Arabic → English
حالياًً in English
currently
حالياً
- Pronunciation
- ḥāliyān
- Arabizi
7alyan- Type
- adverb
- Root
- حال
How to use it
حاليا is an adverb meaning “currently” or “at the moment”. It is used to talk about something happening now, not in the past or future. It often appears after a verb or at the start of a clause.
Example sentences
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أنا أدرس الآن، حالياً أعيش في القاهرة.
anā adrusu al-ān, ḥāliyān aʿīshu fī al-qāhira.
I am studying now, currently I live in Cairo.
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حالياً الطقس بارد جداً.
ḥāliyān al-ṭaqs bārid jiddan.
The weather is currently very cold.
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المشروع جاهز، حالياً ننتظر الموافقة.
al-mashrūʿ jāhiz, ḥāliyān nantaẓiru al-muwāfaqa.
The project is ready, we are currently waiting for approval.
Questions and answers
Can I use حالياً with future actions?
Usually it refers to the present. For future plans use قريباً or لاحقاً.
Is there a short form without the diacritic?
Yes, you can write it as حاليا without harakat in informal texts.
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