English → Arabic
trouble in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- mushkila
- Arabizi
moshkila- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- مُشْكِلَاتٌ mushkilāt
- Root
- ش ك ل
How to use it
مُشْكِلَةٌ is the common word for a difficulty or problem. It is a feminine noun, so adjectives that describe it must be in the feminine form. Use the plural مُشْكِلَاتٌ for multiple issues.
Example sentences
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هُنَاكَ مُشْكِلَةٌ فِي المَكْتَبِ.
hunāka mushkila fī al-maktabi.
There is a problem in the office.
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أَحَلَّتْ هَذِهِ المُشْكِلَةَ بِسُرْعَةٍ.
aḥallat hādhihi al-mushkila bisurʿatin.
She solved this trouble quickly.
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لَا تُصْنَعْ مَشَاكِلَ إِذَا تَتَّبِعُ القَوَاعِدَ.
lā tuṣnaʿ mashākila idhā tattabaʿa al-qawāʿida.
Don't cause trouble by ignoring the rules.
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.
Tobin Trouble
مشكلة توبين
I'm in trouble.
أنا في ورطة.
He's in trouble.
إنهُ في مشكلة.
She's in trouble.
إنها في ورطة.
Jim is in trouble.
جيم في مشكلة.
I'm in trouble now.
إني في مشكلة الآن.
Sami got in trouble.
علق سامي في مشكلة.
Layla was in trouble.
كانت ليلى في مشكلة.
Stop creating trouble.
كفّ عن خلق المشاكل.
Poland’s Double Trouble
متاعب بولندا المزدوجة
Trouble in Nepali Paradise
قلاقل في الفردوس النيبالي
♫ We don't need no more trouble ♫ ♫ No more trouble ♫ ♫ We don't need no more trouble ♫ ♫ No more trouble. ♫ Wake up! Everybody wake up. Road block!
♫لا نحتاج لا مزيد من المشاكل♫ ♫لا مزيد من المشاكل♫ ♫لا نحتاج لا مزيد من المشاكل♫ ♫لا مزيد من المشاكل♫ استيقظ! الجميع استيقظوا. الطريق مغلق!
Questions and answers
Can "مُشْكِلَةٌ" be used for personal troubles?
Yes, you can say "عندي مُشْكِلَةٌ شخصية" meaning "I have a personal trouble."
Is there a formal synonym?
A more formal word is "إِعْرَاضٌ" but it is less common in everyday speech.
Related words and expressions
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