note
‏إِذَا مِمْكِن اْكْتِب لِي كِلِمْتَين ‎[S] If possible, drop me a line
‏هُوِّ كَتَبِ الخِطَاب لَحَالَو ‎[S] Did he make up the speech himself?
‏اْكْتُب (كْتَوْب) اِسْمَك بْأَوَّل سَطِر ‎[S] Write your name on the first line,
‏اْكْتُب (كْتَوْب) هالنِّمْرِةِ التَّلِيْفَون قَبِل ما تِنْسَاها ‎[S] Write down that telephone number before you forget it
‏بَالله اْكْتِب لِي هالشَّكّ قَبِل ما اْرُوْح ‎[S] Please write out that check for me before I go
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تِكرَم / تِكرَمي ‎[P] may you be honored (often said when responding to a request to mean “absolutely, I'll do it”) (male and female forms shown); {tikrɑm / tikrɑmy}
‏تِكْرَم عَيْنَك ‎[V] either 1. you are most welcome, or 2. most willing to oblige;
‏تِكْرَم عَيْنك ‎[L] expression of courtesy, literally means “may your eye be honored”. It is used to mean either 1. thank you, or 2. I am happy to oblige, as in:
‏بَدِّي طاوْلِة لَشَخْصَين، حَدّ الشِبّاك إذا مُمْكِن --- تِكْرَم عَيْنَك، تْفَضَّلُوا ‎[L] I would like a table for two, near the window if possible --- I am happy to oblige, right this way;

كَلَامَك مَظبُوْط وْفي مَحَلُّو ‎[P] what you say is right and in its place, what you say is right and on point; {kalāmak mɑẓbūṭ wºfy maḥallo}
‏ أَنَا بَفهَم مِن كَلَامَك إِنُّو ‎[P] from what you say I understand that; { ʔana bafham min kalāmak ʔinno}
‏هَادَا كُلُّو كَلَام ‎[P] that's just talk; {hāda kullo kalām}
‏عندي جوز كلام معُو ‎[S‎[ I have a few words (I want to say) to him (similar to كِلمتين);
‏بْحَيَاتِي ما بِنْسَى كَلَامَو وَقِت سِمِعِ الخَبَر ‎[S] I'll never forget his words when he got the news
‏عَلِّم على كَلَامِي ‎[S] Mark my words
‏أَنَا ما بْوَاْرِي بْكَلَامِي ‎[S] I don't mince my words
‏إِذَا بْتِطْلَعِ بْهَيك تَنَبُّؤَاتِ كْبِيرة مِمْكِن تِلْحَس كَلَامَك بَعْدَين ‎[S] If you make such bold predictions you may have to eat your words
‏ما بَدَّهْا كَلَام ‎[S] it goes without saying!
‏لا تَعْطِي بَالَك لَكَلامَو الظَّرِيف ‎[S] Don't pay any attention to his pretty speeches
‏قِلْتَهْا عَفْوًا، لَكِن قَام أَخَدْنِي على كَلَاْمِي ‎[S] I said that without really meaning it, but he took me at my word.
‏فِيك تِعْتِمِد على كَلَاْمَو ‎[S] You can take his word for it

