Modern Standard Arabic

Adverbs in Modern Standard Arabic

slowly	bi-buʈʔⁱⁿ	بِبُطْءٍ
fast, quickly	bi-sur3a^tin	بِسُرْعَةٍ
especially	xuʂūʂan	خُصوصًا
at least	3alā -lʔaqallⁱ	عَلى الأَقَلِّ
almost, nearly, around, about	taqrīban	تَقْريبًا
almost, nearly, around, about	ɧawālay	حَوالَي
again	mujaddadan	مُجَدَّدًا
again	ŧāniyatan	ثانِيَةً
again	marra^tan ʔuxrā	مَرَّةً أُخْرى
alone	waɧduh^u	وَحْدُهُ
also, too, as well	ʔayɖan	أَيْضًا
also, too, as well	kađalik^a	كَذَلِكَ
here	hunā	هُنا
there	hunāk^a	هُناكَ
everywhere	fī kullⁱ makānⁱⁿ	في كُلِّ مَكانٍ
I see him everywhere.	ʔarāh^u fī kullⁱ makānⁱⁿ.	أَراهُ في كُلِّ مَكانٍ.
somewhere	fī makānⁱⁿ (mā)	في مَكانٍ (ما)
I want to go somewhere fun.	ʔurīd^u ʔan ʔađhab^a ʔilā makānⁱⁿ mumti3ⁱⁿ.	أُريدُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ إِلى مَكانٍ مُمْتِعٍ.
anywhere	fī ʔayyⁱ makānⁱⁿ	في أَيِّ مَكانٍ
You can buy it anywhere.	yumkinuk^a širāʔah^u fī ʔayyⁱ makānⁱⁿ.	يُمْكِنُكَ شِرائَهُ في أَيِّ مَكانٍ.
nowhere	lā makān^a	لا مَكانَ
Nowhere is safe.	lā makān^a ʔāmin^un.	لا مَكانَ آمِنٌ.
always	dāʔiman	دائِمًا
She always does her homework.	hiya dāʔiman tuʔaddī wājibātihā -lmanzilyya^ti.	هِيَ دائِمًا تُؤَدّي واجِباتِها المَنْزِليَّةِ.
sometime	fī waqtⁱⁿ mā	في وَقْتٍ ما
Let’s have coffee sometime.	da3nā natanāwal^u -lqahwa^ta fī waqtⁱⁿ mā.	دَعْنا نَتَناوَلُ القَهْوَةَ في وَقْتٍ ما.
sometimes	ʔaɧyānan	أَحْيانًا
sometimes	ba3ɖ^a -lʔaɧyānⁱ	بَعْضَ الأَحْيانِ
I sometimes get up late.	ʔaɧyānan ʔastayqiʐ^u mutaʔaxxiran.	أَحْيانًا أَسْتَيْقِظُ مُتَأَخِّرًا.
anytime	fī ʔayyⁱ waqtⁱⁿ	في أَيِّ وَقْتٍ
You can call me anytime.	bi-ʔimkānik^a -littiʂāl^u bī fī ʔayyⁱ waqtⁱⁿ.	بِإِمْكانِكَ الاِتِّصالُ بي في أَيِّ وَقْتٍ.
never	ʔabadan	أَبَدًا
never	muʈlaqan	مُطْلَقًا
never	qaʈʈ^u	قَطُّ
I never eat breakfast.	ʔana lā ʔatanāwal^u wajba^ta -lʔifʈārⁱ ʔabadan.	أَنا لا أَتَناوَلُ وَجْبَةَ الإِفْطارِ أَبَدًا.
usually	3āda(tan	عادَةً
usually	fī -l3āda^ti	في العادَةِ
I usually go to work by car, but I sometimes walk.	3āda(tan mā ʔađhab^u ʔilā -l3amalⁱ bi-ssayyāra^ti, lakinnanī ʔaɧyānan ʔamšī.	عادَةً ما أَذْهَبُ إِلى العَمَلِ بِالسَّيّارَةِ، لَكِنَّني أَحْيانًا أَمْشي.
often	ɣāliban	غالِبًا
often	fī -lɣālibⁱ	في الغالِبِ
often	kaŧīran	كَثيرًا
I often see him at the café.	ɣāliban mā ʔarāh^u fī -lmaqhā.	غالِبًا ما أَراهُ في المَقْهى.
I often see him at the café.	kaŧīran mā ʔarāh^u fī -lmaqhā.	كَثيرًا ما أَراهُ في المَقْهى.
somehow	bi-ʈarīqa^tin mā	بِطَريقَةٍ ما
somehow	bi-ʈarīqa^tin ʔaw bi-ʔuxrā	بِطَريقَةٍ أَوْ بِأُخْرى
The cat somehow got in the house.	daxalatⁱ -lqiʈʈa^tu -lmanzil^a bi-ʈarīqa^tin mā.	دَخَلَتِ القِطَّةُ المَنْزِلَ بِطَريقَةٍ ما.
very	jiddan	جِدًّا
very good	jayyid^un jiddan	جَيِّدٌ جِدًّا
