Chapter 1 - Flashcards
and how’s work?
و كِيف شُغْلَك ؟
I mean.. Today’s work thus
يَعْنِي ..إِلْيُوم الشُغْل هِيك.
there is work, I mean but there is no money
فِيه شُغْل يَعْنِي بَسّ مَا فِش مَصَارِي
correct, thus the world today
مَزْبُوط، هِيك الدِنْيَا اليُوم
I? I have work and work is good
أَنَا ؟ عِنْدِي شُغْل و شُغْل مْنِيح.
you have a house and every day
عِنْدَك بِيت كَمَان و كُل اِشِي
This is good and how’s your neighbor Abu Yusuf
هَادَا مْنِيح و كِيف جَارَك أَبُو يُوسِف ؟
my neighbor? He also have work and money
جَارِي ؟ هُوِّ كَمَان عِنْدُه شُغْل و مَصَارِي.
but I don’t have boys or a girl
بَسّ أَنَا مَا عِنْدِيش وْلاَد و بِنْت.
my daughter? she is in the house now
بِنْتِي ؟ هِيِّ فِي البِيت هَلْقِيت.
and where the boy?
و وِين الوَلَد ؟
The boy also in the house
الوَلَد كَمَان فِي البِيت.
we are in the house and you in your house
اِحْنَا فِي بِيتْنَا و اِنْتُو فِي بِيتْكُو // بِيتْكُوم
Who are these (pl)?
مِين هَدُول ؟
These are the neighbor’s kids
هَدُول وْلاَد الجِيرَان.
Where’s your children? you (pl)
وِين وْلاَدْكُو ؟ اِنْتُو ؟
our children are outside with the neighbor’s children
وْلاَدْنَا بَرَّة مَعَ وْلاَد الجِيرَان.
The neighbors reside with their children in this house
الجِيرَان سَاكْنِين مَع وْلاَدْهُم فِي هالبِيت
The is the neighbor’s house
هَادَا بِيت الجِيرَان ؟
Their house is very beautiful
بِيتْهُم حِلُو كْتِير !
correct, they are happy from this house
مَزْبُوط، هِنِّ مَبْسُوتِين مِن هَالبِيت.
O George, what’s new
يَا جُورْج، شُو فِيه جْدِيد ؟
and tired from work
و تَعْبَان مِن شُغْل.
your work is hard
شُغْلَك صَعِب ؟
I mean .. not hard but there is a lot of work
يَعْنِي .. مِش صَعِب، بَسّ فِيه شُغْل كْتِير
and my daughter is also tired from this work
و بِنْتِي كَمَان تَعْبَانِة مِن هالشُغْل
you (pl) tired but work and this is good
اِنْتُو تَعْبَانِين بَسّ شُغْل ، و هَادَا مْنِيح !
correct, unemployment, there is not and this is a good thing
مَزْبُوط، بَطَالِة مَا فِش و هَادَا اِشِي مْنِيح
Please, enter ! what you want O my brother
تْفَضَّل فُوت ، شُو بِدَّك يَا خَيِّي ؟
I want from you a small thing
بِدِّي مِنَّك اِشِي صْغِير