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es-shar’ee
maaāya?

it’s Patricia ‘Patricia’
southwest el ganoob el who’s calling? meen
gharbee I’m sorry, he’s not in, can English ➜ Arabic
I take a message? (said by
souvenir tizkār man/woman) ana āsif/āsfa,
howa mish mowgood,
Spain asbania tehebbee teseebee
resāla?
Spanish asbānee no thanks, I’ll call back
later la’ shokran, ana
spare tyre aagala estebn hattesil baadayn
please tell him I called
speak: do you speak English? momkin te’ollo ennay
(to man/woman) betikkallim/ ittasalt
betikkallimee ingleezee?
spectacles naddāra
ABCDEFGHIJKLSp
I don’t speak ... ana spend saraf
mabakkallimsh ...
sphinx abol hōl
can I speak to ...? momkin
akkallim ...? spider aankaboot

spoon maala’a
dialogue
sport rayāda
can I speak to Magdi?
momkin akallim magdi? sprain: I’ve sprained my ... ana

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