English → Arabic
busy in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- mušġūl
- Arabizi
moshghool- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ش غ ل
How to use it
"busy" describes a person or place that has a lot to do. In Arabic the common adjective is مُشْغُول (masc.) or مُشْغولة (fem.). It is used with the verb كَانَ for past states and with the present tense directly.
Example sentences
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هُوَ مُشْغُولٌ الآنَ.
huwa mušġūl al-ʾān.
He is busy now.
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لَدَيَّ يَوْمٌ مُشْغُولٌ.
ladayya yawmun mušġūl.
I have a busy day.
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الْمَكْتَبُ مُشْغُولٌ بِالعَمَلِ.
al-maktabu mušġūl bil-ʿamal.
The office is busy with work.
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'm busy.
أنا مشغول.
I'm not busy.
لست مشغولاً.
You look busy.
تبدو مشغولاً.
You were busy.
كنتَ مشغولاً.
I'm very busy.
إنني مشغول جداً.
I've been busy.
كنت مشغولا.
Sami seems busy.
يبدو سامي مشغولا.
The drive is busy
المشغل مشغول
When are you busy?
متى تكون مشغولاً؟
You have been busy.
كنت مشغولاً.
I was busy yesterday.
كنت مشغولاً البارحة.
Here's what happens: We're all busy. Everyone's busy. A woman's busy.
اليكم مايحدث: كلنا مشغولون، الكل مشغول، امرأة مشغولة.
Questions and answers
Can I use "busy" for a city?
Yes, you can say "المدينة مشغولة" meaning the city is busy.
What is the feminine form?
The feminine form is مُشْغولة (mushghūla).
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