| at, in, on | fi; f- | فى، فْ | |
| in, inside; into | gúwwa | جُوّه | |
| in the box | gúwwa -ȿȿandūʔ | جُوّه الصّنْدوق | |
| outside of; out of | bárra | برّه | |
| on; onto | 3ála | علَى | |
| on the table | 3ála -ʈʈarabēza | علَى الطّرابيْزه | |
| He fell onto the hood of the car. | húwwa wíʔi3 3ála kabbūt il3arabíyya. | هُوَّ وِقِع علَى كبّوت العربيه. | |
| to | li- | لِـ | |
| from | min; mi- | مِن، مِ | |
| from my house to school | min bēti li-lmadrása | مِن بيْتى لِلمدْرسه | |
| above, over (1) | fōʔ | فوْق | |
| above, over (2) | min fōʔ | مِن فوْق | |
| The painting is hanging over the sofa. | illōɧa mit3állaʔa fōʔ ilkánaba. | اللّوْحه مِتْعلّقه فوْق الكنبه. | |
| The airplane flew over the mountains. | iʈʈayyāra ʈārit fōʔ ilgibāl. | الطّيّاره طارِت فوْق الجِبال. | |
| He jumped over the fence. | húwwa naʈʈə min fōʔ issūr. | هُوَّ نطّ مِن فوْق السّور. | |
| under, beneath | taɧt | تحْت | |
| under the table | taɧt iʈʈarabēza | تحْت الطّرابيْزه | |
| between | bēn | بيْن | |
| The post office is between the bank and the supermarket. | máktab ilbarīd bēn ilbánk w is[supermarket]. | مكْتب البريد بيْن البنْك و السّوپِر مارْكِت. | |
| near, close to | ʔuráyyib min | قُريِّب مِن | |
| The Sphinx is near the Pyramids. | abū -lhōl ʔuráyyib min ilʔahramāt. | ابو الهوْل قُريِّب مِن الاهْرامات. | |
| far from | bi3īd (bu3ād) 3an | بِعيد (بُعاد) عن | |
| Aswan is far from Alexandria. | aswān bi3īda 3an iskindiríyya. | اسْوان بِعيده عن اِسْكِنْدِريه. | |
| next to; along | gamb | جنْب | |
| There’s a coffee shop next to my office. | fī ʔáhwa gambə maktábi. | فيه قهْوَه جنْب مكْتبى. | |
| We walked along the river. | mišēna gamb innáhr. | مِشيْنا جنْب النّهْر. | |
| in front of; across from, opposite | ʔuddām | قُدّام | |
| I sat down in front of the TV. | ána ʔa3ádtə ʔuddām ittilivizyōn. | انا قعدْت قُدّام التِّليڤِزْيوْن. | |
| He sat across from the interviewer. | húwwa ʔá3ad ʔuddām iššáxȿ ílli byi3mílu muʔábla. | هُوَّ قعد قُدّام الشّخْص اللى بِيِعْمِلُه مُقابْله. | |
| behind | wára | وَرا | |
| I parked behind the house. | ána rakánt il3arabíyya wára -lbēt. | انا ركنْت العربيه وَرا البيْت. | |
| around, surrounding | ɧawalēn | حَواليْن | |
| There’s a fence surrounding the house. | fī sūr ɧawalēn ilbēt. | فيه سور حَواليْن البيْت. | |
| through | min gúwwa | مِن جُوّه | |
| The train went through the tunnel. | ilʔáʈrə 3ádda min gúwwa -náfaʔ. | القطْر عدَّى مِن جُوّه النّفق. | |
| He swam across the river. | 3ádda -nnahrə 3ōm. (lit. He crossed the river swimming.) | عدَّى النّهْر عوْم. | |
| Don’t go down the ladder. | ma-tinzílš issíllim da. | متِنْزِلْش السِّلِّم ده. | |
| The cat climbed up the tree. | ilʔúʈʈa ʈíl3it iššágara. (lit. The cat ascended the tree.) | القُطّه طِلْعِت الشّجره. | |
| down from; off | min 3ála | مِن علَى | |
| The cat climbed down the tree. | ilʔúʈʈa nízlit min 3ála -ššágara. | القُطّه نِزِلْت مِن علَى الشّجره. | |
| The book fell off the table. | ilkitāb wíʔi3 min 3ála -ʈʈarabēza. | الكِتاب وِقِع مِن علَى الطّرابيْزه. | |
| past (1) | min ʔuddām | مِن قُدّام | |
| past (2) | min gamb | مِن جنْب | |
| I walked past the restaurant. | ána mšīt min ʔuddām ilmáʈ3am. | انا مِشيت مِن قُدّام المطْعم. | |
| He leaned against the car. | húwwa sánad 3ála -l3arabíyya. | هُوَّ سند علَى العربيه. | |
| The table is against the wall. | iʈʈarabēza ʔuddām ilɧēʈa. | الطّرابيْزه قُدّام الحيْطه. | |
| toward | náɧyit | ناحْيِة | |
| He ran toward the door. | húwwa gíri náɧyit ilbāb. | هُوَّ جِرى ناحْيِة الباب. | |
| The train is heading toward Cairo. | ilʔáʈr rāyiɧ náɧyit ilqāhíra. | القطْر رايِح ناحْيِة القاهِره. | |
| with | má3a | معَ | |
| I had dinner with my friends. | it3aššēt má3a -ȿɧābi. | اِتْعشّيْت معَ اصْحابى. | |
| by, with | bi- | بِـ | |
| I came to work by bus. | ána gīt iššúɣlə bi-lbāȿ. | انا جيت الشُّغْل بِالباص. | |
| She wrote the letter by hand. | híyya kátabit ilgawāb bi-ídha. | هِىَّ كتبْت الجَواب بِايدْها. | |
| She wrote the letter with a pencil. | híyya kátabit ilgawāb bi-ʔálam ruȿāȿ. | هِىَّ كتبِت الجَواب بِقلم رُصاص. | |
| without | min ɣēr | مِن غيْر | |
| I can’t live without you. | ma-ʔdárš a3īš min ɣērak. | مقْدرْش اعيش مِن غيْرك. | |
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