English → Arabic
differently in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- bi-šaklin muḫtalifin
- Arabizi
bshakl mokhtalef- Type
- adverb
How to use it
This phrase is used to indicate that something is done in a way that is not the same as usual or expected. It's a common adverbial phrase.
Example sentences
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نَحْنُ نَنْظُرُ إِلَى الأُمُورِ بِشَكْلٍ مُخْتَلِفٍ.
naḥnu nanẓuru ʾilā al-ʾumūri bi-šaklin muḫtalifin.
We look at things differently.
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تَصَرَّفَ الطِّفْلُ بِشَكْلٍ مُخْتَلِفٍ هَذَا الصَّبَاحَ.
taṣarrafa al-ṭiflu bi-šaklin muḫtalifin hāḏā al-ṣabāḥ.
The child behaved differently this morning.
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يُمْكِنُكَ فِعْلُ ذَلِكَ بِشَكْلٍ مُخْتَلِفٍ.
yumkinuka fiʿlu ḏālika bi-šaklin muḫtalifin.
You can do that differently.
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.
We see things differently.
نحن نرى الأشاء بطريقة مختلفة.
They look at us differently.
ينظرون الينا يطريقة مختلفة.
We believe in thinking differently.
ونؤمن بوجوب التفكير المختلف
But Russia sees things very differently.
إلا أن روسيا ترى الأمور من منظور مختلف تمام الاختلاف.
Why is Kosovo being treated differently?
لماذا إذاً تُـعامَل كوسوفو على نحو مختلف؟
Maybe they should be tracked differently.
ربما ينبغي مراقبتهم بصورة مختلفة.
Hellboy ages very differently from humans.
هيل بوي أيضا مختلف الأعمار من البشر.
However, this issue is defined differently.
إلا أن هذه المسألة تُعرّف تعريفاً مختلفاً.
How could things have been managed differently?
ولكن هل كان من الممكن إدارة الأمور بطريقة مختلفة؟
George Bernard Shaw said it a little differently.
قال جورج برنارد شو ذلك مع إختلاف طفيف
") The emphasis on the four layers can be meant differently and also be understood differently.
") وقد يعني التأكيد على الطبقات الأربع شيئًا مختلفًا وكذلك يمكن فهمه بطريقة مختلفة.
And indeed, the popular press loves headlines like, "Anorexic brains are wired differently," or "Autistic brains are wired differently."
و بالتأكيد الإعلام الشعبي يحب عنواين كتلك، " مخ مرضى فقدان الشهية موصَّل بشكل مختلف،" أو "مخ مرضى التوحد موصَّل بشكل مختلف."
Questions and answers
Is there a single word for 'differently' in Arabic?
While بشكل مختلف (bi-shaklin mukhtalif) is the most common and direct translation, sometimes context might allow for other adverbs like 'غير' (ghayr) or specific verbs that imply a different manner, but بشكل مختلف is the standard.
Can this phrase be used in formal and informal Arabic?
Yes, بشكل مختلف is understood and used in both Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and various spoken dialects. It's a very versatile phrase.
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