TO WAIT

A:      lahdah!   mada  taf'aleen(a)

         

          Wait! What are you doing?

          (lahdah: a moment; to wait: intadara (past), yantadiru (present))

B:     (ana)  unaddifu  (a)l ardiya(ta)

        I’m cleaning the floor.

A:    a tunaddifeenaha  bi lmaa-i  bilaa    saabun(in)

                                                     biduni

       You’re cleaning it with water without soap?

B:    na'am   ,  innahu   (a)l maa-u  bilaa  saabun(in)

        Yes, it’s water without soap.

A:   limada

       Why?

B:    laysa  'indee  (ayyu)  saabun(in)

        laysa  'indee   saabun(un)

       I don’t have any soap.

A:   lima  lam   tukhbireenee

       Why didn’t you tell me?

B:   naseet(u)

        I forgot to.