Conversation Flashcards

1
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Good morning

A

صباح الخير
ssabaah(ehh) ellhiear

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Good evening

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مسا الخير
Medes ellhiear

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3
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How are you?

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كيف حالَِك

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What’s your name?

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شو اسمَِك

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My name is…

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اسمي…

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Thank you

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شكراً

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You’re welcome

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عفواً

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8
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Welcome!

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أهلاًً وسهلاً
Aa(aah)lan wasahlan

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Response to welcome, or hello

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أهلين

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10
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Hello (x3)

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مرحبا
Mer-hab-ah

سلام
السلام عليكم

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11
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Of course

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طبعاً
Taba(aaa)an

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12
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And you?

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وانتَِ
ooenta/i
Note that MSA is ‘waa’

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And you? [polite]

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وحضرِتَِك

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14
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What do you do for work?

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شو بتِشتغك/ي
shoo btishtraal/ee

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15
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I work as…

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أنا بشتغل

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16
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What do you study?

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شو بتُدرس/ي
shoo btdrosee

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17
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I study…

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أنا بدرس…

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18
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Where do you live? [country]

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وين عايِش/شة
when eye-ish/eeh

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I live in… [country]

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أبا عايش/شة في/ب

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20
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Where do you live? [city]

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وين ساكْن/نة؟
when saaken/eh

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I live in… [city]

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أنا ساكن/نة في/ب

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22
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How old are you?

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كم عُمرَِك؟
kum umrek

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23
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I am…years old.

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أنا عمري…سنة

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24
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Is everything clear?

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كل شي واضح

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25
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I have…
I don’t have…

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عندي
ما عندي

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26
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And

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و

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27
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Or

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أَوْ

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28
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But

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بس
bus

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29
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Clear

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واضح

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30
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Sound/Voices

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صوت

Interesting plural case. This is M but we do F plural
صوتات

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31
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Good morning (response)

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صباح النّور

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32
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Good evening (response)

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مسا النّور

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33
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Okay

A

تمام
Tm-am

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34
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Please

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لو سمحت
لو سمحتي
Llow-sam(h)at
Llow-sam(h)at-ii

Use gender of the person you are addressing

لو سمحتو

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35
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Excuse me

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عفوًا

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36
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Sorry

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آسف
آسفة
Aa-sif
Aasf-eh

Use YOUR gender

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37
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Bye

A

مع السّلامة
Maa-salam-eh

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38
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Weather

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جو

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39
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Here you go (response)

A

تْفَضّل
تفضلي
Tfa-ddal
Tfa-ddallie

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40
Q

Discount

A

خصِم

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41
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Price

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سِعِر
ser-err
Referring to the price of ‘it’: سعره/سعرها

أسعار

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42
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Only

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بس

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43
Q

What’s going on?

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شو في

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44
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Maybe

A

يِمكن

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45
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With (x2)

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مع
You can use ب for small objects. For example, coffee with sugar
NB: that when something is made definite, you don’t need to add ال to the object you’re describing ‘with’. For example, القهوة نسكر

NOTE ‘with’ can be conjugated

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46
Q

Around… (to approximate)

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شي…
Or تقريبا
taareebbaann

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47
Q

Where?
Where are you?

A

وين
وينك
[Review ‘Grammar’; suffixes]

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48
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Maybe

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يِمكن

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49
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Thing

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شي

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50
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Every

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كل

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51
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Here

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هون

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52
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[Over] there

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هناك
Hoonaak

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53
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Without

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من دون
min doon

بِدون
bidoon

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54
Q

What else?

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شو كمان

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55
Q

Why?

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ليه
لتش

56
Q

Favourite

A

مُفضّل
Muf-add-ul(eh)

57
Q

More than

A

أكتر من
Used between nouns to compare
Nouns must use ال

58
Q

At all
For example, I don’t like ___ at all

A

من مرّة OR بالمرة
If you are saying you don’t like something at all, you use this phrase BEFORE mentioning the noun
Can also be used after if it is not the focus of your sentence

59
Q

For example…
Example

A

مثلاً
meth-Alan

مثال

60
Q

Any/Which

A

أي :Positive
Negative: ولا

61
Q

Some (NB: use in a sentence)

A

شوية
Pronounce tamah buttah as ت

62
Q

Correct

63
Q

Wrong

A

غلط
Raalat

64
Q

Really/seriously?

A

عنجدّ
Anj-tt

Informally, can also be written جدّ

65
Q

I understand

A

فهمِت

66
Q

When (x2)
Note about use in sentences

A

لمّا used in sentences
متى used in questions

NB: more native-sounding when using لما in sentences, to put PRONOUN first e.g., أنا لما أكلت الأكل

67
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From

68
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Still

69
Q

No problem

A

مش مشكلة
ما في مشكلة

70
Q

I forgot

A

نسيت
Nseet

71
Q

Now (x3)

A

هلّئ
هلق
هلّأ

72
Q

Always
As always

A

دايمًا
زَي دايمًا
Diamon

73
Q

Rarely

A

نادراً
Naderran

74
Q

Me too

A

وأنا كمان
Oo-ana Kman

75
Q

Us too

A

وإحنا كمان
Oo-ekhna kmann

76
Q

Sure (adjective)
Sure (noun)

A

متاكّد
أكيد
Mit-akkid
Akkid

77
Q

Late

A

متأخِّر
Mittakhr

78
Q

How nice (as question or statement)

A

شو حلو(؟)

79
Q

Honestly

A

بصراحة
Bis-arah-hah

80
Q

Also

81
Q

What happened?

