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laban

a little milk shwīyet lobby (in hotel) madkhal
lobster gambaree kebeer
a little bit more shwīya
kamān local mahallee

English ➜ Arabic
live (verb) sakan can you recommend a local
restaurant? (to man/woman)
we live together ehna momkin te’ollee/te’olelee
sakneen maaa baad fayn ahsan mataam
mahallee?

dialogue
lock (noun) efl
where do you live? (to man)
inta sākin fayn? (verb) afal
(to woman) inti sakna fayn?
I live in London (said by man/ it’s locked ma’fool
woman) ana sākin/sakna fee
‘London’ lock in afal aala

ABCDEFGHIJKLLi
lively nasheet lock out afal aala

liver (in body) kibd I’ve locked myself out (of
room) el bab et’afāl
(food) kibda aalaya

loaf aaysh locker (for luggage etc) amanāt

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