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I am Ihsan Saber, an English Language Teaching (ELT) professional with an M.A. degree from the University of Sussex, in the U.K. I am currently an English lecturer within the College of Basic Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil.

Uses and Meanings of “Busy”


The following are the main uses and meanings of "busy", this can widen your range of vocabulary for achieving fluency.

1. having a lot of things to do
زۆر كارت هه‌بێت، سه‌رقاڵ بیت

Parents of young children are always busy.
دایكان وباوكانی خاوه‌ن منداڵی بچوك هه‌میشه‌ سه‌رقاڵن.

2. a busy time is when you have a lot of things to do
كاتی مه‌شغولی (سه‌رقاڵی) ئه‌وه‌یه‌ كه‌ زۆر كارت هه‌یه، كاتی پڕ ئیشی.‌

It’s been a very busy day.
ڕۆژێكی زۆرپڕئیش بوو.

3. full of people
پڕ خه‌ڵك

There was a busy waiting room.
ژووری چاوه‌ڕوان كردن زۆر قه‌ره‌باڵغ بوو.

4. having a lot of traffic passing through
هێمای هاتووچۆی زۆری هه‌یه‌، قه‌ره‌باڵغه‌

Do not park your car near busy junctions.
سه‌یاره‌كه‌ت ڕامه‌گره‌ له‌ نزیك پێچه‌ قه‌ره‌باڵغه‌كان.

5. having a lot of customers
كڕیاری زۆره‌

Shops are always busier at weekends.
دوكانه‌كان له‌ ڕۆژانی پشوو كڕیاریان زۆره‌. (زۆر قه‌ره‌باڵغن)

6. if someone’s telephone is busy, it is being used when you try to call
ئه‌گه‌ر كه‌سێك ته‌له‌فۆنی مه‌شغول بێت، هێڵه‌كه‌ به‌كارهێنراوه‌ كاتێك هه‌وڵ ده‌ده‌ی په‌یوه‌ندی پێوه‌ بكه‌ی.

All lines are busy – please call back later.
هه‌موو هێڵه‌كان زۆر مه‌شغولن – تكایه‌ دواتر ته‌له‌فۆن بكه‌وه‌.

7. a busy design contains too much annoying detail; having too much decoration or too many colours
هه‌ر نه‌خشه‌سازییه‌ك زۆر وورده‌كاری بێزاركه‌ری تێدابێت، نه‌خش و جوانكاری زۆری تێدابێت یان ڕه‌نگی جۆراو جۆری زۆری تێدابێت

The jacket was a bit too busy for my tastes - I'd prefer something plainer.
چاكه‌ته‌كه‌ به‌لامه‌وه‌ كه‌مێك ڕه‌نگ و نه‌خشی زۆری تێدایه، حه‌زم به‌ دانه‌یه‌كی ساده‌تره‌.‌

8. busy yourself: to make the time pass by doing something:
خۆسه‌رقاڵكردن، كات ڕوواندن به‌ ئه‌نجامدانی شتێك

I busied myself with tidying up my desk.
خۆم سه‌رقاڵكرد به‌ ڕێك خسته‌وه‌ی مێزه‌كه‌م.

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