In the name of Allah

Here Some Frequent English Expressions & Sentences

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‫فواز علي رافع‬

‫ إب‬/‫اليمن‬

Some frequent English expressions & sentences

you may to learn

Even if you plant the seeds ٍٝ‫س ساعب ػ‬ٚ‫ صسػذ اٌجز‬ٌٛ ٝ‫حز‬
upside down the roots will still .ً‫ا ٌألعف‬ّٕٛ‫ػمت عزظً ر‬
grow down. (possible)
If you were in England you
would learn English easily. ٍُ‫ إٔغٍزشا وٕذ عززؼ‬ٟ‫ وٕذ ف‬ٌٛ
(impossible) or (imagine) .‫ٌخ‬ٛٙ‫خ ثغ‬٠‫ض‬١ٍ‫اإلٔغ‬
If you are in England you will ‫ف رزؼٍُ اٌٍغخ‬ٛ‫ أغٍزشا ع‬ٟ‫ وٕذ ف‬ٌٛ
learn English easily.. .. ‫ٌخ‬ٛٙ‫خ ثغ‬٠‫ض‬١ٍ‫االٔغ‬
It's a piece of cake = .‫ً عذا‬ٙ‫أٗ اِش ع‬
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 it's duck soup .
I feel like a million (dollars / pounds) . . ‫احظ ثئحغبط سائغ‬
How much do you weight ? ‫صٔه ؟‬ٚ ُ‫و‬
How much is a ticket to ‫ ٌٕذْ ؟‬ٌٝ‫وُ عؼش اٌززوشح ا‬
London ?
How much was your watch ? ‫ثىُ وبٔذ عبػزه ؟‬
It was 20 $ . . ‫الس‬ٚ‫ د‬22 ‫وبٔذ ة‬
How much cigarettes do you ‫َ ؟‬ٛ١ٌ‫ ا‬ٟ‫غبسٖ رذخٓ ف‬١‫وُ ع‬
smoke in a day ?
How much does this shirt ‫ض ؟‬١ّ‫ثىُ ٘زا اٌم‬
cost ?
How many children does she ‫ب ؟‬ٙ٠‫وُ طفال ٌذ‬
have ?
How many houses are there ? ‫عذ ٕ٘بن ؟‬ٛ٠ ‫زب‬١‫وُ ث‬
How many room do you have ‫زه ؟‬١‫ ث‬ٟ‫ه ف‬٠‫عذ ٌذ‬ٛ٠ ٗ‫وُ غشف‬
in your house ?
How far is it from here to ‫ طٕؼبء ؟‬ٌٝ‫وُ اٌّغبفخ ِٓ ٕ٘ب ا‬
Sana'a ?
It was a case of love at first . ٌٟٚ‫ب ِغبٌخ حت ِٓ إٌظشح اال‬ٙٔ‫ا‬
sight .
How far do you live from here ‫ش رغىٓ ِٓ ٕ٘ب ؟‬١‫ ح‬ٌٝ‫وُ اٌّغبفخ ا‬
?
I live three kilometers from . ‫ِزش ِٓ ٕ٘ب‬ٍٛ١‫ و‬3 ‫جؼذ‬٠ ٟٕ‫عى‬
here .
How far can you swim ? ‫غ اْ رغجح ؟‬١‫ ِغبفٗ رغزط‬ٞ‫أل‬
I can swim for 2 kilometers . . ‫ِزش‬ٍٛ١‫ و‬2 ‫غ اٌغجبحخ ٌّغبفخ‬١‫اعزط‬
How far is Sana'a from Taiz ? ‫وُ رجؼذ طٕؼبء ػٓ رؼض ؟‬
How far is it to Sana'a from ‫ رؼض ؟‬ٌٝ‫وُ اٌّغبفخ ِٓ طٕؼبء ا‬
Taiz ?
