Chapter 1 -

Question 1

and how’s work?

Answer 1

و كِيف شُغْلَك ؟

Question 2

I mean.. Today’s work thus

Answer 2

يَعْنِي ..إِلْيُوم الشُغْل هِيك.

Question 3

there is work, I mean but there is no money

Answer 3

فِيه شُغْل يَعْنِي بَسّ مَا فِش مَصَارِي

Question 4

correct, thus the world today

Answer 4

مَزْبُوط، هِيك الدِنْيَا اليُوم

Question 5

I? I have work and work is good

Answer 5

أَنَا ؟ عِنْدِي شُغْل و شُغْل مْنِيح.

Question 6

you have a house and every day

Answer 6

عِنْدَك بِيت كَمَان و كُل اِشِي

Question 7

This is good and how’s your neighbor Abu Yusuf

Answer 7

هَادَا مْنِيح و كِيف جَارَك أَبُو يُوسِف ؟

Question 8

my neighbor? He also have work and money

Answer 8

جَارِي ؟ هُوِّ كَمَان عِنْدُه شُغْل و مَصَارِي.

Question 9

but I don’t have boys or a girl

Answer 9

بَسّ أَنَا مَا عِنْدِيش وْلاَد و بِنْت.

Question 10

my daughter? she is in the house now

Answer 10

بِنْتِي ؟ هِيِّ فِي البِيت هَلْقِيت.

Question 11

and where the boy?

Answer 11

و وِين الوَلَد ؟

Question 12

The boy also in the house

Answer 12

الوَلَد كَمَان فِي البِيت.

Question 13

we are in the house and you in your house

Answer 13

اِحْنَا فِي بِيتْنَا و اِنْتُو فِي بِيتْكُو // بِيتْكُوم

Question 14

Who are these (pl)?

Answer 14

مِين هَدُول ؟

Question 15

These are the neighbor’s kids

Answer 15

هَدُول وْلاَد الجِيرَان.

Question 16

Where’s your children? you (pl)

Answer 16

وِين وْلاَدْكُو ؟ اِنْتُو ؟

Question 17

our children are outside with the neighbor’s children

Answer 17

وْلاَدْنَا بَرَّة مَعَ وْلاَد الجِيرَان.

Question 18

The neighbors reside with their children in this house

Answer 18

الجِيرَان سَاكْنِين مَع وْلاَدْهُم فِي هالبِيت

Question 19

The is the neighbor’s house

Answer 19

هَادَا بِيت الجِيرَان ؟

Question 20

Their house is very beautiful

Answer 20

بِيتْهُم حِلُو كْتِير !

Question 21

correct, they are happy from this house

Answer 21

مَزْبُوط، هِنِّ مَبْسُوتِين مِن هَالبِيت.

Question 22

O George, what’s new

Answer 22

يَا جُورْج، شُو فِيه جْدِيد ؟

Question 23

and tired from work

Answer 23

و تَعْبَان مِن شُغْل.

Question 24

your work is hard

Answer 24

شُغْلَك صَعِب ؟

Question 25

I mean .. not hard but there is a lot of work

Answer 25

يَعْنِي .. مِش صَعِب، بَسّ فِيه شُغْل كْتِير

Question 26

and my daughter is also tired from this work

Answer 26

و بِنْتِي كَمَان تَعْبَانِة مِن هالشُغْل

Question 27

you (pl) tired but work and this is good

Answer 27

اِنْتُو تَعْبَانِين بَسّ شُغْل ، و هَادَا مْنِيح !

Question 28

correct, unemployment, there is not and this is a good thing

Answer 28

مَزْبُوط، بَطَالِة مَا فِش و هَادَا اِشِي مْنِيح

Question 29

Please, enter ! what you want O my brother

Answer 29

تْفَضَّل فُوت ، شُو بِدَّك يَا خَيِّي ؟

Question 30

I want from you a small thing

Answer 30

بِدِّي مِنَّك اِشِي صْغِير

Question 31

I don't have matches in the house

Answer 31

فِش عِنْدِي كِبْرِيت فِي بِيت

Question 32

do you have there?

Answer 32

فِيه عِنْدَك ؟

Question 33

of course, please! enough ?

Answer 33

آ مَعْلُوم تْفَضَّل ! بِكَفِّي ؟

Question 34

you want also something else?

Answer 34

بِدَّك كَمَان اِشِي تَانِي؟

Question 35

How your other daughter in school?

Answer 35

كِيف اِبْنَك التَانِي فِي المَدْرَسِة ؟

Question 36

good, praise good, also the girl in school

Answer 36

مْنِيح، الحَمْدُالله كَمَان البِنت فِي مَدْرَسِة

Question 37

but, all this needs money

Answer 37

بَسّ كُل هَادَا بِدُّه مَصَارِي !

Question 38

for the sake of the books or the notebooks

Answer 38

مِنْشَان الكُتُب و الدَفَاتِر،

Question 39

Everyday a new book and also a notebook and again a notebook, can not

Answer 39

كُل يُوم كْتَاب جْدِيد و كَمَان دَفْتَر و كَمَان دَفْتَر، مِش مُمْكِن !

