مشْغول (mashghul) — "busy" in Levantine Arabic
مشْغول
mašɣūl
busy
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مشْغول
مشْغول 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.
الموظف كان مشغول بس ساعدني بسرعه
el mowazzaf kan mashghool bas saaedni bseraa
The employee was busy but he helped me quickly.
from Returning a Bag
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
البياع كان مشغول مع ناس كتير
El-bayya' kan mashghoul ma' nas kteer.
The vendor was busy with many people.
from The Vendor's Mistake
أبي طيب وكريم دايما بيجيب أحسن شي النا حتى لو كان مشغول كتير
Abī ṭayeb w karīm dāyman bījīb aḥsan shī ilnā ḥattā law kān mashghūl ktīr.
My father is kind and generous; he always brings the best for us even if he is very busy.
from A Simple Birthday
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