الآن (al'aan) — "now" in Modern Standard Arabic
الآن
al'aan
now
- Topic
- time
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
"now" in the other dialects
الآن in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
الولد سعيد الان ويدخل البيت
alwalad said alaan wayadkhul albayt
The boy is happy now and enters the house.
أهلاً دكتورة فاطمة، يبدو أن هناك سوء فهم؛ إذ قصدتُ أنني أُحب قضاء الوقت في المنزل، غير أنني مستعد لإجراء المقابلة الصحفية هنا الآن.
Ahlan daktoorah Fatima, yabdoo anna hunaka soo' fahm; idh qasadtu annanee uhibbu qadaa' al-waqt fee al-manzil, ghayra annanee musta'idd li-ijraa' al-muqabalah as-suhufiyyah huna al-aan.
Welcome Dr. Fatima, it seems there is a misunderstanding; as I meant that I love spending time at home, however I am ready to conduct the journalistic interview here now.
اتفقنا، فلنصلِّ العصر الآن بخشوع، وبعدها سنتعاون معاً في إعداد عشاء عائلي بسيط داخل مطبخنا الدافئ.
Ittafaqna, falnusalli al-'asr al-'an bikhushu', wa ba'daha sanata'awan ma'an fi i'dad 'asha' 'a'ili basit dakhil matbakhina ad-dafi'.
Agreed, so let us pray Asr now with reverence, and after it we will cooperate together in preparing a simple family dinner inside our warm kitchen.
هذه مشكلة كبيرة جدا ماذا سيفعل الآن ليشرب القهوة
Hadhihi mushkilah kabirah jiddan madha sayaf'alu al'an liyashraba al-qahwah.
This is a very big problem. What will he do now to drink coffee?
انا اشرب كوب شاي الان
Ana ashrab koob shay al-aan.
I drink a cup of tea now.
هو يسأل اين ذهب ابي الان
Huwa yasal ayna dhahaba abi al-an
He asks "Where did my father go now?"
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