Tuesday, November 5, 2013

THERE IS / ARE



A:    hal    yujadu   (ayyu) qalam(in) fee haqeebatik(a) (masc.)
                                                                                  (i)  (fem.)

        Is there any pen in your handbag?

B:    na'am ,  yujadu qalamani  fee haqeebatee

       Yes, there are two pens in my handbag?

A:    hal    yujadu   (ayyu) tuffah(in) fee  assallat(i)

       Are there any apples in the basket?

B:     la    ,   la yujadu   (ayyu) tuffah(in) fee  assallat(i)

       No, there aren’t any apples in the basket.

A:    mada yujadu  fawqa  al ma-idati
                               'ala  al ma-idati

        What is there on the table?

      al ma-idat(u)  :   dinner table
      attawilat(u)    :    any other table 

B:      yujadu  midya'(un)  fawqa attawila(ti) / al ma-ida(ti)
         hunaka  midya'(un)  fawqa attawila(ti) / al ma-ida(ti)
  
         There is a radio on the table.

A:      mada yujadu  fawqa  al maktab(i)
                
          What is there on the desk?

B:      yujadu  qurs(un)  wa  kitab(un)  fawqa   al maktab(i)
         hunaka  qurs(un)  wa  kitab(un)  fawqa   al maktab(i)

         There is a diskette and a book on the desk.

A:     mada yujadu  fee  jaybik(a (masc.) / i (fem.))

         What is there in your pocket?

B:     yujadu   ba'du al  mal(i)  fee jaybee

        There is some money in my pocket.

A:    mada yujadu  fee  al  haddeqa(ti)

        What is there in the garden?

B:     yujadu  kalb(un)   fee  al  haddeqa(ti)
        hunaka  kalb(un)   fee  al  haddeqa(ti)

         There is a dog in the garden.

A:      mada yujadu  tahta  attawila(ti) / al ma-ida(ti)

         What is there under the table?

B:      yujadu  qitt(un)  tahta attawila(ti) / al ma-ida(ti)
         hunaka  qitt(un)  tahta attawila(ti) / al ma-ida(ti)

        There is a cat under the table.

·        yujadu  walad(un)  wa  rajulani   fee  al   rhurfa(ti) 

·        There is a boy and two men in the room.
        
     
   yujadu    katheerun min    al   attfal(i)   yal'abuna  fee  al hadeeqati  (al'amma(ti))  hadihi  addaheera / al'ashiyya

  There are a lot of children playing in the park this afternoon.

NOTE:

Read    d     in    mada ,  midya'(un)  , hadihi    as     th     in   the, these .
Read    a    in   ba'du    as     u   in cup   , bus .

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