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dialogue

white wine nebeet abyad
where is the Greek white abyad
Museum? fayn elmat-haf
elyonānee? who? meen?
it’s over there howa henak
English ➜ Arabic
could you show me where who is it? meen?
it is on the map? momkin
tewarrehoolee aala el the man who ... er-rāgil el-
khareeta? lee ...
it’s just here howa hena
bez-zabt whole: the whole week el
isbooa kolloo
which: which bus? aī
otobees? the whole lot kollohom

whose: whose is this? da
dialogue bitaa meen?

which one? aī wāhid? why? lay?
that one da
this one? dowwa? why not? la’ lay?
ABCDEFGHIJKLWh
no, that one la’, da
wide aareed
while: while I’m here wana
hena wife: my wife mrātee

whisky weskee will*: will you do it for
me? (to man/woman)

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