Adverbs in Modern Standard Arabic

Adverbs in Modern Standard Arabic

slowlybi-buʈʔinبِبُطْءٍ
fast, quicklybi-sur3atinبِسُرْعَةٍ
especiallyxuʂūʂanخُصوصًا
at least3alā -lʔaqalliعَلى الأَقَلِّ
almost, nearly, around, abouttaqrībanتَقْريبًا
almost, nearly, around, aboutɧawālayحَوالَي
againmujaddadanمُجَدَّدًا
againŧāniyatanثانِيَةً
againmarratan ʔuxrāمَرَّةً أُخْرى
alonewaɧduhuوَحْدُهُ
also, too, as wellʔayɖanأَيْضًا
also, too, as wellkađalikaكَذَلِكَ
herehunāهُنا
therehunākaهُناكَ
everywherefī kulli makāninفي كُلِّ مَكانٍ
I see him everywhere.ʔarāhu fī kulli makānin.أَراهُ في كُلِّ مَكانٍ.
somewherefī makānin (mā)في مَكانٍ (ما)
I want to go somewhere fun.ʔurīdu ʔan ʔađhaba ʔilā makānin mumti3in.أُريدُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ إِلى مَكانٍ مُمْتِعٍ.
anywherefī ʔayyi makāninفي أَيِّ مَكانٍ
You can buy it anywhere.yumkinuka širāʔahu fī ʔayyi makānin.يُمْكِنُكَ شِرائَهُ في أَيِّ مَكانٍ.
nowherelā makānaلا مَكانَ
Nowhere is safe.lā makāna ʔāminun.لا مَكانَ آمِنٌ.
alwaysdāʔimanدائِمًا
She always does her homework.hiya dāʔiman tuʔaddī wājibātihā -lmanzilyyati.هِيَ دائِمًا تُؤَدّي واجِباتِها المَنْزِليَّةِ.
sometimefī waqtinفي وَقْتٍ ما
Let’s have coffee sometime.da3nā natanāwalu -lqahwata fī waqtin mā.دَعْنا نَتَناوَلُ القَهْوَةَ في وَقْتٍ ما.
sometimesʔaɧyānanأَحْيانًا
sometimesba3ɖa -lʔaɧyāniبَعْضَ الأَحْيانِ
I sometimes get up late.ʔaɧyānan ʔastayqiʐu mutaʔaxxiran.أَحْيانًا أَسْتَيْقِظُ مُتَأَخِّرًا.
anytimefī ʔayyi waqtinفي أَيِّ وَقْتٍ
You can call me anytime.bi-ʔimkānika -littiʂālu bī fī ʔayyi waqtin.بِإِمْكانِكَ الاِتِّصالُ بي في أَيِّ وَقْتٍ.
neverʔabadanأَبَدًا
nevermuʈlaqanمُطْلَقًا
neverqaʈʈuقَطُّ
I never eat breakfast.ʔana lā ʔatanāwalu wajbata -lʔifʈāri ʔabadan.أَنا لا أَتَناوَلُ وَجْبَةَ الإِفْطارِ أَبَدًا.
usually3āda(tanعادَةً
usuallyfī -l3ādatiفي العادَةِ
I usually go to work by car, but I sometimes walk.3āda(tan mā ʔađhabu ʔilā -l3amali bi-ssayyārati, lakinnanī ʔaɧyānan ʔamšī.عادَةً ما أَذْهَبُ إِلى العَمَلِ بِالسَّيّارَةِ، لَكِنَّني أَحْيانًا أَمْشي.
oftenɣālibanغالِبًا
oftenfī -lɣālibiفي الغالِبِ
oftenkaŧīranكَثيرًا
I often see him at the café.ɣāliban mā ʔarāhu fī -lmaqhā.غالِبًا ما أَراهُ في المَقْهى.
I often see him at the café.kaŧīran mā ʔarāhu fī -lmaqhā.كَثيرًا ما أَراهُ في المَقْهى.
somehowbi-ʈarīqatinبِطَريقَةٍ ما
somehowbi-ʈarīqatin ʔaw bi-ʔuxrāبِطَريقَةٍ أَوْ بِأُخْرى
The cat somehow got in the house.daxalati -lqiʈʈatu -lmanzila bi-ʈarīqatin mā.دَخَلَتِ القِطَّةُ المَنْزِلَ بِطَريقَةٍ ما.
veryjiddanجِدًّا
