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hagātee? no way! abadan!
(to woman) momkin dialogue English ➜ Arabic
takhdee bālik min
hagātee? could you tell me the
way to ...? (to man/woman)
momkin te’ollee/te’olelee
water mīya ettaree’ le ...?
go straight on until you
may I have some water? reach the traffic lights
momkin shwīyit mīya? imshee aala tool lehad
matlā’ee esharāt elmroor
watermelon batteekh turn left howid/howidee
shmāl
waterproof (adj) did el mīya take the first on the right
owil taree’ aala eedak/
waterskiing ‘waterskiing’ eedik el yemeen ABCDEFGHIJKLWe

wave (in sea) mōga we* ehna

way: it’s this way fil ettegāh weak (person) daaeef
da
(drink) khafeef
it’s that way fil ettegāh da
weather gow
is it a long way to ...? howa
ettaree’ beaeed le ...? wedding haflit gowāz

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