| and | wi | و | |
| or | aw | اَوْ | |
| but | bass | بسّ | |
| whether, if | law | لَوْ | |
| that | inn | اِنّ | |
| because (1) | 3ašān | عشان | |
| because (2) | 3alašān | علشان | |
| I’m tired today because I went to bed late last night. | ána ta3bān innahárda 3ašān nimtə mitʔáxxar imbāriɧ. | انا تعْبان النّهارْده عشان نِمْت مِتْأخّر اِمْبارِح. | |
| I feel good because I exercise every day. | ána kwáyyis 3ašān batmárran kullə yōm. | انا كُوَيِّس عشان بتْمرّن كُلّ يوْم. | |
| so | 3ašān kída | عشان كِده | |
| I went to bed late last night, so I’m tired today. | ána nimtə mitʔáxxar imbāriɧ, 3ašān kída ána ta3bān innahárda. | انا نِمْت مِتْأخّر اِمْبارِح، عشان كِده انا تعْبان النّهارْده. | |
| so that, in order to (1) | 3ašān | عشان | |
| so that, in order to (2) | 3alašān | علشان | |
| You have to study hard in order to learn Arabic well. | lāzim tizākir kuwáyyis 3ašān tit3állim il3árabi kwáyyis. | لازِم تِذاكِر كُوَيِّس عشان تِتْعلِّم العربى كُوَيِّس. | |
| We had to leave home early in order to get there on time. | lāzim nímši min ilbēt bádri 3ašān níwȿal fi mi3ádna. | لازِم نِمْشى مِن البيْت بدْرى عشان نِوْصل فى ميعادْنا. | |
| after | ba3də ma | بعْد ما | |
| I had dinner after I got home last night. | it3aššēt ba3də ma rawwáɧt ilbēt imbāriɧ bi-llēl. | اِتْعشّيْت بعْد ما روّحْت البيْت اِمْبارِح بِاللّيْل. | |
| I always have dinner after I get home. | ána dáyman bit3ášša ba3də ma -ráwwaɧ ilbēt. | انا دايْماً بِتْعشَّى بعْد ما اروح البيْت. | |
| I’ll have dinner after I get home this evening. | hat3ášša ba3də ma -ráwwaɧ ilbēt innahárda bi-llēl. | هتْعشَّى بعْد ما اروح البيْت النّهارْده بِاللّيْل. | |
| before | ʔablə ma | قبْل ما | |
| He opened the window before he went to bed last night. | húwwa fátaɧ iššubbāk ʔablə ma ynām imbāriɧ. | هُوَّ فتح الشُّبّاك قبْل ما يِنام اِمْبارِح. | |
| He always opens the window before he goes to bed. | húwwa dáyman biyíftaɧ iššubbāk ʔablə ma ynām. | هُوَّ دايْماً بِيِفْتح الشُّبّاك قبْل ما يِنام. | |
| He’ll open the window before he goes to bed tonight. | húwwa hayíftaɧ iššubbāk ʔablə ma ynām innahárda. | هُوَّ هَيِفْتح الشُّبّاك قبْل ما يِنام النّهارْده. | |
| until, by the time | li-ɧáddə ma | لِحدّ ما | |
| I lived in Alexandria until I graduated from university. | ána 3ištə f- iskindiríyya l-ɧaddə ma -txarrágtə min ilgám3a. | انا عِشْت فى اِسْكِنْدِريه لِحدّ ما اِتْخرّجْت مِن الجامْعه. | |
| I’ll stay in a hotel until I find an apartment. | ána hánzil fi fúnduʔ li-ɧáddə ma -lāʔi šáʔʔa. | انا هنْزِل فى فُنْدق لِحدّ ما الاقى شقّه. | |
| It was nine o’clock by the time he got up. | li-ɧáddə ma ȿíɧi min innōm kānit issā3a báʔit tís3a. | لِحدّ ما صِحى مِن النّوم كانِت السّاعه بقِت تِسْعه. | |
| while | wi | و | |
| I did my homework while I was watching TV. | ána 3amált ilwāgib wi ána batfárrag 3ála -ttilivizyōn. | انا عملْت الواجِب و انا بتْفرّج علَى التِّليڤِزْيوْن. | |
| if | law | لَوْ | |
| If I have enough money, I’ll buy it. | law kān ma3āya flūs kifāya, haštirīha. | لَوْ كان معايا فِلوس كِفايَه هشْتِريها. | |
| If I had enough money, I’d buy it. | law kān ma3āya flūs kifāya, kuntə haštirīha. | لَوْ كان معايا فِلوس كِفايَه كُنْت هشْتِريها. | |
| If I had had enough money, I would have bought it. | law kān ma3āya flūs kifāya, kunt ištarítha. | لَوْ كان معايا فِلوس كِفايَه كُنْت اِشْتريتْها. | |
| when (1) | lámma | لمّا | |
| when (2) | ímta | اِمْتَى | |
| When we got home from work, we went straight to bed. | lámma rawwáɧna -lbēt min iššúgl, nímna 3ála ʈūl. | لمّا روّحْنا البيْت مِن الشُّغْل نِمْنا علَى طول. | |
| I don’t know when they’re coming. | ána ma-3ráfš húmma gayyīn ímta. | انا معْرفْش هُمّا جايّين اِمْتَى. | |
| where | fēn | فيْن | |
| I can’t remember where I put my keys. | ána miš fākir ɧaʈʈēt ilmafatīɧ fēn. | انا مِش فاكِر حطّيْت المفاتيح فيْن. | |
| why | lē | ليْه | |
| Do you know why he said that? | tí3raf húwwa ʔāl kída lē? | تِعْرف هُوَّ قال كِده ليْه؟ | |
| who | mīn | مين | |
| I want to know who did it. | 3āyiz á3raf mīn ílli 3ámal kída. | عايِز اعْرف مين اللى عمل كِده. | |
| what (1) | ílli | اللى | |
| what (2) | ʔē | ايْه | |
| I want to know what you did. | ána 3āyiz á3raf ínta 3amáltə ʔē. | انا عايِز اعْرف اِنْتَ عملْت ايْه؟ | |
| I know what you did. | ána 3ārif ílli -nta 3amáltu. | انا عارِف اللى اِنْتَ عملْتُه. | |
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