It's about 200 kilometers . . ‫ِزش‬ٍٛ١‫ و‬222 ٌٟ‫ا‬ٛ‫اٌّغبفخ ح‬
How tall are you ? ‫ٌه ؟‬ٛ‫وُ ط‬
Put me in the picture . . ‫ء‬ٟ‫ ثىً ش‬ٟٔ‫اخجش‬
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 Whose this pen (that) which
you are writing with now ?
It's raining cats and dogs ..
I have been here for 3 months
.
Have you seen this girl ?
Have you been here ?
Have you read this book ?
Keep in touch with me .
I use to be a heavy smoker
but I kicked the bad habit last
year .
It was so kind of you to give
us a lift,
Please don't mention it,
It was my pleasure to be
helpful .
The police caught the thief in
the act of stealing .
The police caught the thief
red-handed .
If you are in my shoes , what
will you do ?
If you were in my shoes ,
what would you do ?
This is the core of the subject .
How long are you going to
stay here ?
How long does it take to get
the station ?
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‫ رىزت ثٗ االْ ؟‬ٞ‫ٌّٓ ٘زا اٌمٍُ اٌز‬
.. ٖ‫ب رّطش ثغضاس‬ٙٔ‫ا‬
. ‫ش‬ٙ‫ اش‬3 ‫أب ٕ٘ب ِٕز‬
‫ذ ٘زٖ اٌفزبٖ (ِٓ لجً) ؟‬٠‫ً٘ سأ‬
‫ ٕ٘ب (ِٓ لجً) ؟‬ٌٝ‫ً٘ عئذ ا‬
‫ً٘ لشاد ٘زا اٌىزبة (ِٓ لجً) ؟‬
. ٟ‫ ارظبي ِؼ‬ٍٝ‫ ػ‬ٝ‫اثم‬
ٖ‫ رشوذ ٘ز‬ٟٕٕ‫شا ٌى‬١‫ٌمذ وٕذ ادخٓ وض‬
. ‫خ‬١‫ئخ اٌغٕٗ اٌّبض‬١‫اٌؼبدح اٌغ‬
ٟ‫طٍٕب ف‬ٛ‫ٌمذ وبْ ٌطف ِٕه اْ ر‬
,‫مه‬٠‫طش‬
,‫ ٌٍشىش ِٓ فضٍه‬ٟ‫ال داػ‬
ْ‫ ا‬ٞ‫س‬ٚ‫ عش‬ٟ‫اػ‬ٚ‫ٌمذ وبْ ِٓ د‬
. ُ‫اعبػذو‬
‫ اٌٍض ِزٍجغب‬ٍٝ‫ ػ‬ٟ‫لجض اٌششط‬
. ‫ثبٌغشلخ‬
. ‫ اٌٍض ِزٍجغب‬ٍٝ‫ ػ‬ٟ‫لجض اٌششط‬
‫ ِبرا عزفؼً ؟‬, ٟٔ‫ ِىب‬ٟ‫وٕذ ف‬ٌٛ
ً‫ ِبرا وٕذ عزفؼ‬, ٟٔ‫ ِىب‬ٟ‫ وٕذ ف‬ٌٛ
‫؟‬
. ‫ع‬ٛ‫ض‬ٌّٛ‫٘زا ٌت ا‬
‫ ٕ٘ب ؟‬ٝ‫ اْ رجم‬ٕٞٛ‫وُ ر‬
‫ اٌّحطخ ؟‬ٌٝ‫وُ اٌّغبفخ ا‬
How long does it take to cook ‫غزغشق طجخ اٌغذاء ؟‬٠ ُ‫و‬
the lunch ?
Who is Mohanad going on ‫ إعبصح ؟‬ٟ‫ٕذ ف‬ِٙ ‫ز٘ت‬٠ ِٓ ‫ِغ‬
holiday with ?
Who do you live with ? ‫ش ؟‬١‫ِغ ِٓ رؼ‬
Who do you have the diner ‫ي اٌؼشبء ؟‬ٚ‫ِغ ِٓ رزٕب‬
with ?
