PREPOSITIONS

 

 

A:      ayna  ya’eeshu khateebuki

 

          Where does your fiancé live?

 

B:     (huwa) ya’eeshu fee hay(yin) raaqin jiddan

 

         He lives in a very rich district.

 

A:    hal huwa (a)lladee a’etaaki hada (a)l mi’etaf(a) (a)lladee tartadeenah(u)

 

         Is it him who gave you this coat (which)  you’re putting on?

 

B:      na’am , innahu huwa . wa a’etaanee aydan tilka (a)ttannura(ta) (a)llatee ’alaa sareeree

 

        Yes, it’s him. He also gave me that skirt (which is) on my bed.

 

A:     hal talbaseena tilka (a)ttannura(ta) ’indamaa takhrujeen(a)

 

     Do you wear that skirt when you go out?

 

B:     na’am. rhaaliban maa albassuha athnaa-a (a)l ’otla(ti)

 

         Yes, I do. I often wear it during the holidays.

 

A:      a yumkinu lee an ulqiya nadratan ’alayhaa

 

          Can I have a look at it?

 

B:      bitta-ekeed ! yumkinuki an tartadeeha in shi-eti

 

          Of course! You can put it on if you like.

 

A:     shukran ! lakin ’alayya an akhla’a serwaalee awalan

 

         Oh, thank you! But I have to put off my trousers first!