| صيغ مركبة |
| how about that interj | (expressing delighted surprise) | للتعبير عن شيء ممتع |
| | My sister is expecting twins. How about that! |
| how about that! interj | (expressing that one is impressed) | للتعبير عن شيء مؤثر |
| how are you? expr | (conventional greeting) | كيف حالك؟ |
| how big? | informal (of what dimensions?) | كم الحجم؟ |
| | How big a portion of chocolate cake do you want? |
| how come | informal (why is it that) | كيف يكون ذلك...؟ لماذا...؟ |
| | How come you aren't at work? |
| how come? expr | informal (why? or how?) | كيف؟ لماذا؟ |
| how do you do interj | formal (pleased to meet you) | كيف حالك؟ |
| | How do you do? I'm delighted to meet you. |
| how do you do? expr | formal (pleased to meet you) | كيف حالك؟ |
| how far | (to or at what distance) | إلي أي مدى |
| how far? | (to or at what distance?) | كم المسافة؟ |
| | How far is it to the nearest gas station from here? |
| how goes it? | informal (how are you?) | كيف حالك؟ |
| | Hello, John - long time, no see! How goes it? |
| how is it that...? | (can you explain how …?) | كيف يكون ذلك؟ اشرح لي |
| | How is it that all of your hats are black? |
| how it is | (reality, the way life is) | الواقع، واقع الحياة |
| | You might think it's unfair that you didn't get the job, but that's just how it is. |
| how long | (time: for what duration) | كم المدة؟ |
| | How long does it take to boil an egg? |
| how long | (measurement: what length) | كم الطول؟ |
| | How long is the Great Wall of China? |
| how many | (what number) | كم العدد؟ |
| | How many times have you been abroad? |
| how much | (what amount, what degree) | كم الكمية؟ |
| | It's not important how much effort you put into the job - it's results that count! |
| how much | (to what degree, to what extent) | إلى أية درجة أو مدى؟ |
| | | كم السعر؟ |
| | It doesn't matter how much I try to please my boss, he still isn't satisfied. |
| how should I know? expr | informal (I don't know) | كيف لي أن أعرف؟ لا أعرف |
| how-to n | informal (instructional guide) | دليل إرشادي |
| | This is more of a how-to than a full explanation of the principles involved. |
| how-to book n | (instructional book, manual) | كتاب دليل، دليل تعليمات |
| | I wanted to save money and service my own car so I bought a how-to book on car mechanics. |
| know-how n | (technical knowledge) | المعرفة الفنية، الخبرة |
| | I don't have the know-how to fix it. |
| no matter how conj | (whichever way) | كيفما كان |
| | No matter how hard I try, I can't draw as well as you. |
| no matter how adv | (in whatever way) | كيفما كان |
| | No matter how you say it, turning someone down for a date is going to hurt their feelings. |
| show how vtr | (demonstrate the way that) | يبيّن، يوضّح |
| | Can you show me how this machine works? |
| technical know-how n | informal (practical and specialist skills) | خبرة فنية |
| | We are stuck, we need to bring in somebody with the technical know-how to drag us out of this mess or we will lose our jobs ! |
| tell how vtr | (describe the manner in which) | يصف |
| | If you'll tell me how to bake a pie, I'll bake you one tomorrow. |
| that's how it goes sometimes interj | informal (expressing philosophical acceptance) | هكذا يسير الحال |
| | I didn't get the job, but that's how it goes sometimes. |
| | I know it isn't fair but that's just how it goes sometimes. |
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