Inquiring about others' Descriptions & Lives Flashcards
Ilsitt dee tayiba
This woman is friendly
Kolhom yantamun…
All of them (they) belong…
Huwwa / Hiya
An inquisitive placeholder for “Do/Is” before a question
Huwwa ana 3arfak
Do you I know you?
Hiya al3arabiyya dee model tisa3een?
Is this car a 90’s model?
Huwwa enta sa2a3t almoya fi altallaega?
Have you chilled the water in the fridge?
Huwwa Hasan za3lan min kalam-i?
Is Hassan upset due to my words?
Huwwa fi haga tanya lezim tit3amil?
Is there anything more you need to do?
Humma yintishru / biyintishru
They spread (current) / They’re (in the middle of) spreading
Humma hayintishru
They will spread
Huwa hayintishir / Hiya hatintishir
He will spread
Meen sama7 li-ak bi aldukhool hina?
Who let you in the entrance here?
Al3amil hina, sama7l-i bi aldukhool
The worker here let me in the entrance
Aftah/Aftahi
Lighter complexion (m/f)
Hatirga3
You’ll return
Enta kunt / Enty kunty fayn ba2a kol dah
Where were you (m/f) all this time
Mat3rafish 3yzni fi eh bezabt
Do you know what exactly he wants from me?
Enta/enty hina min imta
How long have you been here?
Meen dee ba2a li’enta gayib-laha elhidaya
Who’s this you got a present for? / Who is this that you got for her a present
Enta ithabil-ha fayn?
Where will you meet her?
elmawdu3 dah begad wala eh?
is this the real deal or what?
Tgiblaha
You give her (as in instructions, “you gotta give her”)
Meen elhmar ily 2aelak keda?
Who’s the idiot that told you (to do) that?
Nas b2oolu
People are saying… (like Nas b2oolu enta magnun = “people are saying you’re crazy”)
Raye7 fayn
Where are you going?