A

شو مال(suffix to denote who you’re referring to)

82
Q

By the way

A

على فكرة

83
Q

I hate you

A

بكر هَِك

84
Q

I love you

85
Q

News

A

خبَر

أخبار

86
Q

Message/Letter

A

رسالة

رسائل

87
Q

Names

A

أسماء

88
Q

Ages

A

أعمار

89
Q

Height

A

طول

أطوال

90
Q

Weight

A

وَزِن

أوزان

91
Q

Somebody
Nobody

A

حدا

ما حدا or ولا حدا

92
Q

Alone

A

لحال
Can add pronoun suffixes to this word

93
Q

How much is the temperature?
How much is the ___’s temperature?

A

كم درجة الحرارة
Temperature: درجة (pronounced ‘t’)
‘Of the heat’: الحرارة

How much is the ___’s temperature?
كم درجة حرارة الجو
Weather has ال since this is the possessive

94
Q

Who x2

A

Question form: مين
Sentence form: اللي (see Grammar ‘Whose’)

95
Q

What happened?

A

شو صار؟

96
Q

Why did this happen?

A

ليش هيك صار

97
Q

How much?

A

كم
قديش

Uses are different:
Verb goes LAST, noun is SINGULAR in كم
e.g. كم امتحان عندي

Verb goes NEXT, noun is PLURAL in قديش
e.g. قديش عندي امتحانات

98
Q

Nothing
Anything

A

ولاشي
أي شي

99
Q

That

A

1) Used as a connector. For example, ‘I told you THAT I forgot’
إني
إنك
إنكم
إنه

2) Used to denote. For example, ‘I told you THAT’
هك

100
Q

About

A

عن

Can be conjugated

101
Q

From, of

A

من

Can be conjugated

102
Q

Tell me

A

MALE قلي
FEMALE قوليلي

103
Q

Then

A

بعدين

104
Q

Generally

A

بِشكِل عام

105
Q

Never been

A

ولا عُمري
ولا بعري

106
Q

It is well known

A

معلوم

107
Q

Abstract use of على

A

Can be used to denote burden ON someone:
What do I have to do today?
شو عليّ اليوم

108
Q

Together

A

مع بعض - سَوا

109
Q

Even

A

حَتّى

110
Q

By one self

A

ALONE: لحالي
BY SELF: لو حدي

أنا لحالي/لو حدي
أنت لحالك/لو حدك
انتو لحالكم/لو حدكم
هو لحاله/لو حده
هي لحالها/لو حدها
هم لحالهم/لو حدهم
إحنا لحالنا/لو حدنا

111
Q

Impossible

A

مُستحيل/مش معقول

112
Q

Exactly

A

بالضبط

113
Q

Same
Same thing

A

نفس
نفس الشي

114
Q

Love
NB about tone

A

حبيبي—حبيبتي
The tone is important.
It can mean ‘my dear’, ‘my love’ or to threaten someone/be mad at someone

115
Q

Note about use of عشان

A

Has several meanings:
- For benefit: عشان
- Because of: عشان
- That’s why: عشان هيك

116
Q

Enough

A

كفاية

117
Q

SUMMARY: Time

A

Time (non-discrete): وَقِت
Time (interval): مرّة
This time: هده المرّة
Twice: مرتين
Three times: تلات مرّات
I have time: معي وقت
Sometimes: أحيانًأ/مرّات
Another time: كمان مرّة

118
Q

Other (or another)
The other
Others

A

Other/another: تاني (NB: this is the same as ‘second’)
The other: التاني
The others: التانيين

119
Q

Anyway

A

على أي حال

120
Q

Seeking opinion (x2)

A

(1) More generic: بالنسبة إلي

For example: ‘What’s more important for you?’
شو أهم بالنسبة إلك؟

(2) Opinion: رأي

For example, ‘In your opinion…’
برأيك…

121
Q

Life

122
Q

So far

A

لحد الآن

123
Q

Unfortunately

A

مع الأسف

124
Q

Just

A

Meaning ONLY بس
Meaning EXACTLY بالزَّبط (used as an adverb)

125
Q

As if

126
Q

Mistake

127
Q

Although

A

مع إنه

128
Q

Real

A

حقيقي

129
Q

Have to/should

130
Q

Unbelievable

A

مش معقول

131
Q

How is ___ going?

A

كيف ___ معك؟

132
Q

Not at all

A

لا ابدٍا

133
Q

Reason

134
Q

Mood

135
Q

There’s no need

A

ما في داعي

136
Q

Because of (when attributing reason)

A

بسبب
Can conjugate with ‘you’, ‘he’, ‘she’…
Note similarity to ‘Reason’ سبب