Language Learning

1. نتعلم العربي

   netʿallem l-ʿarbi

   I am learning Arabic

   Usage

   Tells locals that you are studying Arabic.

   Grammar Note

   A present-tense verb alone can mean "I am learning". A sentence assembled from attested words.

2. شنوا معنى هاذي الكلمة؟

   shnuwwa maʿnā hādhi l-kelma?

   What does this word mean?

   Usage

   Asks the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

   Grammar Note

   "kelma" is feminine, so it takes "hādhi". A sentence assembled from attested words.

3. كيفاش نقول هاذا بالعربي؟

   kīfāsh nqūl hādhā b-l-ʿarbi?

   How do I say this in Arabic?

   Usage

   For learning how to say something.

   Grammar Note

   The prefix "b-" before the language name means "in". A sentence assembled from attested words.

4. ما نفهمش، تنجم تكتبلي؟

   mā nfehm-sh, tnajjem tektebli?

   I don't understand, could you write it down?

   Usage

   Ask someone to write it down when you can't follow.

   Grammar Note

   "tektebli" is "write" plus "for me". A sentence assembled from attested words.

5. تحكي عربي باهي برشة

   teḥki ʿarbi bāhi barsha

   You speak Arabic very well

   Usage

   A compliment on someone's Arabic.

   Grammar Note

   "bāhi" means good and can work like "well". A sentence assembled from attested words.

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