__ enough	__ bimā yakfī	__ بِما يَكْفي
big enough	kabīr^un bimā yakfī	كَبيرٌ بِما يَكْفي
too __	__ jiddan	__ جِدًّا
too big	kabīr^un jiddan	كَبيرٌ جِدًّا
too much, too many	alkaŧīr^u min	الكَثيرُ مِنْ
too much, too many	kaŧīr^un jiddan	كَثيرٌ جِدًّا
too much money	alkaŧīr^u min^a -lmālⁱ	الكَثيرُ مِنَ المالِ
too much money	māl^un kaŧīr^un jiddan	مالٌ كَثيرٌ جِدًّا
too many people	alkaŧīr^u min^a -nnāsⁱ	الكَثيرُ مِنَ النّاسِ
too many people	ʔašxāʂ^un kaŧīrūn^a jiddan	أَشْخاصٌ كَثيرونَ جِدًّا
well	bi-šaklⁱⁿ jayyidⁱⁿ	بِشَكْلٍ جَيِّدٍ
well	jayyidan	جَيِّدًا
She speaks Arabic well.	tataɧaddaŧ^u -lluɣa^ta -l3arabiyya^ta jayyidan.	تَتَحَدَّثُ اللُّغَةَ العَرَبِيَّةَ جَيِّدًا.
still	mā zāl^a	ما زالَ
still	lā zāl^a	لا زالَ
I’m still hungry.	mā zilt^u jāʔi3^an.	ما زِلْتُ جائِعًا.
not… yet	lam... ba3d^u	لَمْ... بَعْدُ
not… yet	lam... ɧattā -lʔān^a	لَمْ... حَتّى الآنَ
Isn’t he here yet?	ʔalam yaʂil^u hunā ba3d^u?	أَلَمْ يَصِلُ هُنا بَعْدُ؟
I haven’t finished my coffee yet.	lam ʔantahⁱ min qahwatī ba3d^u.	لَمْ أَنْتَهِ مِنْ قَهْوَتي بَعْدُ.
I haven’t finished my coffee yet.	lam ʔukmil qahwatī ɧattā -lʔān^a.	لَمْ أُكْمِلْ قَهْوَتي حَتّى الآنَ.
already	bi-lfi3lⁱ	بِالفِعْلِ
already	musbaqan	مُسْبَقًا
I already told you!	laqad ʔaxbartuk^a bi-lfi3lⁱ!	لَقَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ بِالفِعْلِ!
I already told you!	laqad ʔaxbartuk^a musbaqan!	لَقَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ مُسْبَقًا!
I’ve already eaten lunch.	laqad ʔakalt^u -lɣadāʔ^a bi-lfi3lⁱ.	لَقَدْ أَكَلْتُ الغَداءَ بِالفِعْلِ.
just	li-ttawwⁱ	لِلتَّوِّ
I just ate.	laqad ʔakalt^u li-ttawwⁱ.	لَقَدْ أَكَلْتُ لِلتَّوِّ.
I just told you!	laqad ʔaxbartuk^a li-ttawwⁱ!	لَقَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ لِلتَّوِّ!
inside	fī -ddāxilⁱ	في الدّاخِلِ
inside	dāxil^a	داخِلَ
It’s hot today. Let’s stay inside.	aʈʈaqs^u ɧārr^un -lyawm^a. da3nā nabqā fī -ddāxilⁱ.	الطَّقْسُ حارٌّ اليَوْمَ. دَعْنا نَبْقى في الدّاخِلِ.
outside	fī -lxārijⁱ	في الخارِجِ
outside	xārij^a	خارِجَ
Let’s sit outside.	da3ūnā najlis^u fī -lxārijⁱ.	دَعونا نَجْلِسُ في الخارِجِ.
abroad, overseas	fī -lxārijⁱ	في الخارِجِ
abroad, overseas	xārij^a -lbilādⁱ	خارِجَ البِلادِ
Does he live abroad?	hal ya3īš^u fī -lxārijⁱ?	هَلْ يَعيشُ في الخارِجِ؟
I’m going abroad next week.	saʔusāfir^u xārij^a -lbilādⁱ -lʔusbū3^a -lmuqbilⁱ.	سَأُسافِرُ خارِجَ البِلادِ الأُسْبوعَ المُقْبِلِ.
upstairs	aʈʈābaq^u -l3ulwiyy^u	الطّابَقُ العُلْوِيُّ
Come upstairs!	ta3āl^a ʔilā -ʈʈābaqⁱ -l3ulwiyyⁱ!	تَعالَ إِلى الطّابَقِ العُلْوِيِّ!
downstairs	aʈʈābaq^u -ssufliyy^u	الطّابَقُ السُّفْلِيُّ

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Modern Standard Arabic

Adverbs in Modern Standard Arabic

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