Who did you have the
breakfast with?/ ‫ٌذ االفطبس ؟‬ٚ‫ِغ ِٓ رٕب‬
Who do you had the breakfast
with?
I had the breakfast with my . ٟٕ‫ٌذ االفطبس ِغ اث‬ٚ‫ٌمذ رٕب‬
son .
Who was your father walking ‫ٍخ اٌجبسحخ‬١ٌ ٟ‫ّش‬٠ ‫اٌذن‬ٚ ْ‫ِغ ِٓ وب‬
last night with ? ‫؟‬
Whose red car is this ?/ ‫بسح اٌحّشاء ؟‬١‫ٌّٓ ٘زٖ اٌغ‬
Whose is this red car ?
It's my car./ /. ٟ‫بسر‬١‫ب ع‬ٙٔ‫ا‬
It's mine ./ /. ٌٟ ‫ب‬ٙٔ‫ا‬
It's Mohanad's car . . ‫ٕذ‬ِٙ ‫بسح‬١‫ب ع‬ٙٔ‫ا‬
Whose pens are those ? ‫ٌّٓ ٘ؤالء االلالَ ؟‬
Those are his pens . . ِٗ‫٘ؤالء الال‬
Whom did you see yesterday? ‫ذ اِظ ؟‬٠‫ِٓ سا‬
Whom did you teach before ‫ِٓ ػٍّذ لجً اِظ ؟‬
yesterday?
When were you in England ? ‫ أغٍزشا ؟‬ٟ‫ وٕذ ف‬ٝ‫ِز‬
When did you have your ‫ٌذ غذائه ؟‬ٚ‫ رٕب‬ٝ‫ِز‬
lunch ?
I went to England last year . . ‫خ‬١‫ أغٍزشا اٌغٕٗ اٌّبض‬ٌٝ‫ر٘جذ ا‬
He has fallen in love with ‫ حت ٘جٗ عّبي ِٓ إٌظشح‬ٟ‫لغ ف‬ٚ ‫ٌمذ‬
Heba Gamal at first sight . . ٌٝٚ‫اال‬
Which car is yours ?/ ‫بسره ؟‬١‫ ع‬ٟ٘ ‫بسح‬١‫ ع‬ٞ‫أ‬
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 Which one is your car ? ‫بسره ؟‬١‫ ع‬ٟ٘ ‫بسح‬١‫ ع‬ٞ‫أ‬
I have had my lunch 2 hours .. ٓ١‫ لجً عبػز‬ٟ‫ٌذ غذائ‬ٚ‫ٌمذ رٕب‬
ago ..
How do I find the market ? ‫ق ؟‬ٛ‫ اٌغ‬ٌٝ‫غ اْ ار٘ت ا‬١‫ف اعزط‬١‫و‬
How is your father's health ‫َ ؟‬ٛ١ٌ‫اٌذن ا‬ٚ ‫ف طحخ‬١‫و‬
today ?
What does it mean if you're ‫شًا طبٌّب‬١‫ فم‬ٚ‫بً ا‬١ٕ‫ اْ وٕذ غ‬ٟٕ‫ؼ‬٠ ‫ِبرا‬
rich or poor (as long as / so ‫ذ ؟‬١‫أذ عؼ‬
long as) you're happy ?
They were so calm (as if / as ٌُ ‫ئب‬١‫وبْ ش‬ٚ ‫ٓ عذا‬١‫ا ٘بدئ‬ٛٔ‫ٌمذ وب‬
though) nothing had .. ‫حذس‬٠
happened …
So far there have been no . ِٕٗ ‫خ سعبٌخ‬٠‫ظ ٕ٘بن ا‬١ٌ ْ‫ اال‬ٌٝ‫ا‬
letters from him .
We have had no words from ٝ‫ حز‬ٍٟ‫ وٍّٗ ِٓ ػ‬ٍٝ‫ٌُ ٔحظً ػ‬
Ali as yet. . ْ‫اال‬
Try to get the car fixed as ‫لذ‬ٚ ‫بسح ثأعشع‬١‫ي اْ رظٍح اٌغ‬ٚ‫حب‬
soon as possible .. .. ٓ‫ِّى‬
She's very proud of her new . ‫ذح‬٠‫ب اٌغذ‬ٙ‫بسر‬١‫سٖ عذا ثغ‬ٛ‫ فخ‬ٟ٘
car .
