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الدرس 4 · 39 كلمة

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...(minutes) past/after

ـ... دقائق ماضت ـ بعد

تعبير

indicates time after/or to/til the hour

It is ten minutes past nine.

...(minutes) till (hour)

تِيل

ـ... دقائق حتى (ساعة)

تعبير

indicates time before the hour

The shop's open till nine o'clock on Wednesday’s.

...(minutes) to (hour)

تو

ـ... دقائق إلى (ساعة)

تعبير

indicates time before the hour

The men work from 8 o’clock to 3 o’clock.

a quarter past/after

أكوارتَر آف تَر

ربع ساعة ماضت ـ بعد

تعبير

15 minutes after the (hour)

It’s a quarter after eight. It’s 0815.

a quarter to/till (hour)

تو/تَيل

ربع ساعة إلى ـ حتى (ساعة)

تعبير

15 minutes before the hour

It’s a quarter to eight. It’s 0745.

apartment

أبار تِمِين ت

شقة

اسم

a set of rooms (usually bedroom, kitchen, bath) where person lives

He lives in a small apartment near the base.

basement

بَيس مِن ت

بدروم (طابق تحت الارض)

اسم

a room/rooms below street level; cellar

The washing machine is in the basement.

be back

بي باك

يتراجع/يعود

فعل

to return

I will be back after lunch.

bedroom

بِد روم

غرفة النوم

اسم

a room for sleeping

The apartment has two bedrooms.

bell

بَيل

جرس

اسم

a metal device which rings

The bell rings at the end of the class.

call back

كول باك

يعيد الأتصال بـ/يتصل بـ

فعل

to return a telephone call; to call again

He is busy now, so please call back later.

deposit

دِيبوسِت

عربون

اسم

a partial payment

He paid a deposit before he rented the apartment.

dining room

داينِن ق روم

غرفة الطعام

اسم

room used for meals

We eat dinner in the dining room.

for rent

فور رَين ت

للإيجار

تعبير

available to be rented

The apartment is for rent this month.

from

فروم

من

حرف جر

shows starting time

He'll be here tomorrow from about seven o'clock onwards.

garden

قار دِن

بستان/حديقة

اسم

a piece of land where flowers and vegetables are grown

She grows vegetables in her garden.

half past (hour)

ت

نصف ساعة بعد

تعبير

30 minutes after

It’s half past eight. It’s 0830.

hold the line

هولد ذا الين

انتظر على الخط

تعبير

to wait on the telephone

Please hold the line while I find him.

hold/held

هَيل د

يقبض/يمسك

فعل

to keep in one's grasp

Please hold my books for a moment.

hold/held (on)

هَيل د

ينتظر/ينتظرعلى الهاتف

فعل

wait on the phone

Please hold on while I get the manager.

leave a message

لِيف أمَسِج

اترك رسالة

تعبير

give information

He is not here. Would you like to leave a message?

look for

لوك فور

يبحث عن

فعل

to search

I am looking for my key.

manage

مانيج

يدير/يتعامل/يتمكن من

فعل

supervise; control behavior of; oversee

He will manage the new store.

manager

مَنِيجَر

مدير

اسم

supervisor

The manager of the store helped us.

message

مَسِج

رسالة

اسم

spoken or written information passed from one person to another

I left a message for the teacher.

moment

مُومِن ت

لحظة

اسم

very short period of time

Please wait a moment.

past/after (hour)

ماضت ساعة ـ بعد ساعة

حرف جر

after

The class begins at ten past eight.

rent

رَين ت

ايجار/أجرة

اسم

payment for use of things

The rent for the apartment is 500 dollars.

rent

رَين ت

يؤجر/يستأجر

فعل

to lease

They will rent an apartment near the school.

residence

سكن/محل إقامة

اسم

place where one lives

His residence is close to the base.

return a call

يعاود الاتصال

تعبير

to call (someone) back

Please return a call to the manager today.

ring/rang

رَان ق

يرن/يدق

فعل

to sound (of a bell, telephone, etc.)

The telephone rang three times.

take a message

تَيك أمَسِج

خذ رسالة

تعبير

to write/give a message to another person

He is out. May I take a message?

tell/told

تول د

يخبر/يقول/يحدث

فعل

to express in words

Please tell me the time.

that

ذات

ذلك/الذي

أداة ربط

used to introduce a noun clause

Tell her that I’ll call her at 7 o’clock.

till

تِيل

حتى

حرف جر

until

The shop's open till nine o'clock on Wednesday’s.

to (time)

تو

إلى ـ حتى (وقت)

حرف جر

before

The men work from 8 o’clock to 3 o’clock.

until

أنتِّل

حتى

حرف جر

up to the time of

He waited until she had finished speaking.

wait (for)

وَييت

ينتظر ( لـ )

فعل

to stay until something expected occurs

Please wait for me near the door.