حيث (haytu) — "where" in Modern Standard Arabic

حيث

Haytu

where

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"where" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

فين

feen

Egyptian Arabic

وين

wen

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?

from An Appointment on Al Mutanabbi Street

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.

from A Race Against Time in Downtown

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.

from Lost in the New Neighborhood

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.

from Urgent Greetings at the National Library

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