كَم مَرَّة = أَكَم مِن مَرَّة ‎[P] several times; {kam mɑrrɑ = ʔakam min mɑrrɑ}
‏كَم كَنْزِة ‎[L] a few sweaters;
‏عَوَاْضْ مَا كان يِتْعَاقَب نَفَد بْكَمْ كِلْمِة تَأْنِيْبِ خْفَاف ‎[S] Instead of being punished he got away with a mild reproof (note use of plural on adjective)
‏خَبَّى كَم قِرْشِ مْنَاح ‎[S] He salted away a tidy
‏عَطِيْنِي كَم كِبْرِيتِة ‎[S] Give me some matches
‏خَلِّيْك هَوْن كَم دَقِيقَة = خَلِّيْك هَوْن دَقِيْقْتَين تْلاتِة ‎[S] Wait here a couple of minutes,
‏مِمْكِن اِسْأَل كَم سُؤَال ‎[S] May I ask a few questions?
‏فِي كَم شَغْلِة بِدِّي اِسْأَلَك يَاها ‎[S] I have a few things to ask you
‏شِفْتَو بَسّْ كَم مَرَّة ‎[S] I saw him only a few times
‏إِجَاني مَكْتُوْب مِنَّو مِن كَم يَوْم ‎[S] I had a letter from him a few days ago
‏كِلّْ كَم + اسم مفرد ‎[S] every few
‏مِنْزُوْرَو كِلّْ كَم يَوْم ‎[S] We go to see him every few days,
‏قِلْ لَو لا يِزْعِجْنِي كِلّْ كَم ساعَة ‎[S] Tell him not to disturb me every few hours

أَنَا كَمَان ‎[P] me too; { ʔana kamān}
‏وْبُكرَة كَمَان ‎[P] and tomorrow as well; {wºbukrɑ kamān}
‏كَمَانِ مْنِيْح ‎[P] that's fine too; {kamānᵉ mºnīḥ}
‏كَمَان، ما لَهْا فِكْرَة بَطَّالِة ‎[S] It’s not a bad idea at that
‏هُوِّ ما اْشْتَغَل شِغْلَو بَسّ، كمان اْشْتَغَل لَهْا شِغْلَهْا ‎[S] He not only took care of his own work but he did hers as well
‏وْكَمَان ‎[S] as well as
‏هُوِّ مُوْسِيْقِي وْكَمَان رَسَّاْم ‎[S] He is a musician as well as a painter
‏أَنَا رَايِح هَلَّق —— وْأَنَا كَمَان / وْأَنَا التَّانِي ‎[S] I'm leaving now. —— So am I
‏إِذَا أَنَا بْيِطْلَع بْإِيْدِي أَعْمِلَهْا وْاِنْتِا كَمَان ‎[S] If I can do it, so can you
‏مِمْكِن إِجِي أَنَا كَمَان ‎[S] May I come, too?
‏أَنَا ظَنَّيْت هَيْك كَمَان = أَنَا اللِخِر ظَنَّيْت هَيْك ‎[S] I thought so, too
‏وْكَمَاْن ‎[S] as well as
‏بْيَعْرِف أَلْمَاني وْكَمَان عِدِّة لُغَاْت غَيْرَهْا ‎[S] He knows German as well as several other languages
‏مِمْكِن آخُد شْوَيِّة مِن هادْ كَمَان ‎[S] May have some of that also
‏هُوِّ كَمَان ما بْيَعْرِفَهْا ‎[S] He doesn't know it either
‏أَخِي كَمَان مُو فَهْمَاْن ‎[S] My brother can't understand it either
‏مِين كَمَان بِدَّو يْكُوْنِ هْنِيك ‎[S] Who else will be there?
‏شُو مْنَعْمِل كَمَانِ اليَوْم بَعْدِ الضِّهِر ‎[S] What else can we do this afternoon?

