A:
ma
hada (masc.)
What’s
this?
B: hadihee (fem.) tawilatun
This is a table.
A:
ma daka
What is that?
B:
daka (masc.) tilfazun
That’s a television set.
A:
ma hada
What is this?
B:
ana la a’rifu ma huwa
(masc.)
I don't know what this
is.
A:
ma tilka (fem.) lashiyae
What are those things?
B: ana la a’rifu ma heya (fem.)
I don't know what they
are.
* * *
Note that the “d” in hada,
hadihee and daka are pronounced as the “th” in
“the” and “these”. “tilka” is often used instead of “hateeka”.
Normally, “tilka” is singular, and “hateeka” is
plural.
* * *
A:
kam essa’a
What time is it?
B: innaha alkhamisa
It’s five o’clock.
5:00
A:
kam essa’a
What time is it?
B:
innaha assadissa wannisf
It’s half
past six.
6:30
A:
kam essa’a
What time is it?
B:
innaha arrabi’a illa
rrubu’
It’s a
quarter to four. 3:45
A: kam essa’a al an(a)
What time is it now?
B: ana la a’rif(u) iss-al ummee
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