No. 2,074 in Arabic

بالمناسبة

By the way / Incidentally.

In a sentence

بالمناسبة، هل سمعت عن الحفلة المقامة غدًا؟
By the way, have you heard about the party happening tomorrow?
The phrase 'بالمناسبة' is used here to introduce a new topic in the conversation.
إنه أمر رائع بالمناسبة أن تتعلم لغة جديدة.
It's a wonderful thing, by the way, to learn a new language.
Here, 'بالمناسبة' provides an aside or a comment related to the main statement.
لقد ذكرتني، وبالمناسبة، كيف هو مشروعك الأخير؟
You reminded me, and by the way, how is your latest project?
In this sentence, 'بالمناسبة' serves to connect directly related topics in the discussion.

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