Conversation

Question 1

Good morning

Answer 1

صباح الخير
ssabaah(ehh) ellhiear

Question 2

Good evening

Answer 2

مسا الخير
Medes ellhiear

Question 3

How are you?

Answer 3

كيف حالَِك

Question 4

What’s your name?

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شو اسمَِك

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My name is…

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اسمي…

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Thank you

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شكراً

Question 7

You’re welcome

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عفواً

Question 8

Welcome!

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أهلاًً وسهلاً
Aa(aah)lan wasahlan

Question 9

Response to welcome, or hello

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أهلين

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Hello (x3)

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مرحبا
Mer-hab-ah

سلام
السلام عليكم

Question 11

Of course

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طبعاً
Taba(aaa)an

Question 12

And you?

Answer 12

وانتَِ
ooenta/i
Note that MSA is ‘waa’

Question 13

And you? [polite]

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وحضرِتَِك

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Where do you live? [country]

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وين عايِش/شة
when eye-ish/eeh

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I live in… [country]

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أبا عايش/شة في/ب

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Where do you live? [city]

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وين ساكْن/نة؟
when saaken/eh

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I live in… [city]

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أنا ساكن/نة في/ب

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How old are you?

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كم عُمرَِك؟
kum umrek

Question 19

I am…years old.

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أنا عمري…سنة

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I have…
I don’t have…

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عندي
ما عندي

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And

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و

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Or

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أَوْ

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But

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بس
bus

Question 24

Good morning (response)

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صباح النّور

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Good evening (response)

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مسا النّور

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Okay

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تمام Tm-am

Question 27

Please

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لو سمحت لو سمحتي Llow-sam(h)at Llow-sam(h)at-ii Use gender of the person you are addressing لو سمحتو

Question 28

Excuse me

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عفوًا

Question 29

Sorry

Answer 29

آسف آسفة Aa-sif Aasf-eh Use YOUR gender

Question 30

Bye

Answer 30

مع السّلامة Maa-salam-eh

Question 31

Here you go (response)

Answer 31

تْفَضّل تفضلي Tfa-ddal Tfa-ddallie

Question 32

Only

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بس

Question 33

What’s going on?

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شو في

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With (x2)

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مع You can use ب for small objects. For example, coffee with sugar NB: that when something is made definite, you don’t need to add ال to the object you’re describing ‘with’. For example, القهوة نسكر NOTE ‘with’ can be conjugated

Question 35

Around… (to approximate)

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شي… Or تقريبا taareebbaann

Question 36

Where? Where are you?

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وين وينك [Review ‘Grammar’; suffixes]

Question 37

Maybe

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يِمكن

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Every

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كل

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Here

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هون

Question 40

[Over] there

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هناك Hoonaak

Question 41

Without NB use with verbs?

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من دون min doon بِدون bidoon NB when used with verbs, you must use ما and subsequent verbs are written as INFINITIVE

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What else?

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شو كمان

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Why?

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ليه لتش

Question 44

Favourite

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مُفضّل Muf-add-ul(eh)

Question 45

At all For example, I don’t like ___ at all

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من مرّة OR بالمرة If you are saying you don’t like something at all, you use this phrase BEFORE mentioning the noun Can also be used after if it is not the focus of your sentence

Question 46

For example… Example

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مثلاً meth-Alan مثال

Question 47

Any/Which

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أي :Positive Negative: ولا

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Some (NB: use in a sentence)

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شوية Pronounce tamah buttah as ت

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Really/seriously?

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عنجدّ Anj-tt Informally, can also be written جدّ

Question 50

When (x2) Note about use in sentences

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لمّا used in sentences متى used in questions NB: more native-sounding when using لما in sentences, to put PRONOUN first e.g., أنا لما أكلت الأكل

Question 51

From

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من

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Still

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لِسّ

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No problem

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مش مشكلة ما في مشكلة

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Now (x3)

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هلّئ هلق هلّأ

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Always As always

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دايمًا زَي دايمًا Diamon

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Rarely

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نادراً Naderran

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Me too

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وأنا كمان Oo-ana Kman

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Us too

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وإحنا كمان Oo-ekhna kmann

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Sure (adjective) Sure (noun)

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متاكّد أكيد Mit-akkid Akkid

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How nice (as question or statement)

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شو حلو(؟)

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Honestly

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بصراحة Bis-arah-hah

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Also

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كمان

Question 63

What happened?

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شو مال(suffix to denote who you’re referring to)

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By the way

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على فكرة

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Names

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أسماء

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Ages

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أعمار

Question 67

How much is the temperature? How much is the ___’s temperature?

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كم درجة الحرارة Temperature: درجة (pronounced ‘t’) ‘Of the heat’: الحرارة How much is the ___’s temperature? كم درجة حرارة الجو Weather has ال since this is the possessive

Question 68

Who x2

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Question form: مين Sentence form: اللي (see Grammar ‘Whose’)

Question 69

What happened?

