A: limada anta waaqif(un) ?
Ijlis
Why are
you standing up? Sit down!
B: ana waaqif(un) li-annahu la yujadu kursiy(yun) fee hadihi (a)l ghurfati
I am
standing up because there
is no chair in this room!
A: lima laa
tajlis(u) 'alaa (a)l ardiya(ti) , mithlee
Why don’t
you sit on the floor, like
me?
B: tayyib . ajlis(u)
'alaa (a)l ardiya(ti) , mithluk(a)
O.K. I sit
down on the floor, like you!
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A:
ayna (huwa) (a)ttilifiziun
Where
is your television?
B:
innahu fee ghurfati
(a)l jolus(i)
It’s in
the sitting-room.
A: ayna (hum)(u)
(a)l attfal(u)
Where are
the children?
B:
innahum fee ghurfati
(a)l jolus(i)
They are
in the living-room.
A: ayna (huwa)
zawjuki
Where is
your husband?
B:
innahu fee (a)l hammam(i)
He’s in
the bathroom.
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