English → Arabic
abroad in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- khārij al-bilād
- Arabizi
5arij al-bilad- Type
- adverb
How to use it
"Abroad" is used as an adverb meaning in a foreign country or overseas. It often follows verbs of movement or travel. In Arabic it appears as خَارِجَ البِلَادِ and does not change with gender or number.
Example sentences
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سَأَسْفَرُ خَارِجَ البِلَادِ لِلدِّرَاسَةِ.
saʾasfaru khārij al-bilād lil-dirāsati.
I will travel abroad for study.
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يُحِبُّ أَصْدِقَائِي القِيَامَ خَارِجَ البِلَادِ فِي العُطْلَةِ.
yuḥibbu aṣdiqāʾī al-qiyāma khārij al-bilād fī al-ʿuṭla.
My friends like to go abroad during vacation.
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تَجِدُ مَوَارِدًا خَارِجَ البِلَادِ أَكْثَرَ فَعَالِيَةً.
tajidu mawāridan khārij al-bilād akthara faʿāliyatan.
You find overseas resources more effective.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
I live abroad.
أوليس موقعهم الحالي قبيحاً؟
(Representation abroad)
(التمثل في الخارج)
I've never been abroad.
لم أكن في الخارج أبداً.
Posts and service abroad
المناصب والخدمة في الخارج
He decided to go abroad.
قرر أن يسافر إلى الخارج.
Becoming dust scattered abroad,
« فكانت هباءً » غبارا « منبثا » منتشرا، وإذا الثانية بدل من الأولى.
He lived abroad for many years.
عاش خارج البلاد لسنوات عدة.
My father sometimes goes abroad.
يسافر أبي إلى الخارج أحياناً.
My father has never been abroad.
لم يسبق لأبي أن سافر إلى الخارج.
They were safe and established abroad.
كانوا آمنين ومستقرين بالخارج.
Detracter, spreader abroad of slanders,
« هماز » غياب أي مغتاب « مشاء بنميم » ساع بالكلام بين الناس على وجه الإفساد بينهم.
Japanese tourists abroad are big spenders.
السياح اليابانيون في الخارج هم اكبر منفقي النقود.
Questions and answers
Can "abroad" be used as a noun?
In English it can function as a noun (e.g., "He went abroad"), but in Arabic the phrase remains an adverbial expression.
Is there a shorter Arabic word?
Sometimes people say "في الخارج" (fī al‑khārij) for a more informal tone.
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