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شو صار؟

Question 70

Why did this happen?

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ليش هيك صار

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How much?

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كم قديش Uses are different: Verb goes LAST, noun is SINGULAR in كم e.g. كم امتحان عندي Verb goes NEXT, noun is PLURAL in قديش e.g. قديش عندي امتحانات

Question 72

Nothing Anything

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ولاشي أي شي

Question 73

That

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1) Used as a connector. For example, ‘I told you THAT I forgot’ إني إنك إنكم إنه … 2) Used to denote. For example, ‘I told you THAT’ هك

Question 74

About

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عن Can be conjugated

Question 75

From, of

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من Can be conjugated

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Tell me

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MALE قلي FEMALE قوليلي

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Then

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بعدين

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Generally

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بِشكِل عام

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It is well known

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معلوم

Question 80

Abstract use of على

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Can be used to denote burden ON someone: What do I have to do today? شو عليّ اليوم

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Together

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مع بعض - سَوا

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Even/Until Even though

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حَتّى حتى لو

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Impossible

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مُستحيل/مش معقول

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Exactly

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بالضبط

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Same Same thing

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نفس نفس الشي

Question 86

Love NB about tone

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حبيبي—حبيبتي The tone is important. It can mean ‘my dear’, ‘my love’ or to threaten someone/be mad at someone

Question 87

Note about use of عشان NB about use with VERBS

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Has several meanings: - For benefit: عشان - Because of: عشان - That’s why: عشان هيك Subsequent verbs are written in the INFINITIVE

Question 88

Enough

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كفاية

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Anyway

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على أي حال

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Seeking opinion (x2)

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(1) More generic: بالنسبة إلي For example: ‘What’s more important for you?’ شو أهم بالنسبة إلك؟ (2) Opinion: رأي For example, ‘In your opinion…’ برأيك…

Question 91

So far

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لحد الآن

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Unfortunately

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مع الأسف

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Just

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Meaning ONLY بس Meaning EXACTLY بالزَّبط (used as an adverb)

Question 94

As if

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كأنه

Question 95

Although

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مع إنه

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Real

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حقيقي

Question 97

Have to/should

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لازم

Question 98

Not at all

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لا ابدٍا

Question 99

There’s no need

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ما في داعي

Question 100

Because of (when attributing reason)

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بسبب Can conjugate with ‘you’, ‘he’, ‘she’… Note similarity to ‘Reason’ سبب

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Specific Specify

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مُعيّن عَيَّن

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Suddenly Surprise

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Suddenly—فجأة Surprise—مفاجأة

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At all

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من مرّة

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Little more

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كمان شوي

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You are right

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معَِك حق

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Unless

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إلا إذا

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رأيك or رأيكم

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Means opinion. But also used when making a suggestion. For example, ‘Shall we go to…?’ رأيكم نروح على…'

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Except

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إلا ما عدا

Question 109

For free

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مجّانا ببلاش

Question 110

شكل

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Means Shape or Seems

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Already

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أصلاً

Question 112

It’s okay No problem Never mind

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معلش

Question 113

Every now and then

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كل شوي

Question 114

At least

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على الأقل

Question 115

Different

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مُختِلف

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Instead

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بدل (ما)

Question 117

Completely

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تمامًا

Question 118

Some [noun] e.g. ‘some day’ or ‘some people’

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في-

Question 119

As…

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ك- For example, ‘Give it to me AS A PRESENT’ كهدية

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Since this

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بما إنه

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Same!

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زيَِك

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Applying emphasis to a description

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مبلى For example, ‘I AM an old man’ مبلى أنا رجال كبير

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I don’t feel like [verb]

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ما إلي نفس—

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Way of [doing something/speech/…]

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أسلوب

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To mean something

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قصد I don’t mean like that أنا مش هيك قصدي

Question 126

Matter e.g. ‘No matter what they think’ ‘No matter how much you hit’

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No matter what they think لو فكروا شو ما فكروا No matter how much you hit لو ضربتي قد ما ضربتي

Question 127

During [the noun]

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خلال

Question 128

Meanwhile

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بهدا الوقت

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Matter of…

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مسألة For example, A matter of time مسألة ساعات

Question 130

Here I am Here it is Here they are …

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Here I am هدا أنا Can be shortened to: هيني The same with: - Here it is: هيّو/هيها - Here they are: هيهم - And so forth…

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For some reason…

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اسبب ما

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Since then

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من هداك الوقت

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Definitely

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قطعًا

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However

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أمّا

Question 135

I should have…

Answer 135

أنا كنت بقدر…

Question 136

Depends on

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على حسب Not conjugated