Arabic → English
ثُمَّ in English
then
ثُمَّ
- Pronunciation
- thumma
- Arabizi
thumma- Type
- conjunction
How to use it
'Thumma' (ثم) is a conjunction used to connect two clauses or sentences, indicating a sequence of events. It implies a longer pause or a greater separation in time between the events compared to 'wa' (و) or 'fa' (ف).
Example sentences
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أَكَلْتُ الْفُطُورَ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ.
ʾakaltu l-fuṭūra, thumma kharajtu.
I ate breakfast, then I went out.
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سَافَرَ إِلَى مِصْرَ، ثُمَّ إِلَى لُبْنَانَ.
sāfara ʾilā Miṣra, thumma ʾilā Lubnāna.
He traveled to Egypt, then to Lebanon.
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سَنَبْنِي الْمَنْزِلَ، ثُمَّ نَزْرَعُ الْحَدِيقَةَ.
sanabnī l-manzila, thumma nazraʿu l-ḥadīqata.
We will build the house, then we will plant the garden.
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