Introduction Flashcards
excuse me (m/f/pl)
عن إزنك, عن إزنكو
aعan iznak / iznik / iznikoo
May I?
Do you mind?
ممكن
Sorry.
آسف
Where are the toilets?
فين التواليت؟
fayn it-tawaleet?
How much is this?
بكم ده؟
Turn… right/left
حود… اليمين/ الشمال؟
Hawid…
il-yimeen/ i-shimaal
I’d like (m/f).. a one-way ticket
a roundtrip ticket
…عايز/عايزة
تذكرة ذهاب (tazkarit zihaab)
تذكرةعودة (tazkarit ‘awda)
hand
إيد
eed
engineer (masc-sing/pl)
engineer (fem-sing/pl)
مهندس / نهندسين
مهندسة / مهندسات
*standard plurals
I’d like a room please
عيازغرفة لوسمحت
aعayz ghurfa lo samaHt
aعayza for a female
table
ترابيزة
Do you speak English
بتتكلم ا؛نجليزي؟
In the book they use bititkallim/bititkallimee for a female
important
مهم
muhimm
mother
sister
أٌمّ
أُخت
house
houses
بيت
بيوت
buyoot
day
days
daily
يوم
أيام
يومي
yawmi
eggplant (sing/pl)
بتنجنة / بتنجان
bitingana / bitingaan
apple (sing/pl)
تفاحة / تفاح
tree (sing/pl)
شجرة / شجر
shagara / shagar
The big dog
The dog is big
ik-kalb ik-kabeer
ik-kalb kabeer
The popular girl
The girl is popular
il-bint il-maHbooba
il-bint maHbooba
The happy teacher
The happy teachers
il-mudarris il mabsooT
المدرّس المبسوط
il-mudarriseen il-mabsooTeen
المدرّسين المبسوطين
The angry tourist
The angry tourists
السائح الزعلان
i-saayiH i-zaعlaan
السُوّاح الزعلنين
i-suwwaaH i-zaعlaneen
The big girl
The big girls
il-bint ik-kabeera
il-binaat ik-kubaar
- a common irregular form of the plural adjective is the replacing of the long vowel sound in the middle of the adjective with the long vowel aa
The big house
The big houses
il-bayt ik-kibeer
il-buyoot ik-kibeera
- all plurals referring to inanimate objects use the feminine singular form of the adjective, regardless of the gender of the noun
The small bus
The small buses
il-utubees i-Suغayyar
il-utubeesaat i-Suغayyara
الصُغيِّرة
tourist (pl)
سائح
سواح
saa’iH
suwaaH
زعلان
من
angry
at
big, bigger (than), the biggest
cheap, cheaper (than), the cheapest
many, more (than), the most
kibeer, akhbar (min), il-akhbar
rakhees, arkhas (min), il-arkhas
kiteer, akhtar (min), il-akhtar
this (one), that (one) *masculine
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