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| English. | Arabic—Phonetic Pronunciation. | |
| I am strong and can go up alone | ana gāmid wa aqdar atl'a bi nafs-i | |
| get the tea ready at once | ḥaddar esh shāi ḥālan | |
| the horse is going lame, and is very tired | el hosān biy 'urog wa ta'abān ketir | |
| the driver is beating the horse without any reason | el arbaggi biyídrab el hosān bidūn sabab | |
| he knows his business | y'araf shoghl-u | |
| he is not cruel | Luwa mush qāsi | |
| another time I will take someone else | tāni marrah ākhod wāḥed gheyr-u | |
| they are all alike | kullohum zey ba'ad | |
| have you made an account of what you have spent? | 'amilt ḥisāb min el felūs (money) illi saráft-u ? | |
| On The Nile | ||
| I have seen the dahabieh, and it is a very fine boat | ana shuft ed dahabīeh wa hiya merkeb 'aal | |
| have you brought all the luggage down? | nazzált kul el 'afsh? | |
| have you brought the vegetables and mutton, fowls and eggs; also provisions for the crew? | ishtereyt el khodārāt wa lahm dāni, wa firākh wa beyd; wa t'ayyināt lil merākbīeh | |
| if the wind is not enough, we must use the oars | iza kan el hāuwa (or er rīḥ) mush kāfi, lazim nist-'aamil el maqādīf | |
| the weather is beautiful | el hāuwa kwāy-īs | |
| can we land and see the town after sunset? | yumkínna ninzel neshūf el balad deb, b'ad el maghreb? | |
| as you wish, sir; but the people here are bad | zey ma terīd ḥadrétak, walākin en nās hena- batālīn | |
| we are not afraid | eḥna mush khāifīn | |
