Levantine Arabic Adverbs — 68 Words
This page lists 68 adverbs in Levantine Arabic, one of the most widely spoken varieties of Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic script, an English translation, and a phonetic transliteration to help you pronounce each word correctly. Whether you are a beginner or building on existing knowledge, this word list is a practical starting point for learning Arabic.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| بْسِرْعة | b-sír3a | fast, quickly |
| على الأقلّ | 3ála lʔaʔáll | at least |
| تقْريباً | taʔrīban | almost, nearly, around, about |
| مرّة تانْية | márra tēnyi | again |
| لحالو | la-ɧālu | alone |
| كمأن | kamēn | also |
| هون | hūn | here |
| هوني | hūnī | here |
| هونيك | hūnīk | there |
| كِلّ محلّ | kill maɧáll | everywhere |
| كِلّ مكان | kill makēn | everywhere |
| بْشوفو بِكِلّ محلّ. | bšūfu b-ikill maɧáll. | I see him everywhere. |
| شي مكان | šī makēn | somewhere |
| مطْرح | máʈraɧ | somewhere |
| فينا نْروح ناكُل بْشي مكان تاني. | fīna nrūɧ nēkul b-šī makēn tēni. | We can eat somewhere else. |
| ويْن مكان | wēn makēn | anywhere |
| فينا نْروح ويْن مكان. | fīna nrūɧ wēn makēn | We can go anywhere. |
| وَلا محلّ | wála maɧáll | nowhere |
| وَلا مكان | wála makēn | nowhere |
| وَلا مكان آمِن. | wála makēn ēmin. | Nowhere is safe. |
| دايْماً | dāyman | always |
| دايْماً بْتعْمِل وَظيفِتا. | dāyman btá3mil waʐīfita. | She always does her homework. |
| شي مرّة | šī marra | sometime |
| خلّينا نِبْقى نِشْرب قهْوِة شي مرّة. | xallīna níbʔa níšrab ʔáhwi šī márra. | Let’s have coffee sometime. |
| أحْياناً | aɧyēnan | sometimes |
| أَوْقات | awʔāt | sometimes |
| أَوْقات بْفيق مِتْأخِّر. | awʔāt bfīʔ mitʔáxxir. | I sometimes get up late. |
| أيّ وَقِت | ayy wáʔit | anytime |
| فيك تِتِّصِل فيني بِأيّ وَقِت. | fīk tuttúʂil fīni b-iʔayy wáʔit. | You can call me anytime. |
| أبداً | ábadan | never |
| وَلا مرّة | wála márra | never |
| ما بِتْروَّق أبداً. | mā bitráwwaʔ ábadan. | I never eat breakfast. |
| وَلا مرّة راحو ع مصِر. | wála márra rāɧu 3a máʂir. | They’ve never been to Egypt. |
| بِالعادِة | bi-l3ādi | usually |
| بِالعادِة بْروح عالشِّغِل بِالسّيّارة بسّ في أَوْقات بْروح مشي. | bi-l3ādi brūɧ 3a-ššíɣil b-issayyāra bass fī awʔāt brūɧ máši. | I usually go to work by car, but I sometimes walk. |
| أكْتر الوَقِت | áktar ilwáʔit | often |
| أكْتر الوَقِت بْشوفو بِالكافيْه. | áktar ilwáʔit bšūfu b-ilkāfē. | I often see him at the café. |
| كيف ما بعْرِف | kīf mā bá3rif [lit. I don't know how] | somehow |
| الِبْسيْنِة فاتِت عالبيْت، كيف ما بعْرِف. | libsēni fētit 3a-lbēt, kīf mā bá3rif. | The cat somehow got in the house. |
| كْتير__ | ktīr __ | very |
| كْتير مْنيح | ktīr mnīɧ | very good |
| __ مْنيح | __ mnīɧ | __ enough |
| كْبير مْنيح | kbīr mnīɧ | big enough |
| __ كْتير | __ ktīr | too __; too much, too many |
| __ زْيادِة عن اللُّزوم | __ zyēdi 3an illuzūm | too __; too much, too many |
| كْبير زْيادِة عن اللُّزوم | kbīr zyēdi 3an illuzūm | too big |
| مصاري كْتير | maʂāri ktīr | too much money |
| عالم كْتير | 3ālam ktīr | too many people |
| مْنيح | mnīɧ | well |
| بْتِحْكي عربي مْنيح. | btíɧki 3árabi mnīɧ. | You speak Arabic well. |
| بعْد | ba3d | still; (not) yet) |
| بعْدْني جُعان. | bá3dni jū3ān. | I’m still hungry. |
| بعْد ما وِصِل. | ba3d mā wúʂil. | He isn’t here yet. |
| مِن قبِل | min ʔábil | already |
| قِلْتِلك مِن قبِل. | ʔiltílak min ʔábil. | I already told you! |
| أكلِت وخلّصِت. | akálit u xalláʂit. | I’ve already eaten lunch. |
| مِن شْوَيّ | min šwayy | just |
| ما يَلّي شي | mā yálli šī | just |
| هلّق أكلِت ما يَلّي شي. | hállaʔ akálit mā yálli šī. | I just ate. |
| جُوّا | júwwa | inside |
| اليوْم شوْب. خلّينا جُوّا. | lyōm šōb. xallīna júwwa. | It’s hot today. Let’s stay inside. |
| برّا | bárra | outside |
| خلّينا نِقْعُد برّا. | xallīna níʔ3ud bárra. | Let’s sit outside. |
| برّا البلد | bárra lbálad | abroad, overseas |
| عايِش برّا البلد. | 3āyiš bárra ilbálad. | He lives abroad. |
| مْسافر برّا البلد الأسْبوع الجّاي. | msēfar bárra lbálad lʔusbū3 ijjēy. | I’m going abroad next week. |
| طْلاع لفوْق! | ʈlā3 la-fōʔ! | Come upstairs! |
| فوْق | fōʔ | upstairs |
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