very goodjayyidun jiddanجَيِّدٌ جِدًّا
__ enough__ bimā yakfī__ بِما يَكْفي
big enoughkabīrun bimā yakfīكَبيرٌ بِما يَكْفي
too ____ jiddan__ جِدًّا
too bigkabīrun jiddanكَبيرٌ جِدًّا
too much, too manyalkaŧīru minالكَثيرُ مِنْ
too much, too manykaŧīrun jiddanكَثيرٌ جِدًّا
too much moneyalkaŧīru mina -lmāliالكَثيرُ مِنَ المالِ
too much moneymālun kaŧīrun jiddanمالٌ كَثيرٌ جِدًّا
too many peoplealkaŧīru mina -nnāsiالكَثيرُ مِنَ النّاسِ
too many peopleʔašxāʂun kaŧīrūna jiddanأَشْخاصٌ كَثيرونَ جِدًّا
wellbi-šaklin jayyidinبِشَكْلٍ جَيِّدٍ
welljayyidanجَيِّدًا
She speaks Arabic well.tataɧaddaŧu -lluɣata -l3arabiyyata jayyidan.تَتَحَدَّثُ اللُّغَةَ العَرَبِيَّةَ جَيِّدًا.
stillmā zālaما زالَ
stilllā zālaلا زالَ
I’m still hungry.mā ziltu jāʔi3an.ما زِلْتُ جائِعًا.
not… yetlam... ba3duلَمْ... بَعْدُ
not… yetlam... ɧattā -lʔānaلَمْ... حَتّى الآنَ
Isn’t he here yet?ʔalam yaʂilu hunā ba3du?أَلَمْ يَصِلُ هُنا بَعْدُ؟
I haven’t finished my coffee yet.lam ʔantahi min qahwatī ba3du.لَمْ أَنْتَهِ مِنْ قَهْوَتي بَعْدُ.
I haven’t finished my coffee yet.lam ʔukmil qahwatī ɧattā -lʔāna.لَمْ أُكْمِلْ قَهْوَتي حَتّى الآنَ.
alreadybi-lfi3liبِالفِعْلِ
alreadymusbaqanمُسْبَقًا
I already told you!laqad ʔaxbartuka bi-lfi3li!لَقَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ بِالفِعْلِ!
I already told you!laqad ʔaxbartuka musbaqan!لَقَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ مُسْبَقًا!
I’ve already eaten lunch.laqad ʔakaltu -lɣadāʔa bi-lfi3li.لَقَدْ أَكَلْتُ الغَداءَ بِالفِعْلِ.
justli-ttawwiلِلتَّوِّ
I just ate.laqad ʔakaltu li-ttawwi.لَقَدْ أَكَلْتُ لِلتَّوِّ.
I just told you!laqad ʔaxbartuka li-ttawwi!لَقَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ لِلتَّوِّ!
insidefī -ddāxiliفي الدّاخِلِ
insidedāxilaداخِلَ
It’s hot today. Let’s stay inside.aʈʈaqsu ɧārrun -lyawma. da3nā nabqā fī -ddāxili.الطَّقْسُ حارٌّ اليَوْمَ. دَعْنا نَبْقى في الدّاخِلِ.
outsidefī -lxārijiفي الخارِجِ
outsidexārijaخارِجَ
Let’s sit outside.da3ūnā najlisu fī -lxāriji.دَعونا نَجْلِسُ في الخارِجِ.
abroad, overseasfī -lxārijiفي الخارِجِ
abroad, overseasxārija -lbilādiخارِجَ البِلادِ
Does he live abroad?hal ya3īšu fī -lxāriji?هَلْ يَعيشُ في الخارِجِ؟
I’m going abroad next week.saʔusāfiru xārija -lbilādi -lʔusbū3a -lmuqbili.سَأُسافِرُ خارِجَ البِلادِ الأُسْبوعَ المُقْبِلِ.
upstairsaʈʈābaqu -l3ulwiyyuالطّابَقُ العُلْوِيُّ
Come upstairs!ta3āla ʔilā -ʈʈābaqi -l3ulwiyyi!تَعالَ إِلى الطّابَقِ العُلْوِيِّ!
downstairsaʈʈābaqu -ssufliyyuالطّابَقُ السُّفْلِيُّ

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