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54 [fifty-four]

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‫54 [أربعة وخمسون]‬

54 [arabeat wakhamsuna]

‫التسوق / التبضّع‬

[altasawq / altbdde]

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I want to buy a present. ‫--يد-أ--أش-ر- ه--ة.‬ ‫____ أ_ أ____ ه_____ ‫-ر-د أ- أ-ت-ي ه-ي-.- --------------------- ‫أريد أن أشتري هدية.‬ 0
ari- '-n 'as--ar---a----an. a___ '__ '_______ h________ a-i- '-n '-s-t-r- h-d-a-a-. --------------------------- arid 'an 'ashtari hadiatan.
But nothing too expensive. ‫-لك- -----كون -كل-ة.‬ ‫____ أ__ ت___ م______ ‫-ل-ن أ-ا ت-و- م-ل-ة-‬ ---------------------- ‫ولكن ألا تكون مكلفة.‬ 0
wl-k-n --la--t------uk-ifata-. w_____ '____ t____ m__________ w-u-u- '-l-a t-k-n m-k-i-a-a-. ------------------------------ wlukun 'alaa takun muklifatan.
Maybe a handbag? ‫ر-م--ح---ة ي-.‬ ‫____ ح____ ي___ ‫-ب-ا ح-ي-ة ي-.- ---------------- ‫ربما حقيبة يد.‬ 0
r-uma ha-ib-t-- yd. r____ h________ y__ r-u-a h-q-b-t-n y-. ------------------- rbuma haqibatan yd.
Which color would you like? ‫-ا-ال-ون --ذي ت------ ؟‬ ‫__ ا____ ا___ ت______ ؟_ ‫-ا ا-ل-ن ا-ذ- ت-ي-ي-ه ؟- ------------------------- ‫ما اللون الذي تريدينه ؟‬ 0
ma a---wn-a-d-- t-ri----h ? m_ a_____ a____ t________ ? m- a-l-w- a-d-y t-r-d-n-h ? --------------------------- ma allawn aldhy turidinah ?
Black, brown or white? ‫أ-و-، -ن--أم---يض -‬ ‫_____ ب__ أ_ أ___ ؟_ ‫-س-د- ب-ي أ- أ-ي- ؟- --------------------- ‫أسود، بني أم أبيض ؟‬ 0
aswd---ani-'---'-b-ad ? a____ b___ '__ '_____ ? a-w-, b-n- '-m '-b-a- ? ----------------------- aswd, bani 'am 'abyad ?
A large one or a small one? ‫----- --ي-ة-----غ-رة-؟‬ ‫_____ ك____ أ_ ص____ ؟_ ‫-ق-ب- ك-ي-ة أ- ص-ي-ة ؟- ------------------------ ‫حقيبة كبيرة أم صغيرة ؟‬ 0
h-i--- --b-----'-m- sa---r--? h_____ k______ '___ s______ ? h-i-a- k-b-r-t '-m- s-g-i-a ? ----------------------------- hqibat kabirat 'ama saghira ?
May I see this one, please? ‫م-كن أن-----هذه -‬ ‫____ أ_ أ__ ه__ ؟_ ‫-م-ن أ- أ-ى ه-ه ؟- ------------------- ‫ممكن أن أرى هذه ؟‬ 0
mmk----- -a--a --d----? m___ '__ '____ h_____ ? m-k- '-n '-r-a h-d-i- ? ----------------------- mmkn 'an 'araa hadhih ?
Is it made of leather? ‫-ل -ي-من ----؟‬ ‫__ ه_ م_ ج__ ؟_ ‫-ل ه- م- ج-د ؟- ---------------- ‫هل هي من جلد ؟‬ 0
h- h---i--juld-? h_ h_ m__ j___ ? h- h- m-n j-l- ? ---------------- hl hi min juld ?
