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46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

‫46 [ستة وأربعون]‬

46 [stat wa\'arbaeuna]

‫فى المرقص‬

[fa almarqas]

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Is this seat taken? ‫ه- هذ------د-ش-غ-؟‬ ‫__ ه________ ش_____ ‫-ل ه-ا-ل-ق-د ش-غ-؟- -------------------- ‫هل هذاالمقعد شاغر؟‬ 0
hl -d--a-maq-ad-s---h-? h_ h___________ s______ h- h-h-a-m-q-a- s-a-h-? ----------------------- hl hdhaalmaqead shaghr?
May I sit with you? ‫أت-مح -ي ---ج--- -ق--ك-‬ ‫_____ ل_ ب______ ب______ ‫-ت-م- ل- ب-ل-ل-س ب-ر-ك-‬ ------------------------- ‫أتسمح لي بالجلوس بقربك؟‬ 0
a--s---- -i--ia-julu-------bk? a_______ l_ b________ b_______ a-a-a-i- l- b-a-j-l-s b-q-r-k- ------------------------------ atasamih li bialjulus baqarbk?
Sure. ‫-ك- س---.‬ ‫___ س_____ ‫-ك- س-و-.- ----------- ‫بكل سرور.‬ 0
bkul- -ur--. b____ s_____ b-u-u s-r-r- ------------ bkulu surur.
How do you like the music? ‫ك-ف و-د---ل---يقى-‬ ‫___ و___ ا_________ ‫-ي- و-د- ا-م-س-ق-؟- -------------------- ‫كيف وجدت الموسيقى؟‬ 0
ki- -a-a-at-al-u---aa؟ k__ w______ a_________ k-f w-j-d-t a-m-s-q-a- ---------------------- kif wajadat almusiqaa؟
A little too loud. ‫عا-ي- ب-- الشي-.‬ ‫_____ ب__ ا______ ‫-ا-ي- ب-ض ا-ش-ئ-‬ ------------------ ‫عالية بعض الشيئ.‬ 0
e--ia- b-d-als---. e_____ b__ a______ e-l-a- b-d a-s-y-. ------------------ ealiat bed alshyy.
But the band plays very well. ‫--كن ال-رق- تعز- ب--- جي---ل-اي--‬ ‫____ ا_____ ت___ ب___ ج__ ل_______ ‫-ل-ن ا-ف-ق- ت-ز- ب-ك- ج-د ل-غ-ي-.- ----------------------------------- ‫ولكن الفرقة تعزف بشكل جيد للغاية.‬ 0
w---u--al----at-tae-uf-b--hak- -a--d l-lgha----. w_____ a_______ t_____ b______ j____ l__________ w-i-u- a-f-r-a- t-e-u- b-s-a-l j-y-d l-l-h-y-t-. ------------------------------------------------ wlikun alfurqat taezuf bishakl jayid lilghayata.
Do you come here often? ‫-ل --ـ- ب--تمرا--إلى--نا؟‬ ‫__ ت___ ب_______ إ__ ه____ ‫-ل ت-ـ- ب-س-م-ا- إ-ى ه-ا-‬ --------------------------- ‫هل تأـي باستمرار إلى هنا؟‬ 0
h----y---a-s--mr-r 'i--------? h_ t__ b__________ '_____ h___ h- t-y b-a-s-i-r-r '-i-a- h-a- ------------------------------ hl tay biaistimrar 'iilaa hna?
No, this is the first time. ‫--- -ذه ه- ------ا-أولى-‬ ‫___ ه__ ه_ ا____ ا_______ ‫-ا- ه-ه ه- ا-م-ة ا-أ-ل-.- -------------------------- ‫لا، هذه هي المرة الأولى.‬ 0
laa- h-d--h -i -----at al'uwla-. l___ h_____ h_ a______ a________ l-a- h-d-i- h- a-m-r-t a-'-w-a-. -------------------------------- laa, hadhih hi almarat al'uwlaa.