I'm as tall as you .. .. ‫ٌه‬ٛ‫ً ثمذس ط‬٠ٛ‫أب ط‬
As he wasn't study he failed .. .. ‫زاوش فمذ سعت‬٠ ٌُ ٗٔ‫ثغجت ا‬
Could you please tell me ٍٟ‫غت ػ‬٠ ٝ‫ ِز‬ٟٔ‫ّىٕه اْ رخجش‬٠ ً٘
when I should get off the bus ‫ عّحذ !؟‬ٌٛ ‫اْ اغبدس اٌحبفٍخ‬
?
Could you spare me a few ‫لزه ؟‬ٚ ِٓ ‫ ثجضغ دلبئك‬ٌٟ ‫ارغّح‬
minutes please ?
Could you tell us the way to ‫ك‬٠‫ٓ طش‬٠‫ ا‬ٟٔ‫ّىٕه اْ رخجش‬٠ ً٘
the station please ? ‫ِحطخ اٌجبص ِٓ فضٍه ؟‬
Could you please show me ْ‫ا‬ٌٛ‫ء اخش ثب‬ٟ‫ٕب ش‬٠‫ً٘ ثئِىبٔه اْ رش‬
something else with other ‫ ؟‬ٜ‫اخش‬
colors ?
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Frankly speaking it was a slip .. ْ‫ي ٌمذ وبٔذ صٌخ ٌغب‬ٛ‫ثظشاحخ اٌم‬
of tongue ..
Don't jump the gun .. .. ‫س‬ِٛ‫ال رزؼغً اال‬
Don't cut the corners .. .. ‫ال رخزظش‬
Don't get upset about it .. .. ‫ال رٕضػظ ثشبْ ٘زا االِش‬
Don't be misled by ٗ‫ب ػبٍِٗ وفئ‬ٙٔ‫ال رٕخذع ثبٌّظب٘ش ا‬
appearances , she's a very .. ‫عذا‬
competent worker ..
Don't get me wrong ? ‫ ؟‬ّٟٙ‫ال رغئ ف‬
Do you think he'll give me ٞ‫ اٌّبي اٌز‬ٌٟ ‫ذ‬١‫ؼ‬١‫ً٘ رؼزمذ أٗ ع‬
back the money he owes me ? ‫ ؟‬ٌٟ ٗ‫ٓ ث‬٠‫ذ‬٠
Don't bet on it .. / / . ‫شا‬١‫ال رزؼشُ خ‬
I wouldn't bet on it .. .. ‫شا‬١‫ال ارؼشُ خ‬
He's in prison now as a result ‫ء‬ٛ‫غخ يع‬١‫ اٌغغٓ ٔز‬ٟ‫ االْ ف‬ٛ٘
of his misbehavior.. .. ٗ‫رظشف‬
He looks very short as ٓ‫شا عذا ِمبسٔخ ة حغ‬١‫ لظ‬ٚ‫جذ‬٠ ٛ٘
compared with Hassan .. ..
(As far as / in so far as) I
remember I saw Hani in the .. ‫ اٌحفٍخ‬ٟ‫ ف‬ٟٔ‫ذ ٘ب‬٠‫ثمذس ِب ارزوش سأ‬
party ..
She wasn't study hard and yet ‫ِغ رٌه‬ٚ ‫ذا‬١‫ ٌُ رىٓ رزاوش ع‬ٟ٘
she passed the exam .. ..ْ‫اعزبصد االِزحب‬
(despite/ in spite of ,‫ّخ‬٠‫بسح لذ‬١‫ اٌشغُ ِٓ اْ اٌغ‬ٍٝ‫ػ‬
/although) the car is old it .. ‫ذا‬١‫ ع‬ٟ‫ِبصاٌذ رّش‬
still runs well .
