Phrasal and Compound Nouns Made by St Haytham

Phrasal and Compound Nouns Made by St. Haytham Khaled Elhessi

Introduction In English, there are many types of expressions and units that can’t be translated word by word such as idioms, proverbs, phrasal nouns, and compound nouns. In order to translate such expressions correctly, you should look for the meanings intended by English people.

Phrasal Nouns What is a phrasal noun? A phrasal noun can be defined as a combination of a noun and a preposition which carries a special meaning. Phrasal nouns are idiomatic; therefore, they cannot be translated word by word. Note: The noun and the preposition within a phrasal noun are usually separated by a hyphen.

Phrasal Nouns A phrasal noun The right translation Tune-up ﺗﺠﺪﻳﺪ / ﺗﺼﻠﻴﺢ Work-out ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ Left- overs ﺍﻟﺒﻘﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻭﺟﺒﺔ Turn-out ﺍﻟﺤﻀﻮﺭ ( )ﻓﻲ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻉ ﻣﺜﻼ The turn-outs were astonished when seeing the manager. Mix-up ﺧﻄﺄ ) ﻓﻲ ﺇﻋﺪﺍﺩﺍﺕ ( ﻣﺜﻼ There was a mix-up at the office, so we didn’t take our cards immediately. Drop-out Examples within sentences Ahmad’s car needed a tune-up. We had some light workouts in the local club last night. The children ate up all the left- overs of meal. ﺍﻻﻧﻘﻄﺎﻉ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ He has had a drop-out for two years since he works to support his family.

Compound Nouns Compound nouns are two individual words that carry one meaning. They are part of one unit, so they cannot be translated word by word. They can be written either as a single word or as two separate words.

The end Thank you so much for paying attention.