رحلة ALC

الدرس 3 · 35 كلمة

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0 pronounced/read as "oh"

الصفر ينطق أو يقرأ ك "أوه"

اسم

zero; number for telephone operator

For the number 305, say three oh five.

busy

بِيزِي

مشغول

صفة

in use, as a telephone line

I called him, but the line was busy.

call

كَول

إتصال/مكالمة هاتفية

اسم

a phone conversation

I got a call from my brother last night.

call up

كَول

يتصل/يطلب بالتلفون

فعل

to telephone

I will call up my friend tonight.

change

تشَينج

فكة النقود/باقي/فراطة

اسم

money returned when the amount given is more than enough

The clerk gave me my change after I paid.

cheap

يب

رخيص/زهيد الثمن

صفة

inexpensive; low in price

The pens are cheap, only fifty cents each.

coin

كُويِن

عملة معدنية

اسم

a flat, round piece of metal money

Put a coin in the slot to use the pay phone.

conversation

كونفِر زَيشِن

محادثة/حديث

اسم

informal talk between/ among people

We had a long conversation about the lesson.

deposit

دِيبوسِت

يودع/يضع النقود في الهاتف

فعل

to place money in pay phone

Deposit two coins before you dial the number.

expensive

إكس بِينسِيف

غالي الثمن

صفة

costing a lot of money

That car is too expensive for me.

factory

فاك تُوري

مصنع

اسم

a building where things are made, usually by machine

He works at a factory that makes cars.

find/found

فاوُن د

يجد/يكتشف

فعل

to discover by looking for

I could not find my key, but then I found it.

hang/hung up

هانق أب

ينهي مكالمة هاتفية

فعل

end a phone conversation

He said good-bye and hung up the phone.

just

جاس ت

فقط/الآن/بالكاد

ظرف

only

I have just one question about the lesson.

just a minute

جَس ت أمِينِت

لحظة رجاءاً

تعبير

wait a minute

Just a minute, please. I will get the manager.

kind [kind(s) of]

نوع [انواع من]

اسم

type [type(s) of]

What kind of car do you drive?

least

مور

أقل

صفة

superlative of less

Tennis is more exciting than baseball.

less/least

لِيس ت

أقل - الأقل/أدنى- الأدنى

صفة

to a smaller degree (than)/to the smallest amount

Tennis is less exciting than football.

line (phone)

ال يِن

خط (الهاتف)

اسم

wire for phone

The line is busy, so please call back later.

local (call)

لُوكل

مكالمة محلية/إتصال محلي

صفة

a call for which there is no additional cost

A local call costs nothing from this phone.

long distance (call)

مكالمة خارجية/إتصال دولي

صفة

a call for which there is an additional cost

A long distance call to Egypt is expensive.

make (phone call)

مَيد

يجرى مكالمة هاتفية

فعل

to call someone on phone

I want to make a phone call to my family.

may

مَيي

ممكن/يمكنة/ربما

فعل ناقص

possibility

It may rain tomorrow.

might

مايِت

ممكن/يمكن أن/ربما

فعل ناقص

possibility

He might come to the party tonight.

more/most

أكثر/الأكثر بكثير

ظرف

to a greater/greatest degree

Football is the most exciting sport.

operator

أوبِرَيتر

عامل الهاتف (تحويلة)

اسم

a person who works a telephone switchboard (telephone operator)

The operator helped me make the call.

page

بَييج

صفحة

اسم

paper which comprises a book, magazine

Open your book to page twenty.

pay phone

بَيي فون

هاتف عمومي

اسم

coin-operated public phone

There is a pay phone near the door.

pay/paid

يدفع/يسدد

فعل

to give (money) to (someone) in return for goods bought

I paid ten dollars for the book.

person

بَيرسُن

شخص

اسم

human being, especially somebody unknown or unnamed

Only one person can use the phone at a time.

person-to-person (call)

إتصال عبر عامل التحويلة

تعبير

operator assisted (call)

A person-to-person call costs more money.

public phone

باب لِك فون

هاتف عام

اسم

pay phone

You can use the public phone in the hall.

slot

سلوت

فتحة أو مكان ادخال النقود

اسم

narrow opening for a coin

Put the coin in the slot.

station-to-station (call)

إتصال مباشر

تعبير

usually a non-operator assisted call

A station-to-station call is cheaper.

whom

هوم

من/الذي/الذين

ضمير

alternate form of who

To whom did you give the message?