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lawayt ...
star nigma
spring (season) er-rabeea standby qīmit el entizār
in the spring fer-rabeea start (noun) el bedāya
square (in town) medān (verb) bada’
English ➜ Arabic
squid sobbayt when does it start? bayebda’
imta?
stairs salālim (f)
the car won’t start el
stale mish tāza aarabayya mabiddorsh
stamp (noun) tābea starter (food) fateh lil shahaya
station (train) mahattit es-
dialogue sekka el hadeed
a stamp for England, (bus) mow’af otobees
please (to man/woman)
tābea lingiltera, low statue temsāl
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samaht/samahtee
what are you sending? (to stay: where are you staying?
man) aayiz tebaat ay? (to man) inta nazil fayn?
(to woman) aīza tebaatee
ay? (to woman) inti nazla fayn?
this postcard el kart da
I’m staying at ... (said by man/
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