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bargaining mosowma
bath banyo

can I have a bath? momkin
dialogue ākhod hammām?

how much are they? bathroom hammām
bekam da?
English ➜ Arabic
ten pounds each el wāhid with a private bathroom
beaashara genayh behammām khās
that’s too expensive da
ghālee awee bath towel footit hammām
how about five pounds?
khalleena bekamsa bathtub hōd
genayh?
I’ll let you have it for battery battaraya
eight pounds haddihālak
bitamanya genayh bay khaleeg
can you reduce it a bit
more? (to man/woman) bazaar soo’
momkin tenazzil/tenaz-
zilee es-sear shwaya be*
kamān? beach blāj
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OK, it’s a deal tayib,
khalās hashtreeha on the beach aalal blāj

basket (for storage) afas beach mat haseerit blāj

(in shop) sabat beach umbrella shamsayit blāj

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