Chapter #1 D

Question 1

O Nuha, the neighbors they saw your brother?

Answer 1

يَا نُهَى اِلْجِيرَان شَافُو أَخُوكِ ؟

Question 2

They saw-him, he was in the garden

Answer 2

أ شَافُوه، كَان فِي البُسْتَان.

Question 3

and they saw you (fem, sing) also

Answer 3

و شَافُوكِي كَمَان ؟

Question 4

nay, Ilyas, our neighbor saw you (fem, sing) with your brother (fem sing)

Answer 4

مْبَلَا، إِلْيَاس جَارْنا شَافِك مَع أَخُوكِ،

Question 5

and his wife also saw you (fem sing)

Answer 5

و مَرَتُه كَمَان شَافَتِك.

Question 6

you were with your brother (fem sing) in the garden

Answer 6

اِنْتِي كُونْتِي مَع أَخُوكِ فِي اِلْبُسْتَان.

Question 7

I was perhaps they saw me

Answer 7

ا،كُنِت، بِجُوز شَافُونِي

Question 8

however, I didn’t see anyone

Answer 8

لَكِن أَنَا مَا شُفْتِش حَدَة.

Question 9

good, where your is your father and your mother (fem sing)

Answer 9

طَيِّب. وِين أَبُوكِ و اِمِّك ؟

Question 10

I don’t know, did you ask Ahmad, My brother?

Answer 10

أَبْصَر. سَأَلْت أَحْمَد أَخُوي ؟

Question 11

yes, I asked him. I said to him: where is your mother and father?

Answer 11

أَيْوَة، سَأَلْتُه. قُلْتِلُّه: وِين أَبُوك و اِمَّك؟

Question 12

he told me: a hour ago, they were in the house

Answer 12

قَالِي: قَبِل سِيعَة كَانُوا فِي اِلْبِيت

Question 13

now, I don’t know where they went

Answer 13

هَلَا أَبْصَر وِين رَاحُو.

Question 14

O children bring-it the small dog, which was in the courtyard

Answer 14

يَا اُولَاد جِبْتُو اِلْكَلْبِ اِلصْغِير اللي كَان فِي اِلْحَاكُورَة ؟

Question 15

yes and we brought to him also food but he did not want this food

Answer 15

-أَيْوَة ، و جِبْنَا له كَمَان أَكْل بَسّ مَا بِدُّوش هَالَاكْل .

Question 16

Who fault is it?

Answer 16

-اِلْحَقّ عَلَى مِين ؟

Question 17

The fault is his, this food is very good

Answer 17

-اِلْحَقّ عَلِيه ، هَالاَكْل طَيِّب كْتِير.

Question 18

no, the fault is on you, O girl because this is dry

Answer 18

-لاَ اِلْحَقّ عَلِيكي يَا بِنْت لِانُّو هَادَ نَاشِف .

Question 19

bring me water and you will see what happens

Answer 19

جِيِبي مَيّ و بِتْشُوفي شُو بِصير

Question 20

she brought water: the dog ate it all

Answer 20

(جَابَت مَيّ: اِلْكَلْب أَكَل اِلْكُل )

Question 21

what happened

Answer 21

شُو صَار

Question 22

nothing

Answer 22

وَلَا اِشِي

Question 23

nay, an accident happened with him

Answer 23

مْبَلَا ! صَار مَعُه حَادِث،

Question 24

he was injured and they took him to the hospital

Answer 24

كَان مَجْرُوح، أَخَدُوه ع اِلْمُسْتَشْفَى

Question 25

now, they brought him to the house

Answer 25

هَلْقِيت جَابُوه ع اِلْبِيت.

Question 26

he became better, I mean

Answer 26

-صَار أَحْسَن يَعْنِي ؟

Question 27

yes, it’s done - but the whole story took us three hours

Answer 27

-ا خَلَص، بَسّ كُل اِلْقُصَّة أَخْدَت مَعْنَا تَلَت سِيعات.

Question 28

we sent a letter to the director of the school

Answer 28

بَعَتْنا مَكْتُوب لَمُدِير اِلْمَدْرَسِة

Question 29

no answer

Answer 29

فِشّ جَوَاب .

Question 30

you must send (pl) another letter

Answer 30

-لاَزِم تِبْعَتُو مَكْتُوب تَانِي.

Question 31

yes, we want to send a letter also

Answer 31

-آ بِدْنَا نِبْعَتْ كَمَان مَكْتُوب

Question 32

and we see what happens

Answer 32

و مِنْشُوف شُو بِصِير .

Question 33

why you opened (fem sing) the window?

Answer 33

لِيش فَتَحْتِي اِلشَّبَابِيك ؟

Question 34

you must not open (fem sing) now

Answer 34

مِش لاَزِم تِفْتَحِي هَلْقِيت.

