| صيغ مركبة |
| Arabic-speaking, Arabic speaking adj | (who speaks the Arabic language) | متحدث باللغة العربية |
| ملاحظة: hyphen omitted when term is an adj after a noun |
| | I would like an Arabic-speaking taxi driver please. |
| | Are there any Arabic-speaking tour guides here? |
| Arabic-speaking, Arabic speaking adj | (which uses the Arabic language) | ناطق باللغة العربية |
| | A lot of Arabic-speaking nations are Islamic. |
| broadly speaking adv | (in general) | على العموم، عموماً |
| | Broadly speaking, John doesn't agree with the Conservative Party. |
| English speaking, English-speaking adj | (having English as first language) | متحدث بالإنجليزية |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Australia and the USA are English-speaking countries. |
| figuratively speaking adv | (not literally) | مجازياً، على سبيل المجاز |
| generally speaking adv | (in general) | على العموم، بوجه عام |
| in a manner of speaking adv | (so to speak, as it were) | يمكن القول، إذا جاز التعبير |
| plain speaking n | (expressing oneself directly) | تعبير صريح |
| | President Harry Truman was known for his down-to-earth mannerisms and plain speaking. |
| plain speaking, plain-speaking adj | (who says things directly) | صريح في كلامه |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | She is plain speaking to the point of rudeness. |
| public speaking n | (making a speech to an audience) | خطاب عام |
| | A recent study suggests that many people fear public speaking. |
| roughly speaking adv | (more or less) | تقريباً، على نحو تقديري |
| | Roughly speaking, we will have your phone service restored in 24 hours. |
| | The cost to construct your house will be about $100,000, roughly speaking. |
| Spanish speaking, Spanish-speaking adj | (having Spanish as native language) | متحدث بالإسبانية |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Mexico is a Spanish-speaking country. |
| | The population of Mexico is predominantly Spanish-speaking. |
| speaking adj | (activity, talking) | كلام، تكلّم |
| speaking of prep | (staying on the subject of) | بالتحدث عن الموضوع كذا |
| | And speaking of Tom, how is he? |
| speaking part n | (acting role with spoken lines) | دور تمثيلي بأسطر منطوقة |
| | I never had a speaking part in my short acting career, but I had several walk on roles. |
| speaking terms npl | (amicable relationship) | علاقة ودية |
| | We're finally on speaking terms again after not talking for two weeks. |
| speaking terms npl | (acquaintance) | تعارف |
| | We're just beyond being nodding acquaintances: we're on speaking terms now. |
| way of speaking n | (expression, turn of phrase) | طريقة التعبير |
| | He had a way of speaking that put people at ease. |