مَرَتي كَانَت في البَيْت ‎[P] my wife was at home / in the house; {mɑrɑty kānat fy-l-bēt}
‏بَكُوْن هَوْنِ السَاعَة تِسعَة ‎[P] I'll be here at nine o'clock; {bakūn hōnᴵ-s-sĒʕa tisʕa}
‏لَازِمِ تْكُوْني جَاهزِة ‎[P] you must be ready; {lāzemᵉ tºkūny jāhze}
‏عَشَان يْكُوْن مَبسُوْط = حَتَّى يْكُوْن مَبسُوْط ‎[P] so that he'll be happy; {ʕašān yºkūn mɑbsūṭ = ḥatta yºkūn mɑbsūṭ}
‏لَمَّا بيْكُوْن في البَيْت ‎[P] when he's at home; {lamma byºkūn fy-l-bēt}
‏هُوِّ بيْكُوْن اِبِن عَمّي ‎[P] he is my cousin; {huwwe byºkūn 'ibᵉn ʕammy}
‏اِنتِا بِتكُوْن أَخُوْه لَيُوْسِف ‎[P] are you Yussef's brother? {'inte bitkūn ʔaḵūᴴ layūsef}
‏مُو مِمْكِنِ تْكُوْن هَيْك ‎[S] It can’t be so
‏بِيْجُوْز كانِ البَوْسْطَجِي ‎[S] That was probably the mailman
‏كان هُوِّ كمَانِ هْنِيك ‎[S] Was he there too?
‏وَين كِنِت كِلّ هالوَقِت ‎[S] Where have you been all this time?
‏مَهْما كان يْكُوْن = شُو ما كانِ الأَمْر يْكُوْن ‎[S] be that as it may
‏بِيْكُون هَون بِكْرَا ‎[S] he’ll be here tomorrow
‏يا رَيْتَو كان هَون ‎[S] If only he were here
‏اِهْتِزَازِ المِخّ مَرَّاتِ كْتِيرِة بِيْكُون خِطِر ‎[S] concussion of the brain is often dangerous. (as a general statement or axiom)
‏هايّ الِكْتَاب يَللي كان بِدَّك ياه ‎[S] Here is the book you wanted

مَا يْكُوْن صَابو إِشي ‎[P] hopefully nothing has happened to him; {ma yºkūn ṣᾱbo ʔišy}
‏خَايِف يْكُوْن قَتَلُوْه ‎[P] I'm afraid they might have killed him; {ḵāyef yºkūn qatalūᴴ}
‏لَا يْكُوْن أَكَل إِشي مَسمُوْم ‎[P] hopefully he hasn't eaten anything poisoned / poisonous; {la yºkūn ʔakal ʔišy masmūm}
‏مِش مُمكِن يْكُوْن غَيَّر فِكرُو ‎[P] he can't have changed his mind; {miš mumken yºkūn ġayyɑr fikro}
‏نِتأمَّل يْكُوْن أَبُوْك سَامِعنَا ‎[P] let's hope your father will have heard us; {nitʔammal yºkūn ʔabūk sāmeʕna}
‏إِن شا الله تُنْبُسْطُوا وْتْكُون صَيْفِيِّة مْنِيْحَة ‎[L] God will you will enjoy yourselves and the summer will be nice;

مَا لْحِقتِش أَكَمِّل ‎[P] I didn't manage to finish; {ma lºḥeqtᵉš ʔakammel}
‏مُمكِن تِلحَق تِحكي مَعُو ‎[P] perhaps you'll manage to talk to thim; {mumken tilḥaq tiḥky maʕo}
‏تْلاتِين دْقِيقة لَتُوصَل، أييه، ما بْتِلْحَق لا الاِجْتِماع ولا العَشا ‎[V] thirty minutes for you to arrive? hmm, you won't make it, not to the meeting nor to dinner;
‏عِنْدِي شِغِل لازِم ارُوح اِلْحَقُه ‎[L] I have work that I need to go do.

خَلِّيْنِي اْلَخِّص بْاِخْتِصَار ‎[S] Let me sum up briefly
‏خَلِّيْنِي لَخِّص لَكِ الوَضِع ‎[S] Let me brief you on the situation,
‏مُمكِنِ تْلَخِّص لي الحَدِيْث ‎[P] can you summarize the conversation for me?; {mumkenᵉ tºlɑḵḵeṣ ly-l-ḥadīθ}
‏مُمكِنِ تْلَخِّصِ الشَكوَى ‎[P] can you summarize the complaint?; {mumkenᵉ tºlɑḵḵeṣᴵ-š-šakwa}

هالشِّي بْيِلْقِي شْوَيِّة نُوْرْ ع القَضِيِّة ‎[S] That sheds some light on the matter
‏مُمكِن أَلقي نَظرَة عَلَى الجَرِيْدِة ‎[P] Can I glance at the paper? {mumken ʔalʠy nɑẓrɑ ʕala-l-jarīde}

