3.3 Community issues Flashcards
The problem is electricity power outages
el-muskilah hiya ‘inqiTaa3 el-kahrabaa’
I understand
‘afham
This is really a big problem
haadhihi mushkilah kabiirah Haqqan
We will try to help you, god willing
sanuHaawil musaa3adakum, ‘inshaa’allah
We can’t promise you anything now
la naqdir ‘an na3idkum bisshay al’aan
we must talk to the officials first
yajib an natakallam ma3a l-mas’uuliin ‘awwallan
said before/after eating or drinking
bi l-hanaa’ wa sh-shifaa
damage to houses
tahaddum el-manaazil
threat of mines and UXOs
khaTar el-alghaam
food shortage
naqS eT-Ta3aam
cold weather
buruudat el-jaww/l’inkhifaaD darajaat el-Haraarah
shortage of clothes and blankets
naqs el-malaabis wa l’-aghTiyah
We must talk to the officials first
yajib ‘an natakallam ma3a l-mas’uuliin ‘awaallan
We’ll try but we must talk to the village elder first
sanuHaawil wa laakin yajib ‘an natakallam ma3a shaykh el-qaryah ‘awallan
We are dealing with the problem
nata3aamal ma3a l-mushkilah
I must talk to my commander first
atakallam ma3a qaa’idii awallan
everything will be fine, god willing
sayakuun kull shay’ tamaam inshaa’allah
pipe
‘unbuub/’unbuubah/’anaabiib
water
maa’/miyaah
fixing (it)
taSliiH (haa)
fitting
tarqib
elder
shaykh/shuyuukh (p)
tribe
qabiilah/qabaa’il (p)
village
qaryah/quraa (p)
tribe leader
shaykh el-qabiilah
organisation
munaZZamah/munaZZamaat (p)
health
SiHHah
international
3aalamiyy/ah
WHO
munaZZamat eS-SiHHih el-3aalamiyyah
president
raii’s/ru’asaa’ (p)