Arabic vocabulary: Chores & cleaning — 15 words

النَّظَّارَةُ نَظِيفَةٌ وَجَمِيلَةٌ.

The glasses are clean and beautiful.

أنا مدرّس سابق. أحب الترتيب.

I am a former teacher. I love order.

هذه القارورة التي وجدتها في سلة النفايات الطبية بجانب سرير المريض، الملصق ممزق تمامًا، لا يمكننا التأكد من التركيز المكتوب عليها.

This vial that I found in the medical waste bin next to the patient's bed, the label is completely torn, we cannot be sure of the concentration written on it.

أنا فقط أطلب النظافة.

I am only asking for cleanliness.

دَخَلَتِ السُّوقَ مِنَ الْبَوَّابَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ وَإِذَا بِهَا تَقِفُ فَجْأَةً وَسَطَ عَالَمٍ آخَرَ كَانَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ تَتَدَاخَلُ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ بَاعَةٌ يُنَادُونَ عَلَى الْحَلَوِيَّاتِ وَحَرَفِيُّونَ يَطْرُقُونَ النُّحَاسَ وَرَائِحَةُ الصَّابُونِ بِزَيْتِ الْغَارِ تَمْلَأُ الْهَوَاءَ لَكِنَّ مَا شَدَّ انْتِبَاهَهَا حَقًّا كَانَ السَّقْفُ الْمَعْدِنِيُّ الْعَالِي الْمَثْقُوبُ بِآلَافِ الثُّقُوبِ الصَّغِيرَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُسَرِّبُ خُيُوطًا رَفِيعَةً مِنَ الضَّوْءِ كَأَنَّهَا نُجُومٌ تَسْقُطُ فِي وَضَحِ النَّهَارِ

She entered the market through the large gate and suddenly she found herself standing in the middle of another world The sounds were overlapping from every direction sellers calling out their sweets and craftsmen hammering copper and the smell of soap made with laurel oil filling the air but what really caught her attention was the high metal ceiling pierced with thousands of small holes which were leaking thin threads of light as if they were stars falling in broad daylight

كَانَتْ نَظِيفَةً وَمُرَتَّبَةً.

It was clean and organized.

المصعد وسخ اليوم!

The elevator is dirty today!

يا ستي كل يوم بشوفك طالعة نازلة بجردل ميّ من عندي!!

Ma'am, every day I see you going up and down with a bucket of water from my place!!

غَسَلَتْ سَلْمَى الْخُضْرَوَاتِ، ثُمَّ قَطَّعَتِ الطَّمَاطِمَ وَالْبَصَلَ وَالْقَرْعَ وَالْجَزَرَ.

Salma washed the vegetables, then cut the tomatoes, onion, squash, and carrots.

يَمْشِي الشَّيْخُ بِبُطْءٍ وَيُرَتِّبُ الْأَحْذِيَةَ.

The Sheikh walks slowly and arranges the shoes.

وهي... بتنسى تنظف حذاها 😅

And she... forgets to clean her shoes 😅

قَالَ يُوسُفُ وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ دُمُوعَهَا: "الْآنَ أَنْتِ بِأَمَانٍ.

Youssef said while wiping her tears: 'Now you are safe.

أنا... اسمعوا. عندي ثلاثون سنة تدريس. أنا أحب النظام. المصعد نظيف. الآن ليس نظيفاً. هذا... مؤسف. فقط هذا.

I... Listen. I have thirty years of teaching. I love order. The elevator is clean. Now it is not clean. This is... unfortunate. That's all.

هذه القارورة التي وجدتها في سلة النفايات الطبية بجانب سرير المريض، الملصق ممزق تمامًا، لا يمكننا التأكد من التركيز المكتوب عليها.

This vial that I found in the medical waste bin next to the patient's bed, the label is completely torn, we cannot be sure of the concentration written on it.

لقيت صندوق زوجي القديم، مغطى بالغبار.

I found my husband's old box, covered in dust.