لَـمّا بْيِخْلُصِ الشِّغِل فِيكِ تْرُوح ‎[S] When the work is done you can go
‏لَمَّا شَاف ‎[P] when he saw; {lamma šāf}
‏لَمَّا بَكتِب ‎[P] when I write; {lamma bakteb}
‏لَمَّا يِرجَع ‎[P] when he comes back; {lamma yirjaʕ}
‏لَمَّا وِصِل عَ البَيْت ‎[P] when he reached home; {lamma wiṣel ʕa-l-bēt}
‏لَمَّا بِرجَع مِنِ المَدرَسِة ‎[P] when he comes home from school; {lamma birjaʕ minᴵ-l-madrase}
‏لَمَّا بيْصِيْر فِيْه حَادِث ‎[P] when there's an accident; {lamma byºṣīr fīᴴ ḥādeθ}
‏ المَرَّة الجَاي لَمَّا يْزُوْرني ‎[P] the next time he visits me; {'il-mɑrrɑ-l-jāy lamma yºzūrny}
‏لَمَّا بَكُوْن في البَيْت ‎[P] when I'm at home; {lamma bakūn fy-l-bēt}
‏مِن لَـمَّا = مِ لَّـمَّا ‎[L] as soon as;
‏لَك يا حَبِيبي مِ لَّـمَّا (من لما ) سْمِعْت الأَخْبار عَ الرادْيُو تَرَكت العَدْلِيِّة بْأَسْرَع وَقِت ‎[L] Come on! Dear, as soon as I heard the news on the radio I left the courthouse as fast as possible;
‏مُمْكِن اِتْرِكْ لُه خَبَر يُتُّصِل فِيِّ لـَمّا يِرْجَع --- لَـمَّا بْيِرْجَع الاِسْتاذ حَبِيب بْوَصِّلْ لُه الخَبَر ‎[L] can I leave him a message to get in touch with me when he gets back? ---- when Mr. Habib the engineer gets back I'll convey the message to him;
‏لـمّا بُصَل على ساحِة جْبَيْل كِيف بْرُوح ‎[L] when I arrive on the Byblos square how will I go (note ب in the second clause);

اِصْحَى المَيّ مِمْكِنِ تْكُوْنِ مْلَوَّتِة ‎[S] Be careful, the water may be polluted
‏المِيَاه مُلَوَّثِة ‎[P] the water is polluted; {'il-miyāh mulawwaθe}

مُمكِن تَعطِيْني مَتَل ‎[P] can you give me an example; {mumken tɑʕṭīny matal}
‏ أَنَا بَقدَر أَعطي أَمتِلِة بِالعَكس ‎[P] I can give you examples to the contrary; { ʔana baqdɑr ʔɑʕṭy ʔamtile bi-l-ʕaks}
‏فِيْك تَعْطِيْنِي مَتَل ‎[S] Could you give me an example?

مِمْكِن اِحْكِي معَ السِّيّْدِة خُوْرِي مِن فَضْلَك = مِمْكِن اِحْكِي مَعِ المَدَام خُوْرِي مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] May I speak with Mrs. Khouri please?
‏يَا مَدَام ‎[P] Madam!; {ya madām}
‏فِي حَدَا عَم يِخِدْمِك يَا مَدَام ‎[S] Is somebody waiting on you, madam?

