🔤 Grammar
Prepositions of place & directions
Arabic prepositions like في (in), على (on), إلى (to), من (from) connect places to actions. Location words often use the construct: أمام البيت (in front of the house), خلف المسجد (behind the mosque).
Conjugation tables
Common place words
| Arabic | Translit | English |
|---|---|---|
| مستقيم | mustaqīm | straight |
| يسار | yasār | left |
| يمين | yamīn | right |
| قريب من | qarīb min | near |
| بعيد عن | baʿīd ʿan | far from |
| أمام | amām | in front of |
| خلف | khalf | behind |
Examples
- المسجد أمام السوق.al-masjidu amāma s-sūq.The mosque is in front of the market.
- امشِ مستقيماً ثم انعطف يميناً.imshi mustaqīman thumma inʿaṭif yamīnan.Go straight, then turn right.
Practice
Match each city word to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the arabic it belongs to — or drag it.
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