Prepositions in Gulf Arabic

In this lesson, we will learn prepositions in Gulf Arabic and particles

في
fii
In
في البت
fii-elbeyt
in the house
في المطعم
fil-mad3am
in the resautrant
في السيارة
fis-sayaara
in the car
أنا في المطار
anaa fel-madaar
Iam in the airport
أنا في الطيارة
anaa fi et-tayaara
Iam in the airpline

بـ
bi
In
أنا بالبيت
anaa bil-beyt
I am in the house
أنا بالمطار
anaa bilmadaar
Iam in the airport
أنا بالمطيارة
anaa bi t-tayaara
Iam in the Airpline
عند
3inda
at
عند البوابة
3indal bawaabah
at the Gates
على
3laa
on
عـل
3a
is the abbreviation form
of 3laعلى use before a word beginning with el الـ
عالكرسي

3alkirsii
on the chair
فوق
foog
on/over
الصندوق فوق الثلاجة
es-sanduuq dooq et-thalaajah
The box is on top the fridge
تحت
ta7at
under
تحت الطولة
Ta7ta et-tlowah
Under the table

Note ملاحظة : prepositions can be attached to personal pronoun suffixes

جدام/قدام
judaam
in front of
جدامك
judaamak
in front of you (M)
صِينِيَّة عِيش و لَحَم جِدَّامِك بِتَاكِل و اِلا مَا بِتَاكِل

a plate of rice and meat in front of you.
Would you eat or not?
وراء
waraa
behind
وَرَاجي
waraajii
behind you
وَرَاجي اِرتِبَاطَات و مَسؤُولِيَّات

waraachii wa irrtibaaTaaT wo masuuliyyaat
you have responsibilities and commitments
lit. behind you responsibilities and commitments
جمب/يمب
yemb
next to
يمب الباب
yemb elbaab
next to the door
بين
been
between


بينهم حمام
beenaatatum 7ammaam
Toiltet in between them
قبل
gabal
before
بعد
ba3ad
after
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