الشَّوْب مِسْتْمِرّ ‎[S] The heat is continuing.
‏قَدَّيْشِ اْستَمَرّ هَادَا الشِيْ ‎[P] how long did that last?; {qaddēšᴵ 'ºstamɑrr hāda-š-šī}
‏اْد-دَورَة بْتِستَمِرّ سِتّ اُْشهُر ‎[P] the course lasts six months; {'ºd-dawrɑ bºtistamerr sitt 'ºušhor}
‏ النِقَاشِ اْستَمَرّ سَاعَتَيْن ‎[P] the debate continued for two hours; {'in-niʠᾱšᴵ 'ºstamarr sāʕatēn}
‏ إِذَا بيْستَمِرّ هَادَا الوَضِع ‎[P] if this situation continues; { ʔi∂a byºstamerr hāda-l-wɑḍᵉʕ}
‏هالشِّي مُو مِمْكِن يِسْتَمِرّ أَكْتَر مِن هَيْك ‎[S] This can't go on any longer
‏العَرْض لازِم يِسْتَمِرّ ‎[S] The show must go on!

مِمْكِن تْنَاوِلْنِي مَصَّاصَة مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Can I please have a straw?

بِالإِمْكَان = بْإِمْكَان + إضافة ‎[S] possibly, if possible (for you)
‏إِذَا مِمْكِن سَاوِي لِي تَلِيْفَوْن = إِذَا بْإِمْكَانَك اْسَاوِي لِي تَلِيفَوْن ‎[S] If possible, give me a ring

مِش مُمكِن ‎[P] impossible; {miš mumken}
‏مُو مِمْكِن ‎[S] impossible
‏لَيْش مُوْ مِمْكِن ‎[S] Why is it impossible?
‏ إِذَا مُمكِن، كُنت بِدّي أَغَيِّر ‎[P] if possible, I would like to make some changes; { ʔi∂a mumken، kunt biddy ʔaġayyer}
‏إِذَا مُمْكِن ‎[L] if (it is) possible;
‏وْلا مُمْكِن ‎[L] it's not possible, there is no way!
‏هالشِّي مِمْكِن ‎[S] That's quite possible
‏خَلِّيْنَا نِفْتِكِر بْكِلّْ خَطْوِة مِمِكْنِة = خَلِّيْنَا نِفْتِكِر بْكِلّْ خَطْوِة مِمْكِن نَعْمِلَهْا ‎[S] Let's consider every possible step,
‏إِذَا مِمْكِن سَاوِي لِي تَلِيْفَوْن = إِذَا بْإِمْكَانَك سَاوِي لِي تَلِيفَوْن ‎[S] If possible, give me a ring
‏أَفْعَل … مِمْكِن ‎[S] as (superlative) as possible
‏جَرِّبِ تْساوِي السِّعِر أَقَلّ شِي مِمْكِن ‎[S] to make the price as low as possible. (note construct of superlative + مِمكن for “as … as possible)
‏اْكْتُب (كْتَوْب) أَكْبَر عَدَد مِمْكِن مْنِ الكِلْمَاْت ‎[S] as many words as possible, (note construct of superlative + مِمكن for “as … as possible)

مُمكِن آجي بُكرَا ‎[P] may I come tomorrow?; {mumken ʔājy bukrɑ}
‏بِيْجُوْز = جايِز = مِمْكِن ‎[S] It could be. (as a response)
‏مِمْكِن اْكُوْن قِلْتَهْا ‎[S] I may have said it
‏مِمْكِن هالشِّي يْكُوْن هَيْك ‎[S] That may be so
‏مِمْكِن اْرُوْح إِذَا عَزَمُوْنِي ‎[S] I might go if they invite me
‏مِمْكِن اِحْتِفِظ بْهالقَلَم = فِيني اِحْتِفِظ بْهالقَلَم = بْتِسْمَح لِي اِحْتِفِظ بْهالقَلَم ‎[S] May I keep this pencil?
‏مِين مِمْكِن يْكُوْن عِمِل هالشِّي = يَا تَرَى مِين عِمِل هالشِّي ‎[S] Who might have done that?
‏مِمْكِن مُو بِالبَيْت هِنِّة ‎[S] Maybe they're not at home
‏خَلِّيْنَا نِفْتِكِر بْكِلّْ خَطْوِة مِمِكْنِة = خَلِّيْنَا نِفْتِكِر بْكِلّْ خَطْوِة مِمْكِن نَعْمِلَهْا ‎[S] Let's consider every possible step,
‏بْتِقْدِر / بْتِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيك تِتِّصِل فيِّ السَّاعَة تْلاتِة ‎[S] Can you call me up at three o'clock?
‏ما بْتِقْدِر / ما بْتِحْسِن / مُو مِمْكِن / ما فِيك تِسْبَحِ بْهَالبُحَيْرَة ‎[S] You can't go swimming in this lake,
‏كان بْيِقْدِر / بْيِحْسِن / مِمْكِن / فِيه يْكُوْن أَوَّل واحِد بِالصَّفّ لَو راد ‎[S] He could be first in class if he wanted to. (one could also say كان بْيِطْلَعِ بْإِيدَو or كان بْإِمكَانَو )
‏مِمْكِن / بِحْسِن / فِيِّ / بِقْدِر اِتْطَلَّع عَلَيه، مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Could I look at it, please? (one could also say بْتِسْمَح لِي , i.e. would you let me)

