MANY

MANY / A LOT

Dialogue 32

A: Do you have books?

هَلْ عِنْدَكَ كُتُبٌ؟

Hal ʿindaka kutubun?

B: Yes, I have some.

نَعَمْ، عِنْدِي

Naʿam, ʿindī.

A: Do you have notebooks?

هَلْ عِنْدَكَ دَفاتِرُ؟

Hal ʿindaka dafātiru?

B: Yes, I have a few notebooks.

نَعَمْ، عِنْدِي بَعْضُ الدَّفاتِرِ

Naʿam, ʿindī baʿḍu ad-dafātiri.

A: Do you have pens?

هَلْ عِنْدَكَ أَقْلامٌ؟

Hal ʿindaka aqlāmun?

B: Yes, I have a lot of pens.

نَعَمْ، عِنْدِي كَثِيرٌ مِنَ الأَقْلامِ

Naʿam, ʿindī kathīrun mina al-aqlām.

A: Do you have money?

هَلْ عِنْدَكَ مالٌ؟

Hal ʿindaka mālun?

B: Yes, I have a lot of money.

نَعَمْ، عِنْدِي كَثِيرٌ مِنَ المالِ

Naʿam, ʿindī kathīrun mina al-māli.

A: How many eyes do you have?

كَمْ عَيْنَاً لَدَيْكَ؟

Kam ʿaynan ladayka?

B: I have two.

لَدَيَّ عَيْنَانِ

Ladayya ʿaynāni.

A: How many ears do you have?

كَمْ أُذُنَاً لَدَيْكَ؟

Kam udhunan ladayka?

B: I have two.

لَدَيَّ أُذُنانِ

Ladayya udhunāni.

A: How many noses do you have?

كَمْ أَنْفَاً لَدَيْكَ؟

Kam anfan ladayka?

B: I have only one.

لَدَيَّ أَنْفٌ واحِدٌ فَقَطْ

Ladayya anfun wāḥidun faqaṭ.

A: How many mouths do you have?

كَمْ فَمَاً لَدَيْكَ؟

Kam faman ladayka?

B: I have only one.

لَدَيَّ فَمٌ واحِدٌ فَقَطْ

Ladayya famun wāḥidun faqaṭ.

A: How many cheeks do you have?

كَمْ خَدَّاً لَدَيْكَ؟

Kam khaddan ladayka?

B: I have two.

لَدَيَّ خَدَّانِ

Ladayya khaddāni.

A: How many heads do you have?

كَمْ رَأْسَاً لَدَيْكَ؟

Kam ra'san ladayka?

B: I have only one.

لَدَيَّ رَأْسٌ واحِدٌ فَقَطْ

Ladayya ra'sun wāḥidun faqaṭ.

Glossary (33):

*   a lot: كَثِيرٌ - Kathīr.

*   a book: كِتابٌ - Kitāb.

*   a notebook: دَفْتَرٌ - Daftar.

*   some: بَعْضُ - Baʿḍ.

*   a few: بَعْضُ - Baʿḍ.

*   an eye: عَيْنٌ - ʿAyn.

*   eyes: عَيْنَانِ / أَعْيُنٌ - ʿAynāni / Aʿyun.

*   an ear: أُذُنٌ - Udhun.

*   ears: أُذُنانِ / آذانٌ - Udhunāni / Ādhān.

*   a nose: أَنْفٌ - Anf.

*   a mouth: فَمٌ - Fam.

*   a cheek: خَدٌّ - Khadd.

*   a head: رَأْسٌ - Ra's.

*   only: فَقَطْ - Faqaṭ.

*   how many/much: كَمْ - Kam.