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me too wana kamān


                                      mechanic makaneekee
               meal wagba             Mecca makka
                                                            English ➜ Arabic
                                      medicine dowa (m)
               dialogue
                                      Mediterranean el bahr el
                 did you enjoy your meal?   metowassit
                 (to man/woman) aagabak/
                 aagabik el akl?      medium (adj: size) metowassit
                 it was excellent, thank you
                 kan momtāz, shokran  medium-dry nos gaffa

               mean (verb) asad       medium-rare nos sewa

                 what do you mean? (to man/  medium-sized metowassit
                 woman) asdak/asdik ay?
                                      meet ābil             ABCDEFGHIJKLMe

               dialogue                 nice to meet you forsa
                                       saaeeda
                 what does this word
                 mean? ek-kelma dee     where shall I meet you? (to
                 maanāha ay?           man/woman) fayn momkin
                 it means ... in English   a’ablak/a’ablik?
                 maanāha ... bil ingleezee
                                      meeting egtimāa
               meat lahma
                                      meeting place makān

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