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o’clock* es-sāaa
October oktōbar maād magee’ el otobeesāt?
oil (for car, for salad) zayt English ➜ Arabic
odd (strange) ghareeb
ointment marham
of* min
OK kwayis
off (lights) ma’fool
are you OK? (to man) inta
it’s just off Tal’at Harb kwayis?
Street tahweeda
wahda min shārea talaat (to woman) inti kwayisa?
harb
is that OK with you? (to man/
woman) da kwayis maaāk/
we’re off tomorrow ihna maaākee?
aanddinā agāza bokra ABCDEFGHIJKLOk
is it OK to ...? momkin ...?
office (place of work) maktab
that’s OK, thanks da tamām,
officer (said to policeman) shokran
afanddim
I’m OK ana bekhayr
often dīman
I feel OK (said by man/woman)
not often ahyānan ana kwayis/kwayisa
how often are the buses? ay is this train OK for ...? el atr
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