English → Arabic
bus in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḥāfilah
- Arabizi
7afilah- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- حَافِلَاتٌ ḥāfilāt
- Root
- ح ف ل
How to use it
حَافِلَةٌ is the common word for a city bus. It is feminine, so adjectives agree in gender. In plural you say حَافِلَاتٌ. Use it for public transport, not for private minibuses (مِكْنُوبَة).
Example sentences
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أَصْبَحْتُ أَسْكُنُ قَرِيبًا مِنَ الحَافِلَةِ.
aṣbaḥtu askunu qarīban mina al-ḥāfilati.
I live near the bus.
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سَأَخُذُ الحَافِلَةَ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ.
saʾakhuthu al-ḥāfilata ilā al-madrasa.
I will take the bus to school.
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هَلْ يَجِبُ أَنْ أَدْفَعَ تَذْكِرَةَ الحَافِلَةِ؟
hal yajibu an adfaʿa tadhkirata al-ḥāfilati?
Do I have to pay for the bus ticket?
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.
Ethernet bus
ناقل شبكة
Here's the bus.
ها هو الباص.
Let's go by bus.
لنذهب بالحافلة.
I missed the bus.
لقد فاتتني الحافلة
Sami rides my bus.
سامي يركب حافلتي.
Here comes the bus.
ها قد أتت الحافلة.
Sami's bus was late.
تأخّرت حافلة سامي.
Sami missed his bus.
فوّت سامي حافلته.
There comes the bus.
ها قد أتى الباص.
I was on the bus. My wife and I, of 37 years, joined the bus.
أنا كنت على الباص. وزوجتي وأنا، ل 37 عاماً، إنضممنا الى الباص.
Now, you know from the '60s, you're either on the bus or you're off the bus.
الآن، تعرفون من الستينات، تكونوا على الباص أو خارج الباص.
In computing, bus mastering is a feature supported by many bus architectures that enables a device connected to the bus to initiate transactions.
سيطرة الناقلات هي ميزة تدعمها العديد من أبنية الناقلات (bus architectures) في الحاسوب والتي تسمح لجهاز متصل بناقل أن يبداء بالعمليات.
Questions and answers
Can I use حَافِلَةٌ for a school bus?
Yes, any large passenger vehicle that follows a route can be called حَافِلَةٌ.
What is the opposite of حَافِلَةٌ?
The opposite idea is a private car, سَيَّارَةٌ خاصة.
Related words and expressions
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