حيث (haytu) — "where" in Modern Standard Arabic
حيث
Haytu
where
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حيث 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.
أليس المهرجان في ساحة الجامعة الرئيسية، حيث نجتمع دائماً لتبادل الأحاديث الثقافية المشتركة؟
Alaysa al-mahrajan fee sahat al-jami'ah ar-ra'eesiyyah, haythu najtami'u da'iman li-tabadul al-ahadeeth ath-thaqafiyyah al-mushtarakah?
Isn't the festival in the main university square, where we always gather to exchange shared cultural conversations?
شقت الحافلة طريقها بصعوبة نحو وسط البلد حيث تتقاطع شوارع القاهرة القديمة مع المباني ذات الطراز المعماري الأوروبي.
shaqqati al-hafilatu tariqaha bi-su'ubatin nahwa wasati al-baladi haythu tataqata'u shawari'u al-qahirati al-qadimati ma'a al-mabani dhati at-tirazi al-mi'mariyyi al-urubbiyyi.
The bus navigated its way with difficulty toward Downtown, where the streets of old Cairo intersect with buildings of European architectural style.
ارشدني شاب ودود الى عبور مفترق الطرق عند اشارة المرور ومن ثم الانعطاف يمينا عند الدوار الكبير حيث يقع مبنى المكتبة
Arshadani shabbun wadudun ila 'uburi muftaraqi al-turuqi 'inda isharati al-mururi wa min thamma al-in'itafi yaminan 'inda al-duwwari al-kabiri haythu yaqa'u mabna al-maktabati.
A friendly young man guided me to cross the intersection at the traffic light and then turn right at the large roundabout where the library building is located.
توجهت سارة الى مكتبها حيث بدأت عملها بهمة ونشاط
Tawajjahat Sara ila maktabiha haythu bada'at 'amalaha bi-himmatin wa nashatin.
Sarah headed to her office where she began her work with enthusiasm and energy.
from A Warm Work Day
بعد الصلاة تناول فطوره السريع مع اسرته حيث تبادلوا اطراف الحديث
Ba'da al-salat, tanawala futoorahu al-saree'a ma'a usratihi haythu tabadaloo atraf al-hadeeth.
After the prayer, he had his quick breakfast with his family where they exchanged conversations.
from A Busy Arab Morning
توجهت ليلى بعد ذلك نحو قسم المخطوطات، حيث كان موظف الاستقبال يستعد لإغلاق نافذته للراحة.
Tawajjahat Layla ba'da thalika nahwa qismi al-makhtootat, haythu kana muwaddafu al-istiqbali yasta'iddu li'ighlaqi nafithatihi lilrahat.
Layla then headed towards the manuscripts department, where the reception employee was preparing to close his window for a break.
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