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.