هَادَا مُمكِن تَقشِيْرُو ‎[P] this can be peeled, this is peelable; {hāda mumken taqšīro}
‏هَادَا مُمكِن نَقلُو ‎[P] it is portable; {hāda mumken naqlo}

مِلِح إِنْگْلِيْزِي ‎[S] Epsom salts
‏زِيْد شوَيِّة مِلِح ‎[P] add some salt! put more salt in it; {zīd šwayye milᵉḥ}
‏مِلِح خِشِن ‎[P] coarse salt; {milᵉḥ ḵišen}
‏مِلِح نَاعِم ‎[P] fine salt; {milᵉḥ nāʕem}
‏باكُلُو بْدُون مِلِح ‎[J] I'll eat him without salt (meaning I'll will completely and utterly dominate him, I'll "eat him alive");
‏مِلِح صَخْرِي، ج أَمْلَاح صَخْرِيِّة ‎[S] rock salt
‏مِمْكِنِ تْنَاوِلْنِي الـمِلِح مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] May I have the salt, please?

نَقِّل سِكِرْتَيْرْتِي المَكْتُوب = اِمْلِي المَكْتُوب على سِكِرْتَيْرْتِي ‎[S] Dictate the letter to my secretary,
‏مِمْكِن اِمْلِي عَلَيكِي شِي مَكْتُوب ‎[S] Will you please take some dictation?
‏ما بِقْدِر اِكْتُب عَ الماكِيْنَة وْيْكُوْن حَدَا عَم يِمْلِي عَلِيِّ ‎[S] can't type from dictation,

هَادَا مِنشَانُو ‎[P] that's for him / for his sake; {hāda minšāno}
‏مِنشَان أَيْشِ المَصَاري هَاي؟ ‎[P] what is this money for?; {minšān ʔēšᴵ-l-mɑṣᾱry hāy?}
‏عَم اْحِطّ مَصَارِي على جَنَب مِنْشَان سَيَّارَة جْدِيدِة ‎[S] I'm putting away money toward a new car
‏مِنشَانِ البَيْت ‎[P] for the house; {minšānᴵ-l-bēt}
‏عَم يْصَمِّد مَصَارِي مِنْشَان تَقَاعْدَو ‎[S] He has been saving money against his retirement.
‏أَصْحَابَو تْدَخَّلُوا (دَّخَّلُوا) مِنْشَانَو / لَـمَصْلَحْتَو ‎[S] His friends intervened in his behalf
‏فِي شِي مِمْكِن أَعْمِلْ لَو يَاه = فِي شِي مِمْكِن أَعِمْلَو مِنْشَانَو ‎[S] Is there anything I can do for him?
‏مِنْشَان خَاْطِر ‎[S] for the sake of
‏ما بِدِّي ياك تْغَلِّب حالَك مِنْشانْهَاْ ‎[S] I don't want you to go to any trouble for her sake,
‏أَجَّل أَخِد فِرِصْتَو مِنْشَان خاطِرِ الرَّئِيْس ‎[S] He postponed his vacation for the boss's sake
‏سَلَّمِت مِنْشَانِ الصِّلِح ‎[S] I gave in for the sake of peace
‏مِنْشَان اَلله بَقَى ‎[S] for heaven's sake
‏مِنْشَان اَلله بَقَى، حاجِة ‎[S] For heaven's sake, stop