I’ve never been here before. ‫ل- --ن ----م--ق-ل-‬ ‫__ أ__ ه__ م_ ق____ ‫-م أ-ن ه-ا م- ق-ل-‬ -------------------- ‫لم أكن هنا من قبل.‬ 0
l---ak-- h--- min --b--. l_ '____ h___ m__ q_____ l- '-k-n h-n- m-n q-b-a- ------------------------ lm 'akun huna min qabla.
Would you like to dance? ‫-تحب -ن -رقص-‬ ‫____ أ_ ت_____ ‫-ت-ب أ- ت-ق-؟- --------------- ‫أتحب أن ترقص؟‬ 0
a--ha--'a- t---? a_____ '__ t____ a-a-a- '-n t-q-? ---------------- atahab 'an trqs?
Maybe later. ‫رب-ا في -ق----حق.‬ ‫____ ف_ و__ ل_____ ‫-ب-ا ف- و-ت ل-ح-.- ------------------- ‫ربما في وقت لاحق.‬ 0
r-im-----w-q- -aah-a-. r____ f_ w___ l_______ r-i-a f- w-q- l-a-q-n- ---------------------- rbima fi waqt laahqan.
I can’t dance very well. ‫---أ----ا---ص تم-م--.‬ ‫__ أ___ ا____ ت______ ‫-ا أ-ق- ا-ر-ص ت-ا-ا-.- ----------------------- ‫لا أتقن الرقص تماماً.‬ 0
la 'a-qa- --ra-s t---a--. l_ '_____ a_____ t_______ l- '-t-a- a-r-q- t-a-a-n- ------------------------- la 'atqan alraqs tmamaan.
It’s very easy. ‫-ذ--س---للغا-ة-‬ ‫___ س__ ل_______ ‫-ذ- س-ل ل-غ-ي-.- ----------------- ‫هذا سهل للغاية.‬ 0
h--a sa----il----a--. h___ s___ l__________ h-h- s-h- l-l-h-y-t-. --------------------- hdha sahl lilghayata.
I’ll show you. ‫سأر-ك -ل-.‬ ‫_____ ذ____ ‫-أ-ي- ذ-ك-‬ ------------ ‫سأريك ذلك.‬ 0
s-ar----ha---. s_____ d______ s-a-i- d-a-k-. -------------- s'arik dhalka.
No, maybe some other time. ‫ل-- أ-ضل-ف--ف-صة---ر-.‬ ‫___ أ___ ف_ ف___ أ_____ ‫-ا- أ-ض- ف- ف-ص- أ-ر-.- ------------------------ ‫لا، أفضل في فرصة أخرى.‬ 0
l--- '--d-- -i --r----'u-hraa. l___ '_____ f_ f_____ '_______ l-a- '-f-a- f- f-r-a- '-k-r-a- ------------------------------ laa, 'afdal fi fursat 'ukhraa.
Are you waiting for someone? ‫----ظر ---اً؟‬ ‫______ أ_____ ‫-ت-ت-ر أ-د-ً-‬ --------------- ‫أتنتظر أحداً؟‬ 0
atant--ir-ah--a-? a________ a______ a-a-t-z-r a-d-a-? ----------------- atantazir ahdaan?
Yes, for my boyfriend. ‫ن-م، صدي-ي.‬ ‫____ ص______ ‫-ع-، ص-ي-ي-‬ ------------- ‫نعم، صديقي.‬ 0
ne-m,-sadi--i. n____ s_______ n-i-, s-d-y-i- -------------- neim, sadiyqi.
There he is! ‫إ-- ه-ا-، ه-----قا--.‬ ‫___ ه____ ه_ ه_ ق_____ ‫-ن- ه-ا-، ه- ه- ق-د-.- ----------------------- ‫إنه هناك، ها هو قادم.‬ 0
'--n-- huna-a- h- hu qad--a. '_____ h______ h_ h_ q______ '-i-a- h-n-k-, h- h- q-d-m-. ---------------------------- 'iinah hunaka, ha hu qadima.

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