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English. Arabic.—Phonetic Pronunciation
welcome āhlan wa sāhlan or marhabba
when lamma
when? imta?
whence mineyn
where? feyn?
where from? min eyn? min feyn?
where to? 'ala feyn? lifeyn?
whom illi (=whom or which)
whose? bit'a mīn?
why? leyh? 'ala shān eyh ?
yes āywa, na'am
yesterday embāreh
yet lissa
25. Adjectives.
Angry za'alān
awkward, stupid ghashīm
bad battāl
beautiful, elegant gamīl, latīf
better aḥsan
bitter murr
blind a'ama
broad arīd
civil m'arūf or sāhib adab
clean nadīf
clever shatīr
cold bard
cool barīd
dark atmah
dear azīz, ḥabīb
dear (expensive) ghāli
deceitful ghashāsh
deep ghawīt, wāti
delightful yifrih, mufrih
difficult sa'ab
dirty wisekh
dry nāshif
eldest (oldest) bakri
empty farigh, khali
false keddāab (kidb, a lie)