مكْتب (maktab) — "office" in Levantine Arabic
مكْتب
máktab
office
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مكْتب 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.
مكتب المدير صار مطبخ صغير لتحضير الوجبات السخنة لكل الناس كل بعد الظهر.
Maktab el-mudiir saar matbakh sghir la-tahdiir el-wajabat el-sukhne la-kel el-naas kel baad el-duhur.
The principal's office has become a small kitchen to prepare hot meals for everyone every afternoon.
المكتب كتير مرتاح بس انا دايما مشغول
al maktab kteer mertah bas ana dayman mashghool
The office is very comfortable but I am always busy.
from A Day at Work
بالمكتب رفيقي قالي انت اكلت الغداء
Bil maktab rfi'i 'aali enta akalt el ghada?
At the office, my friend asked me,
from A "Woke Up" Workday
معلش، يا عمو، ممكن تدلني على مكتب جمعية "أمل مستدامة" قريبة من هون؟
Ma'lesh, ya 'ammu, mumkin tedellni 'ala maktab jam'iyyat "Amal Mustadama" 'areebeh min hon?
Excuse me, uncle, could you show me the way to the office of the "Sustainable Hope" association near here?
ليلى بلشت شغل جديد بالمكتب هاد الاسبوع
Layla ballashat shoghl jdid bil maktab had el isbu'.
Laila started a new job at the office this week.
اليوم كان اول يوم شغل لي بالمكتب الجديد
El-yōm kān awwal yōm shughl lī bil-maktab el-jadīd
Today was my first day of work at the new office.
from A Funny Day at Work
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