بعد (ba3d) — "after" in Modern Standard Arabic
بعد
ba3d
after
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"after" in the other dialects
بعد 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.
بعد قليل، سمعوا صوت سيارة أبيهم.
Ba'da qaleel, sami'u sawta sayyarati abeehim.
After a little while, they heard the sound of their father's car.
شربنا القهوة معا وتحدثنا عن تفاصيل حياتنا اليومية بعد كل هذه السنوات
Sharibna al qahwa maan wa tahaddathna an tafasil hayatina al yawmiyya bada kulla hadhihi as sanawat
We drank coffee together and talked about the details of our daily lives after all these years
يقدم ابي هدية جميلة لاخي بعد تناول العشاء
Yuqaddimu abee hadiyyatan jameelatan liakhee bada tanaawul alashaa
My father presents a beautiful gift to my brother after eating dinner.
بعد ساعات طويلة اصبح الطبق جاهزا والرائحة كانت شهية جدا
Ba'da sa'at tawilah asbaha at-tabaq jahizan wa ar-ra'ihah kanat shahiyyah jiddan.
After long hours, the dish was ready, and the smell was very delicious.
بعد ان اعادت الفستان بنجاح شعرت براحة كبيرة وزاد نشاطها
Ba'da an a'adat al-fustan bi-najah sha'arat bi-rahah kabirah wa zada nashatuha
After successfully returning the dress, she felt great comfort and her energy increased
from Returning a Dress
بعد شهور من الجهد والاجتماعات المكثفة اقترب موعد اليوم المنتظر بفارغ الصبر
Ba'da shuhour min al-juhd wal-ijtima'at al-mukaththafah iqtaraba maw'id al-yawm al-muntazar bi-farigh al-sabr.
After months of intense effort and meetings, the eagerly awaited day approached.
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