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مالك / مالي (maalak / maali)

مالك ساكت؟
maalak saakit?
Why are you quiet? (what's wrong?)

مالي تعبان؟
maali ta3baan?
Why am I tired? (I don't get it)

. بقى + ايه (ba2a + eh)

بقى ايه؟
ba2a eh?
What happened? / So what now?

انا بقى ايه ذنبي؟
ana ba2a eh zambi?
What's my fault? / It's not my fault.

. كده (keda)

كده كده
keda keda
Anyway / Regardless

كده يعني ايه؟
keda ya3ni eh?
What does that mean? (when someone says something unclear)

لا كده ولا كده
la keda wala keda
Neither this nor that / It's not happening

بقى (ba2a)

بقيت انام بدري
ba2eet anaam badri
I started sleeping early (I didn't use to).

نروح بقى ولا لأ؟
nerooh ba2a wala la2?
So, shall we go or not?

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٤. مالك / مالي (maalak / maali)

مالك ساكت؟
maalak saakit?
Why are you quiet? (what's wrong?)

مالي تعبان؟
maali ta3baan?
Why am I tired? (I don't get it)

اهو / اهي / اهوه (aho / ahi / ahoo)

اهو جالك
aho gaalak
Here he comes.

اهي الفلوس
ahi elfloos
Here's the money.

اهو انا قلتلك
aho ana 2oltalak
See? I told you so.

اوعى (aw3a)

اوعى تروح لوحدك
aw3a tirooh wa7dak
Warning: Don't go alone.

اوعى تكون ناسي الفلوس
aw3a tekoon naasi elfloos
I think you probably forgot the money.

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تعبيرات بالفصحي
التعبير: بَيْدَ أنَّ
النطق: Bayda anna
الترجمة: However / But (very formal)

الشرح بالانجليزية:
"Bayda anna" is a highly formal conjunctive phrase equivalent to "however" or "but." It is used in literary, academic, and official contexts. It often introduces a contrasting point after a statement. It is more elegant than "lakinna."

مثال:
Arabic: حقق الفريق نتائج جيدة، بيد أن المنافسة لا تزال قوية.
Transliteration: Haqqaqa al-fareeq nata'ij jayyidah, bayda anna al-munafasah la tazal qawiyyah.
English: The team achieved good results, however the competition remains strong.

سؤال للتدريب:
Write a sentence contrasting two ideas using "بيد أن".
(Example: الطقس جميل، بيد أنني أشعر بالتعب.)