carefully in Arabic: بحرص (bi-ḥirṣin) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

"Carefully" is expressed by the adverb "بحرص". It literally means “with diligence”. Place it before the verb it modifies.

قَرَأْتُ الكِتَابَ بِحِرْصٍ

qaraʾtu al-kitāba bi-ḥirṣin

I read the book carefully
اِسْتَخْدِمِ الحاسوب بِحِرْصٍ

istakhdimi al-ḥāsūba bi-ḥirṣin

Use the computer carefully
تَفَقَّدْ المَسْرَةَ بِحِرْصٍ

tafaqqad al-masrata bi-ḥirṣin

Check the route carefully

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Drive carefully.

قُد بحذر.

Please drive carefully.

قد بحذر من فضلك.

Listen to me carefully.

اسمعني جيداً.

Tom carefully lifted the box.

رفع توم الصندوق بحذر.

We are reviewing it carefully.

إننا نستعرضه بعناية.

Sami listened carefully to Layla.

استمع سامي لليلى بإمعان.

They measure very, very carefully.

إنهم يقيسون بحذر شديد.

Please shuffle the cards carefully.

من فضلك اخلط الورق جيداً.

Crises need to be carefully managed.

إن الأزمات تحتاج إلى إدارة حكيمة وحريصة.

This telescope must be used carefully.

يجب استخدام هذا التلسكوب بعناية.

My father weighed his response carefully.

كان على والدي إن يزن رده بكل حرص.

She listens carefully and pauses before responding.

فهي تنصت بعناية وتتوقف قليلاً قبل أن تجيب.

Is "بحرص" used in formal writing?

Yes, it is common in both spoken and written Arabic.

Can I say "بِعِنَايَة" instead?

"بِعِنَايَة" also means carefully, but is slightly more formal.