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Spatial relationships in Arabic Posted by on Mar 4, 2010 in Grammar, Vocabulary

 

الشجرة أمام البيت

“The tree is in front of the house.”

in front of

أَمام

خلف السيارة كلب.

“There is a dog behind the car.”

behind

خَلف / وَراء

حقيبتي بين المقعد والطاولة.

“My bag is between the seat and the table.”

between

بَين

مقعدي على يمين مقعدك.

“My seat is to the right of yours.”

to the right

على يَمين

لا تجلس على اليسار.

“Do not sit on the left hand side.”

to the left

على يَسار

الكتاب فوق المنضدة.

“The book is on top of the table.”

on top of

فَوق

الحذاء تحت الكرسي.

“The shoes are under the chair.”

under

تَحت

النقود داخل الحقيبة.

“The money is inside the bag.”

inside

داخِل

انتظرني خارج البيت.

“Wait for me outside the house.”

outside

خارِج

لا تنظر إلى أعلى.

“Do not look upwards.”

up

أَعلى

لا يمكن الحفر أسفل البيت.

“You cannot dig under the house.”

down

أَسفَل

مكتبي بجانب المكتبة.

“My office is beside the library.”

beside

بِجانِب

أنا في الحديقة.

“I am in the garden.”

in

في

الزهور على المنضدة.

“The flowers are on the table.”

on

على

تقع مصر في شمال اقريقيا.

“Egypt is located to the north of Africa.”

north

شَمال

السودان جنوب مصر.

“Sudan is to the south of Egypt.”

south

جَنوب

البحر الأحمر يحد مصر من الشرق.

“The Red Sea borders Egypt from the East.”

east

شَرق

البحر الأحمر يحد السعودية من الغَرب.

“The Red Sea borders Saudi Arabia from the West.”

west

غَرب

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Comments:

  1. adrian:

    i really loved the spacial relationship post. It made me feel more confident in my arabic. i have been struggling lately. So this was a nice boost 🙂

    • aziza:

      @adrian Shukran Adrian, glad you like the post. Aziza