TENSES

A:       saamihnee arjuk !

           Please forgive me!

B:       la ,  sa-u'aaqibuka hadihi (a)l marra(ta) hattaa laa taf'ala daalika marra(tan) ukhraa

(You could say  hattaa laa ta'uda ela daalika instead of  hattaa laa taf'ala daalika)

            No, I will punish you this time so that you won’t do it again!

A:      saamihnee hadihi (a)l marra(ta) ! lan af'ala daalika marratan ukhraa !

 (You could say  lan a'uda ela daalika instead of  lan af'ala daalika)

         Just forgive me this time! I will never do that again!

B:      ana laa usaddequk(a) ! (laqad) fa'alta daalika marraatin wa marrat . laabudda an u'aaqibaka hadihi (a)l marra(ta) ! lan usaamihak(a) ! in (ana) saamahtuka hadihi (a)l marra(ta) (fa)sa-ta'udu ela fi'li daalika marratan ukhraa !

         I don’t believe you! You have done it again and again. I must punish you this time! I will not forgive you! If I forgive you this time, you will do it again!

A:       man qaala laka inni sa-af'alu daalika marratan ukhraa ?

          Who told you I would do it again?

B:     ana a'rifuk(a) jayyidan . (ana) laa ahtaaju elaa an yukhbiranee ahad(un) ('ank(a))

         I know you very well. I don’t need anybody to tell me.

        ('ank(a) : about you)