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Describing and Explaining

Explaining ideas and clarifying.
دعني أشرح
Let me explain
da'nî ashrahu
ما أعنيه هو ...
What I mean is ...
mâ a'nîhi huwa ...
بمعنى آخر ...
In other words ...
bima'nân âkhar ...
لأضرب مثالاً ...
To give an example ...
li-adrib mithâlan ...
هذا يعمل كالتالي ...
This works as follows ...
hâdhâ ya'malu kat-tâlî ...
إنه مشابه لـ...
It is similar to ...
innahu mushâbih li-...
الفرق هو أن ...
The difference is that ...
al-farq huwa anna ...
هل تفهم ما أعنيه؟
Do you understand what I mean?
hal tafhamu mâ a'nîhi?
هل شرحتُه بوضوح؟
Have I explained it clearly?
hal sharartahu bi-wudûh?
إنه في الواقع بسيط جداً
It is actually quite simple
innahu fî al-wâqi' basît jiddan
دعني أعبّر عنه بطريقة أخرى
Let me put it another way
da'nî u'abbira 'anhu bitarîqah ukhrâ
تخيّل أن ...
Imagine that ...
takhayyal anna ...