Adverbs in Lebanese Arabic
Adverbs in Lebanese Arabic
| slowly | 3a máhil | ع مهِل | |
| fast, quickly | b-sír3a | بْسِرْعة | |
| at least | 3ála lʔaʔáll | على الأقلّ | |
| almost, nearly, around, about | taʔrīban | تقْريباً | |
| again | márra tēnyi | مرّة تانْية | |
| alone | la-ɧālu | لحالو | |
| also | kamēn | كمأن | |
| here | hūn | هون | |
| here | hūnī | هوني | |
| there | hūnīk | هونيك | |
| everywhere | kill maɧáll | كِلّ محلّ | |
| everywhere | kill makēn | كِلّ مكان | |
| I see him everywhere. | bšūfu b-ikill maɧáll. | بْشوفو بِكِلّ محلّ. | |
| somewhere | šī makēn | شي مكان | |
| somewhere | máʈraɧ | مطْرح | |
| We can eat somewhere else. | fīna nrūɧ nēkul b-šī makēn tēni. | فينا نْروح ناكُل بْشي مكان تاني. | |
| anywhere | wēn makēn | ويْن مكان | |
| We can go anywhere. | fīna nrūɧ wēn makēn | فينا نْروح ويْن مكان. | |
| nowhere | wála maɧáll | وَلا محلّ | |
| nowhere | wála makēn | وَلا مكان | |
| Nowhere is safe. | wála makēn ēmin. | وَلا مكان آمِن. | |
| always | dāyman | دايْماً | |
| She always does her homework. | dāyman btá3mil waʐīfita. | دايْماً بْتعْمِل وَظيفِتا. | |
| sometime | šī marra | شي مرّة | |
| Let’s have coffee sometime. | xallīna níbʔa níšrab ʔáhwi šī márra. | خلّينا نِبْقى نِشْرب قهْوِة شي مرّة. | |
| sometimes | aɧyēnan | أحْياناً | |
| sometimes | awʔāt | أَوْقات | |
| I sometimes get up late. | awʔāt bfīʔ mitʔáxxir. | أَوْقات بْفيق مِتْأخِّر. | |
| anytime | ayy wáʔit | أيّ وَقِت | |
| You can call me anytime. | fīk tuttúʂil fīni b-iʔayy wáʔit. | فيك تِتِّصِل فيني بِأيّ وَقِت. | |
| never | ábadan | أبداً | |
| never | wála márra | وَلا مرّة | |
| I never eat breakfast. | mā bitráwwaʔ ábadan. | ما بِتْروَّق أبداً. | |
| They’ve never been to Egypt. | wála márra rāɧu 3a máʂir. | وَلا مرّة راحو ع مصِر. | |
| usually | bi-l3ādi | بِالعادِة | |
| I usually go to work by car, but I sometimes walk. | bi-l3ādi brūɧ 3a-ššíɣil b-issayyāra bass fī awʔāt brūɧ máši. | بِالعادِة بْروح عالشِّغِل بِالسّيّارة بسّ في أَوْقات بْروح مشي. | |
| often | áktar ilwáʔit | أكْتر الوَقِت | |
| I often see him at the café. | áktar ilwáʔit bšūfu b-ilkāfē. | أكْتر الوَقِت بْشوفو بِالكافيْه. | |
| somehow | kīf mā bá3rif [lit. I don't know how] | كيف ما بعْرِف | |
| The cat somehow got in the house. | libsēni fētit 3a-lbēt, kīf mā bá3rif. | الِبْسيْنِة فاتِت عالبيْت، كيف ما بعْرِف. | |
| very | ktīr __ | كْتير__ | |
| very good | ktīr mnīɧ | كْتير مْنيح | |
| __ enough | __ mnīɧ | __ مْنيح | |
| big enough | kbīr mnīɧ | كْبير مْنيح | |
| too __; too much, too many | __ ktīr | __ كْتير | |
| too __; too much, too many | __ zyēdi 3an illuzūm | __ زْيادِة عن اللُّزوم | |
| too big | kbīr zyēdi 3an illuzūm | كْبير زْيادِة عن اللُّزوم | |
| too much money | maʂāri ktīr | مصاري كْتير | |
| too many people | 3ālam ktīr | عالم كْتير | |
| well | mnīɧ | مْنيح | |
| You speak Arabic well. | btíɧki 3árabi mnīɧ. | بْتِحْكي عربي مْنيح. | |
| still; (not) yet) | ba3d | بعْد | |
| I’m still hungry. | bá3dni jū3ān. | بعْدْني جُعان. | |
| He isn’t here yet. | ba3d mā wúʂil. | بعْد ما وِصِل. | |
| already | min ʔábil | مِن قبِل | |
| I already told you! | ʔiltílak min ʔábil. | قِلْتِلك مِن قبِل. | |
| I’ve already eaten lunch. | akálit u xalláʂit. | أكلِت وخلّصِت. | |
| just | min šwayy | مِن شْوَيّ | |
| just | mā yálli šī | ما يَلّي شي | |
| I just ate. | hállaʔ akálit mā yálli šī. | هلّق أكلِت ما يَلّي شي. | |
| inside | júwwa | جُوّا | |
| It’s hot today. Let’s stay inside. | lyōm šōb. xallīna júwwa. | اليوْم شوْب. خلّينا جُوّا. | |
| outside | bárra | برّا | |
| Let’s sit outside. | xallīna níʔ3ud bárra. | خلّينا نِقْعُد برّا. | |
| abroad, overseas | bárra lbálad | برّا البلد | |
| He lives abroad. | 3āyiš bárra ilbálad. | عايِش برّا البلد. | |
| I’m going abroad next week. | msēfar bárra lbálad lʔusbū3 ijjēy. | مْسافر برّا البلد الأسْبوع الجّاي. | |
| Come upstairs! | ʈlā3 la-fōʔ! | طْلاع لفوْق! | |
| upstairs | fōʔ | فوْق | |
| downstairs | táɧit | تحِت |
Adverbs in Lebanese Arabic
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