Or is it made of plastic? ‫أ---ي--- م-دة-ا-طن--ي-؟---ال--ا-ت-ك-)‬ ‫__ ه_ م_ م___ ا________ ( ا________ )_ ‫-م ه- م- م-د- ا-ط-ا-ي-؟ ( ا-ب-ا-ت-ك )- --------------------------------------- ‫أم هي من مادة اصطناعية؟ ( البلاستيك )‬ 0
a- -i --- m-----a-s-i---------a-blastyk ) a_ h_ m__ m____ a__________ ( a________ ) a- h- m-n m-d-t a-s-i-a-i-? ( a-b-a-t-k ) ----------------------------------------- am hi min madat aistinaeia? ( alblastyk )
Of leather, of course. ‫----ً ، -ن--ل-.‬ ‫____ ، م_ ج____ ‫-ب-ا- ، م- ج-د-‬ ----------------- ‫طبعاً ، من جلد.‬ 0
tbea-- - mi- j-li--. t_____ , m__ j______ t-e-a- , m-n j-l-d-. -------------------- tbeaan , min julida.
This is very good quality. ‫--- -----عي--ج-دة -ل--ي--‬ ‫___ م_ ن____ ج___ ل_______ ‫-ه- م- ن-ع-ة ج-د- ل-غ-ي-.- --------------------------- ‫وهي من نوعية جيدة للغاية.‬ 0
w-- m-n-n--eiat -----at--i--haya--. w__ m__ n______ j______ l__________ w-i m-n n-w-i-t j-y-d-t l-l-h-y-t-. ----------------------------------- whi min naweiat jayidat lilghayata.
And the bag is really very reasonable. ‫و-ل--ي-ة-ثم-ه----ا-ب-جد-ً-‬ ‫________ ث____ م____ ج____ ‫-ا-ح-ي-ة ث-ن-ا م-ا-ب ج-ا-.- ---------------------------- ‫والحقيبة ثمنها مناسب جداً.‬ 0
walh----t-thamana---mu-a--b j--an. w________ t________ m______ j_____ w-l-a-i-t t-a-a-a-a m-n-s-b j-a-n- ---------------------------------- walhaqibt thamanaha munasib jdaan.
I like it. ‫إ--ا --ج---.‬ ‫____ ت_______ ‫-ن-ا ت-ج-ن-.- -------------- ‫إنها تعجبني.‬ 0
'-----a -u-jab--. '______ t________ '-i-a-a t-e-a-n-. ----------------- 'iinaha tuejabni.
I’ll take it. ‫-آخ-ها-‬ ‫________ ‫-آ-ذ-ا-‬ --------- ‫سآخذها.‬ 0
sakhad--h-. s__________ s-k-a-h-h-. ----------- sakhadhuha.
Can I exchange it if needed? ‫--كنني ت-د---ا ؟‬ ‫______ ت______ ؟_ ‫-م-ن-ي ت-د-ل-ا ؟- ------------------ ‫يمكنني تبديلها ؟‬ 0
y-k---------luh- ? y_____ t________ ? y-k-n- t-b-i-u-a ? ------------------ ymknny tabdiluha ?
Of course. ‫-ا-ط--.‬ ‫________ ‫-ا-ط-ع-‬ --------- ‫بالطبع.‬ 0
ba---ba-. b________ b-l-a-a-. --------- baltabae.
We’ll gift wrap it. ‫--غلف-ا ل--ك---ة.‬ ‫_______ ل_ ك______ ‫-ن-ل-ه- ل- ك-د-ة-‬ ------------------- ‫سنغلفها لك كهدية.‬ 0
sn-g---f--a---- -ah-iat-. s__________ l__ k________ s-a-h-i-u-a l-k k-h-i-t-. ------------------------- snaghlifuha lak kahdiata.
The cashier is over there. ‫ال-ن-وق-هن-ك.‬ ‫_______ ه_____ ‫-ل-ن-و- ه-ا-.- --------------- ‫الصندوق هناك.‬ 0
a--u-d-q---nak-. a_______ h______ a-s-n-u- h-n-k-. ---------------- alsunduq hunaka.

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