إذا ما مَعُه، مُو مِشْكِل ‎[S] if he doesn't have money, it's not a problem;
‏مُوْ مُمْكِن بَقَى حَدّ يْفَكِّر فِيها ‎[S] it is not possible anymore for someone to think about here (i.e. about marrying her);
‏أنا قِلْتِ لِّك تْقَدّمِي إِجازِة مُو إِذِن ‎[S] I told you to request vacation time, not time off;
‏الواحِد بْيِمْشِي شْوَيّ شْوَيّ، مُو بْيِجِي ضَرْبِة واحْدِة ‎[S] one moves a little at a time, it isn't (the case) that it happens all at once (since مو is the predicate negation, this negates the entire situation, hence why “the case” is added to the translation);
‏ــــ مُو ــــ ‎[S] whether or not, this way or that (structure showing that two choices donºt matter), as in:
‏أَمَّا مِن قَبِل خَلَص، حِلْوِة، يا لَطِيف! مُعَلّمِة مُو مُعَلّمِة مِتِل بَعْضَهْا. أَيْه. هَلَّق كَمَان مِتِل بَعْضَهْا بَعْنِي واحِد بِيْحِبّ واحْدِة وْلَو كانِت حابّة مُو حابّة كَمَان ما بْتُفْرُق مَعُه ‎[S] Before, that was it. (if she's) pretty, wow! Educated or not educated, it's all the same (to him). Now too it’s all the same, that is, if someone is in love with a girl, whether she has had a love affair or not previously also makes no difference to him;
‏مُو مْنِيْح ‎[S] no good
‏هالبِسِكْلَيْت مُو مْنِيحَة أَبَدًا = هالبِسِكْلَيْت مِتْلِ الزِّفِت = هالبِسِكْلَيْت ما بْتِسْوَى بْنَوْب ‎[S] This bicycle is no good at all
‏مُو مْنَاْسِب ‎[S] inconvenient
‏مُو كَامِل ‎[S] incomplete
‏مُو مَظْبُوْط ‎[S] incorrect

هالنَّخِل مِمْكِن يِطْوَل لَحَدِّ تْلَاتِيْن قَدَمِ عْلُوّ ‎[S] These palms grow as high as thirty feet

مِش مُمكِن يِتجَوَّز وَحَدِة نَصرَانِيِّة ‎[P] he can't possibly marriage a Christian woman; {miš mumken yitjawwaz waḥade nɑṣrᾱniyye}
‏حَارْةِ النَصَارَى ‎[P] the Christian quarter (in the city); {ḥārºᴵ-n-nɑṣᾱrɑ}

بْتَعْرِف مِن نَظْرَة واحْدِة إِنَّو البَلَد وِسْخَة ‎[S] You can see with one look that the town is dirty
‏بِدِّي اِلْقِي نَظْرَة عَ البَيْت قَبِل ما اِشْتْرِيْه ‎[S] I'd like to have a look at the house before I buy it
‏مِن أَوَّل نَظرَة ‎[P] at first sight, from the first glance; {min ʔawwal nɑẓrɑ}
‏مِن أَوَّل نَظرَة فْهِمِتِ اْنُّو مُش مُمكِن ‎[P] I realized at first glance that it was impossible; {min ʔawwal nɑẓrɑ fºhemᵉtᴵ 'ºnno muš mumken}
‏حَبّْهَا مِن أَوَّل نَظرَة ‎[P] he loved her from first sight; {ḥabbºha min ʔawwal nɑẓrɑ}