As a matter of fact it was his .. ٗ‫الغ االِش وبٔذ رٍه غٍطز‬ٚ ٟ‫ف‬
fault ..
The company treat us equally ‫ ثغض‬ٞٚ‫اٌششوخ رزؼبًِ ِؼٕب ثبٌزغب‬
regardless of race , religion or .. ‫ اٌغٕظ‬ٚ‫ٓ ا‬٠‫ اٌذ‬ٚ‫إٌظش ػٓ اٌؼشق ا‬
sex ..
I would be glad if you could ‫ب‬ٍٙ‫ اعزطؼذ اْ رفؼ‬ٌٛ ‫ذا‬١‫ْ عؼ‬ٛ‫عأو‬
do it for me .. .. ٍٟ‫ِٓ اع‬
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I'd rather die than ask him for ِٕٗ ‫ اْ اطٍت‬ٍٝ‫د ػ‬ِٛ‫ اْ ا‬ٌٟ ‫ش‬١‫خ‬
his autograph .. .. ٗ‫ؼ‬١‫ل‬ٛ‫ر‬
How many bus stops are left ٌٝ‫ ٔظً ا‬ٝ‫ذ حز‬١‫وُ ِحطٗ ثبص ثم‬
till arrive to your place ? ‫ش رغىٓ؟‬١‫ح‬
How much time do I need to ٌٝ‫ اطً ا‬ٝ‫لذ حز‬ٌٛ‫وُ احزبط ِٓ ا‬
get to the bank ? ‫اٌجٕه ؟‬
According Mohand's word / ٌُ ً‫ٕذ االفض‬ِٙ ‫ لظخ‬/ َ‫طجمب ٌىال‬
story the best is yet to come . ‫ ثؼذ‬ٟ‫أر‬٠
Did you see your friends ‫َ اِظ ؟‬ٛ٠ ‫ذ اطذلبئه‬٠‫ً٘ سأ‬
yesterday ?
Where are you now? ‫ٓ أذ االْ؟‬٠‫ا‬
What is wrong? ‫ِب االِش؟‬
Tell me about yourself.. ..‫ ػٓ ٔفغه‬ٟٕ‫حذص‬
What do you say? ‫ي؟‬ٛ‫ِبرا رم‬
Are you accept me as friend ‫مب ٌه؟‬٠‫ طذ‬ٍٟٕ‫ً٘ رمج‬
for you?
Where do you live? ‫ش؟‬١‫ٓ رؼ‬٠‫ا‬
What do you mean? ‫؟‬ٟٕ‫ِبرا رؼ‬
Shut up ‫اطّذ‬
What is happen here? ‫حذس ٕ٘ب؟‬٠ ٞ‫ِب اٌز‬
What is going on here? ‫ ٕ٘ب؟‬ٞ‫غش‬٠ ٞ‫ِب اٌز‬
What are you talking about? ‫ػٓ ِبرا رزحذس؟‬
What is your nationality? ‫زه؟‬١‫ عٕغ‬ٟ٘‫ِب‬
Did you enjoy yourself ? ‫لزب ِّزؼب ؟‬ٚ ‫ذ‬١‫ً٘ لض‬
Sami can speaks English for ‫خ‬٠‫ض‬١ٍ‫ اٌزحذس ثبٌٍغخ اإلٔغ‬ٍٟ‫ثئِىبْ ػ‬
five minutes ‫ٌّذح خّظ دلبئك‬
Sami is able to speaks English ‫زحذس ثبٌٍغخ‬٠ ْ‫ ا‬ٍٝ‫ لبدس ػ‬ٍٟ‫ػ‬
for five minutes ‫خ ٌّذح خّظ دلبئك‬٠‫ض‬١ٍ‫اإلٔغ‬

:‫ترجم هذه الجملة‬

" .... ‫" كل ما هو قليل الجودة ينتقد دائمًا ما هو جيد‬
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