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CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES AND SENTENCES.
Useful and Necessary Expressions.
| English. | Arabic—Phonetic Pronunciation. | |
| At last! | akīran! | |
| allow me | ismaḥ li | |
| are you hungry? | inta ga'ān | |
| be careful, open your eyes | iftaḥ 'eynak | |
| begone | imshi | |
| out with you! | itl'a barra | |
| by all means | 'ala kulli ḥāl | |
| certainly | la budd, m'alūm, na'am | |
| come back | irg'a | |
| come here | ta'ala hena | |
| come in | idkhol, hūsh | |
| do you hear? | inta sām'a? | |
| do you know? | inta ārif, or ta'araf. | |
| excuse me | sāmiḥ ni, or ma ta'akhiznīsh | |
| forgive me | ||
| from here | min hena | |
| good-bye | m'a es-salāmah | |
| go away | rūḥ min hena | |
| go on | imshi | |
| give me | iddī-ni, a'atī-ni | |
| how many times? | kām marrah? | |
| holloa there! oh you! | ya inta! | |
| immediately (in this time) | fil waqt, ḥālan | |
| impossible! | ma yumkinsh! | |
| in front of | qodām | |
| in future (afterwards) | fil qābil (ba'adeyn) | |
| it means (i.e.) | ya'ani | |
| make haste | qawām, bil 'agal | |
| many thanks | barakāt warsin |