Question 35

Always, I open the morning a little

Answer 35

-دَايماً بَفْتَح اِلصُّبُح شْوَيّ،

Question 36

and now I want to open but 15 minutes

Answer 36

و إِسَّة بِدِّي أَفْتَح بَسّ رُبِع سِيعَة.

Question 37

we mustn’t open two windows

Answer 37

-مِش لاَزِم نِفْتَح شُبَّاكِين،

Question 38

one window is enough

Answer 38

شُبَّاك وَاحَد بِكَفِّي

Question 39

if we open the two windows there will be a draft

Answer 39

إِزَا بْنِفْتَح شُبَّاكِين بِكُون فِيه مَجْرَة هَوَا.

Question 40

Good - tell the boy open the window, which is next to the door

Answer 40

-طَيِّب قُول لَلْوَلَد يِفْتَح اِلشُّبَّاك إِللِي حَدِّ اِلْبَاب

Question 41

and don’t open another window

Answer 41

و مَا يِفْتَح شُبَّاك تَانِي

Question 42

to where? what work today

Answer 42

-لَوِين ؟ شُو شُغْلَك إِلْيُوم؟

Question 43

we want to plant tobacco

Answer 43

-بِدْنَا نِزْرَع دُخَّان.

Question 44

where you (pl) planting tobacco

Answer 44

-وِين بْتِزْرَعوالدُخَّان ؟

Question 45

we have land next to the house

Answer 45

-عِنْدنَا أَرْض جَنْب اِلْبِيت.

Question 46

last year we planted zucchini

Answer 46

-اِلْعَام زَرَعْنا كُوسَة،

Question 47

this year we planting tobacco and we will see

Answer 47

هَالسَّنِة بْنِزْرَع دُخَّان و بِنْشُوف.

Question 48

it seems this-year all the farmer’s land - they want to plant tobacco

Answer 48

-مْبَيِّن هَالسَّنِة كُلّ فَلَّاحِين اِلْبَلَد بِدْهُم يِزْرَعُو دُخَّان.

Question 49

But (your home pl.) usually, they don’t plant tobacco

Answer 49

بَسّ عِنْدكُم عَادَةً بِزْرَعوش دُخَّان.

Question 50

anyway, Good luck

Answer 50

-عَلَى كُلّ حَال الله يْوَفِّق

Question 51

Thank you May Allah preserve you

Answer 51

-الله يِحْفَظَك.

Question 52

they say that we must pay a tax on every thing

Answer 52

-بِقُولُو إِنُّو لاَزِم نِدْفَع ضَرِيبِة عَلَى كُلّ اِشِي.

Question 53

yes, every man - they pay taxes

Answer 53

-آ كُلّ اِلنَاس بِدْفَعُو ضَرَايِب

Question 54

not possible to prohibit this

Answer 54

مِش مُمْكِن نِمْنَع هَادَ !

Question 55

yes this thing we don’t prohibit-it

Answer 55

-أَيْوَة هَادَ اِشِي مِش نِمْنَعُو

Question 56

how much you paid until now

Answer 56

-قَدِّيش دَفَعِت لَحَدّ إِسَّى،

Question 57

and how much he must pay also

Answer 57

و قَدِّيش لاَزِم تِدْفَع كَمَان؟

Question 58

I paid 50 shekels and still I must pay 25

Answer 58

-دَفَعِت خَمْسِين شِكِل و بَعِد // لِسَّة لاَزِم أَدْفَع خَمِشِة و عِشْرِين.

Question 59

and you (fem), how much you paid (fem)

Answer 59

-و إِنْتِي، قَدِّيش دَفَعْتِي

Question 60

and how much you paying fem

Answer 60

و قَدِّيش لاَزِم تِدْفَعِي ؟

Question 61

same thing

Answer 61

-نَفْسِ اِلْاِشِي

Question 62

you must pay (fem) more than me

Answer 62

-كَان لاَزِم تِدْفَعِي أَكْتَر مِنِّي

Question 63

because you have a house bigger than my house

Answer 63

عَشَان عِنْدِك بِيت أَكْبَرمِن بِيتِي.

Question 64

anyway, I paid this amount every month and that’s enough

Answer 64

-عَلَى كُلّ حَال بَدْفَع هَالْمَبْلَغ كُلّ شَهْر و بِكَفِّي.

Question 65

you must not ask a lot, I don’t ask !

Answer 65

مِش لاَزِم نِسْأَل كْتِير أَنَا مَا بَسْأَلِش !

Question 66

correct, you mustn’t ask fem

Answer 66

-مَزْبُوط، مِش لاَزِم تِسْأَلِي.