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lend sallif let off nazzil
will you lend me your ...? will you let me off at ...?
(to man/woman) momkin momkin tenazzilnee English ➜ Arabic
tesallifnee/tesallifnee ... aand ...?
betāaak/betāaik?
letter gowāb

lens (of camera) aadasa do you have any letters for
me? fee aī gowabāt laya?
less a’all
letterbox sandoo’ el bosta
less than a’all min
lettuce khas
less expensive arkhas
lever (noun) aatala
lesson dars
library maktaba ABCDEFGHIJKLLi
let (allow) yesmah
Libya libya
will you let me know?
momkin teaarrafnee? licence rokhsa

I’ll let you know hab’a lid ghata
a’ool-lak
lie (verb: tell untruth) kazab
let’s go for something to eat
yalla nerooh nākol haga lie down yessattah

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