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to drink? (to man) tehib
teshrab aī hāga?
(to man) imta teheb tehgiz
elmaaād?
(to woman) tehib-bee what time would you like?
teshrabee aī hāga? (to woman) imta tehebbee
I don’t want anything, tehgizee elmaaād?
thanks (said by man/woman) three o’clock es-sāaa talāta
English ➜ Arabic
ana mish aayiz/aīza aī I’m afraid that’s not
hāga, shokran possible lil’asaf mish
momkin
apart from monfasil is four o’clock all right? (to
man) teheb tehgiz es-sāaa
apartment sha’a arbaaa?
(to woman) tehebbee
appetizer fateh lil shahaya tehgizee es-sāaa arbaaa?
yes, that will be fine īwa,
apple toffāha da maaād kwayis
the name was ...? el
appointment maaād esmhowa ...?

apricot mishmish
dialogue
April ibreel
ABCDEFGHIJKLAp
good morning, how can I
help you? sabāh elkhayr, Arab aarabee
momkin asaadak?
I’d like to make an the Arabs el aarab
appointment (said by man/
woman) ana aayiz/aīza Arabic (language) logha aarabaya
ahgiz maaād

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