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Syria sorya
                                       hakhdoo


                                        can I take this? (leaflet etc)
               T                       momkin ākhod da?     English ➜ Arabic

               table tarabayza          how long does it take?
                                        betākhod ad ay wa’t?
                 a table for two tarabayza
                 litneen                it takes three hours
                                       betākhod talat saaāt
               tablecloth mafrash tarabayza
                                        is this seat taken? fee had
               table tennis bing bong  āaid hena?

               tailor tarzee          talcum powder bodrit talk

               take akhad             talk (verb) etkallim
                                                            ABCDEFGHIJKLTa
                 can you take me to the   tall (person) taweel
                 ...? (to man/woman) momkin
                 takhodnee/takhdenee lil ...?    (building) aālee

                                      tampons ‘tampax’®
                 do you take credit cards? (to
                 man/woman) betākhod/   tan (noun) samār min esh-
                 betakhdee ‘credit card’?  shams

                                        to get a tan esmar
                 fine, I’ll take it tayib,

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