Question 40

but your happy from the school and from the kids?

Answer 40

بَسّ إِنْتِ مَبْسُوط مِن المَدْرَسِة و مِن الوْلاَد ؟

Question 41

very happy from them

Answer 41

كْتِير مَبْسُوط مِنْهُم.

Question 42

what you want more than this

Answer 42

اِيش بِدَّك أَكْتَر مِن هِيك ؟

Question 43

You are right

Answer 43

أَلْحَقّ مَعَك !

Question 44

This lesson easy or hard?

Answer 44

الدَرْس هَادَا هَيِّن وِلَّا صَعِب ؟

Question 45

I mean not very hard

Answer 45

يَعْنِي مِش صَعِب كْتِير.

Question 46

I mean easy like the first lesson

Answer 46

يَعْنِي هَيِّن مِتْل الدَرْس الاَوَّل ؟

Question 47

Everything needs time, are you tired?

Answer 47

كُلّ شِي بِدُّه وَقِت. إِنْتِ تَعْبَان؟

Question 48

Today, no, not like yesterday

Answer 48

إِلْيُوم لأَ، مِش مِتْل اِمْبَارِح.

Question 49

This boy is clever! he has not like in the school

Answer 49

هالوَلَد شَاطِر كْتِير ! فِش مِتْلُهُ فِي المَدْرَسِة.

Question 50

for who are these books, for him or for you

Answer 50

مِنْشَان مِن هالكُتُب؟ مِنْشَانُه وِلَّا مِنْشَانَك ؟

Question 51

for the sake of me

Answer 51

مِنْشَانِي.

Question 52

O Yusuf come ! here

Answer 52

يَا يُوسِف. تَعَال هُون !

Question 53

What is it, Dad

Answer 53

شُو فِيه، يَا بَابَا ؟

Question 54

Go ! Bring ! the doctor for the sake of your sister

Answer 54

رُوح، جِيب الدُكْتُور مِنْشَان أُخْتَك.

Question 55

What? she is sick?

Answer 55

شُو؟ هِيِّ مَرِيضَة ؟

Question 56

No, not sick (fem)

Answer 56

لأَ مِش مَرِيضَة،

Question 57

not good a little

Answer 57

مِش مَبْسُوتَة سْوَيّ

Question 58

Go ! Straight to the doctor and say to the doctor

Answer 58

رُوح قَوَام لَعِنْد إلدُكْتُور قُول لَلدُكْتُور:

Question 59

Come ! to our home/ Maryam is not good

Answer 59

تَعَال لَعِنْدنَا. مَرِيَم مِش مَبْسُوطَة.

Question 60

Where's the doctor

Answer 60

وَين الدُكْتُور

Question 61

her it is !

Answer 61

هَيْها/ هَيُّو.

Question 62

Please O Sayyid ILYAS, Enter!

Answer 62

تْفَضَّل، يَا سَيِّد إِلْيَاس، فُوت !

Question 63

and how you daughter's condition

Answer 63

و كِيف حَال بِنْتَك

Question 64

I mean, come ! You See ! and tell me her condition

Answer 64

يَعْنِي تَعَال شُوف إِنْتَ و قُلْ لِي حَالْهَا.

Question 65

Where is she?

Answer 65

وِينْهَا ؟

Question 66

Here in the room, enter !

Answer 66

هُون، فِي ألاُضَة فُوت

Question 67

O Maryam come (fem) !, go (fem) !, bring (fem)!, a chair for the sake of your mother

Answer 67

يَا مَرِيَم تَعَالِي، رْوحِي، جِيبِي كُرْسِي مِنْشَان اِمِّك.

Question 68

No, maybe on the chair

Answer 68

لأَ يِمْكِن عَالطَوْلِة

Question 69

No, on the chair or on the table

Answer 69

لأَ عَالكُرْسِي وَلَّا عالطَوْلِة.

Question 70

nevermind

Answer 70

مَعْلِيش

Question 71

Do you want a newspaper from the neighbor's home?

Answer 71

بِدَّك أَجِيب جَرِيدِة مِن عِنْد الجِيرَان ؟

Question 72

yes, this a good idea

Answer 72

أَيْوَة هَاي فِكْرَة كْوَيَّسِة.

Question 73

I want to go now, I bring-you this newspaper

Answer 73

بِدِّي أَرُوح اِسَّا / هَلْقِيت أَجِبْلَك هَالْجَرِيدِة

Question 74

No, nevermind, don't go now - you go later

Answer 74

لأَ بَلَاش مَا تْرُوح إِسَّا، بِتْرُوح بَعْدِين.

Question 75

nay, I go now

Answer 75

اِمْبَلَا، بَرُوح اِسَّا.

Question 76

Good, go but directly

Answer 76

طَيِّب، رُوح، بَسّ قَوَام.