ADJECTIVES

A:     ash'uru bilbardi   hunaa . linakhruj (min hunaa)

 

         It’s cold in here. Let’s go out!

 

B:    ela ayn(a)

 

        Where?

 

A:    linadhab ela (a)l madeena(ti) ! ana laa ureedu an adalla fee (a)l qarya(ti) hadihi (a)ddaheera(ta)

 

        Let’s go to the city! I don’t want to stay in the village this afternoon.

 

B:   kayfa sanadhabu ela (a)l madeena(ti)

 

       How shall we go to the city?

 

A:   sanaakhudu sayyarata ujra(tin)

 

       We shall take a taxi.

 

B:   (wa) lima laa nadhabu 'ala (mathni) (a)ddarraaja(ti)

 

       Why don’t we go by bicycle?

 

A:   darraajatee (ana)  mu'attala(tun)

 

      My bike has broken down.

 

B:   darraajatuka usseebat bi 'utlin li-annaha darraaja(tun) radee-a(tun) . wa heya radee-a(tun) li-annaha rakheessa(tun)

 

      Your bike has broken down because it is a bad one. And it is bad because it is cheap.

 

A:      a'rifu dalika . darraajatuka (anta) jayyida(tun) , lakinnaha rhaliyatu (a)thaman(i) . al an(a) linadhab !

 

       I know it. Your bike is good, but is expensive. Now, let’s go!

 

B:   sayakunu 'alayka an tabee'a darraajataka (a)rradee-a(ta) wa tashtariya ukhraa jayyida(tan)

 

        You’ll have to sell your bad bike and buy a good one!

 

A:      a'rif ! a'rif ! lakin linadhab (i)l an(a)

 

         I know! I know. But now let’s go!