English → Arabic
soon in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qarīban
- Arabizi
qariban- Type
- adverb
How to use it
"Soon" translates to قَرِيبًا and is used as an adverb to indicate that something will happen after a short time. It often follows the verb it modifies.
Example sentences
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سَأَجْلِسُ مَعَكَ قَرِيبًا.
saʾajlisu maʿaka qarīban.
I will sit with you soon.
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سَيَكُونُ الطَّقْسُ جَمِيلًا قَرِيبًا.
sayakūnu al-ṭaqsu jamīlan qarīban.
The weather will be nice soon.
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سَنُقابِلُ بَعْضَنَا قَرِيبًا.
sanuqābilu baʿḍanā qarīban.
We will meet each other soon.
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.
None too soon.
والحقيقة أن هذا القرار لم يكن متعجلاً.
Come back soon.
عُد قريبًا.
Sami soon died.
لم يلبث سامي و أن مات.
It may rain soon.
ستمطر قريباً.
He will come soon.
سيأتي قريباً.
We will know soon.
ولكن الأمور سوف تتكشف قريباً.
You must start soon.
يجب عليك البدأ قريبا.
Others soon followed.
ثم أعقبتها دول أخرى.
Let's meet again soon.
لنلتقي مرة أخرى قريباً.
They'll soon find out.
سيكتشفون الأمر قريبا.
Others may follow soon.
وقد يتوالى وقوع الضحايا في القريب العاجل.
Others will soon follow.
وسوف يلحق بهم آخرون قريبا.
Questions and answers
Can I use قَرِيبًا with future tense?
Yes, it works with any tense to show the event will happen shortly.
Is there a colloquial alternative?
In many dialects people say "بعد شوية" or "قريب" without the tanween.
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