It's قبل not فبل قبل means "before" And it's used with nouns "before+noun", for example: أذاكر قبل الأمتحان I study before the test. If you want to use a verb, you should use قبل أن أذاكر قبل أن أنام I study before I sleep You can use a verb before قبل ما too, but I'm not sure if it's standard Arabic or not, we use it in daily life and I think I've never seen it in standard. So, if you're speaking in standard Arabic, it's better to use قبل أن with verbs. If you're speaking in a dialect, then you can use قبل ما with verbs. And قبل is used in both standard and dialects. Hope this helps.

First of all, my answer is not Perfect .. but I hope it will be helpful قبل means before قبل is used before a noun .. .i.e. : لا تأكل كثيراً قبل النوم Don't eat much before sleeping ========= قبل ما is used before a verb : أغسل يديّ قبل ما آكل I wash my hands before I eat :