English → Arabic
actually in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- fiʿlan
- Arabizi
fi3lan- Type
- adverb
- Root
- ف ع ل
How to use it
"Actually" translates to فِعْلًا and is used to correct or add information. It often appears before the main clause.
Example sentences
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فِعْلًا، لَا أُحِبُّ القَهْوَةَ.
fiʿlan, lā uḥibbu al‑qahwah.
Actually, I don't like coffee.
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فِعْلًا، هَذَا هُوَ السَّبَبُ.
fiʿlan, hādhā huwa al‑sababu.
Actually, this is the reason.
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فِعْلًا، كُنْتُ أُفَكِّرُ أَنَّهُ سَيَأْتِي.
fiʿlan, kuntu ufakkiru annahu sayāṭī.
Actually, I thought he would come.
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.
Actually, no.
في الواقع، نحن لا نحتاج إلى هذا.
But actually I did.
لكني في الوقع ذهبت.
Letters actually work.
الرسائل تنجح فعليا.
So what actually works?
اذا ما الذي ينجح حقا؟
We actually don't know.
ونحن بالفعل لا نعرف.
Actually it's very simple.
في الواقع الأمر في غاية البساطة.
It's actually surprisingly simple.
انه امرٌ بسيط
And you actually get into the folder that the elected official actually has to read.
وأنت فعلا تدخل الى الملف الذي على المسؤول المنتخب أن يقرأه.
if they -- if they -- if they actually -- if they actually said that, I'm getting out.
إن -- إن -- إن كانوا بالفعل -- إن قالوا ذلك بالفعل، أنا خارج.
It's actually just launched, actually launched on Valentine's Day, February 14, about 10 days ago.
قد طرح في الاسواق في عيد الحب مؤخرا، في يوم 14 فبراير, اي قبل 10 ايام.
Maybe five percent of their time is actually sitting next to students and actually working with them.
وربما 5% من زمنهم مكرس حقيقة للجلوس مع التلاميذ والعمل معهم
And I'm telling you, I actually testified at the Senate about the absolute ludicrous idea that we would actually evacuate, and actually have three or four days' warning.
وأنا أخبركم، في الواقع لقد أدليت بشهادتي أمام مجلس النواب حول السخف المطلق لفكرة أننا سنقوم بالإخلاء، وأن يكون لدينا ثلاثة أو أربعة ايام كتحذير.
Questions and answers
Can I place فِعْلًا after the verb?
Usually فِعْلًا comes before the clause, but it can appear later for emphasis.
Is فِعْلًا used in spoken Arabic?
Yes, it is common in both spoken and written Modern Standard Arabic.
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