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Money (fullus)

 

Pound
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Gineeh
Half pound (50 pt)
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Nuss gineeh
Quarter of pound (25 pt)
-
Rub' gineeh
Piaster (pt)
-
'irsh
20 pt
-
riyal
10 pt
-
barisa
5 pt
-
shillin
Small change
-
Fakka
US $
-
dollar amrikani
UK £
-
guinay isterlini
A $
-
dollar ustrali
DM
-
mark almani
Travellers' cheques
-
shikat siyahiyya
Change (the rest)
-
ba'ii
Do you have change?
-
Ma'ak fakka?
No change
-
Mafish fakka
I am broke
-
ana mifallis
     

 

 

Time

 

Time
-
Wa't
Now
-
Dilwa'ti
Later
-
Ba'deen
Day
-
yom
Week
-
esbuwa
Month
-
shahr
Year
-
sana
Today
-
Innaharda
Tonight
-
Innaharda billil
Tomorrow
-
bukkra
Day after tomorrow
-
ba'd bukra
Yesterday
-
Imbaarih
Morning
-
Issubh
Afternoon/ Evening
-
Ba'd id-duhr
Evening/ night
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Bil-leel
On time
-
Fi-l-ma'aad
(One) o'clock
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Is-ssa'a (wahda)
Half past one
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Wahda wi nuss
One fifteen
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Wahda wi rub'
One forty five
-
Eitnein illa rub' (quarter to two)
     

 

 

Months of the year

 

Month
-
Shahr
Year
-
Sanna
January
-
Yanayir
February
-
Fibrayer
March
-
Maris
April
-
Abril
May
-
Mayu
June
-
Yunyu
July
-
Yulyu
August
-
Aghustus
September
-
Sibtimbir
October
-
Obtoobir
November
-
Nuvembir
December
-
Disimbir
     

 

 

People

 

I
-
ana
You (single)
-
inta (m)/ inti (f)
You (plural)
-
Intu/ Intum
He
-
Huwa
She
-
Heya
We
-
Ihna
They
-
Homa
This / That
-
Da (m)/ Dih (f)
Those
-
Dool
People
-
Nass
Mother/my mother
-
Om/ommi
Father/ my father
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Ab/ abuya
Brother/ my brother
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Akh/ akhuya
Sister/ my sister
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Okht/ okhty
Son/ my son
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Ibn/ Ibny
Daughter/ my daughter
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Bint/ Binty
Children/ my children
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Awlad/ Awlaadi
Husband/ my husband
-
Gooz/ goozi
Wife/ my wife
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Merrat/ merrati
Man
-
Raggil
Woman
-
Sitt / Wahda Sitt (a woman)
Child
-
Tifl
Children/ kids
-
Atfaal/ 'iyaal
Baby
-
babi - Tifl
Boy
-
Walad
Girl
-
Bint
My friend
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Sahbi (m)/ Sahbiti (f)
My sweetheart
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Habiibi (m)/ Habibti (f)
My fiancé/ fiancée
-
Khatibi (m)/ Khatibti (f)
     

 

 

Emergencies

 

Emergencies
-
Tawari'
Police
-
Bulise/ Shorta
Fire
-
Hari'a
Fire Brigade
-
Matafi
Hospital
-
Mustashfa
Ambulance
-
Iss'af
Pharmacy
-
Saydalya/ Agzakhana
Doctor
-
Doctoor/ Tabib
Nurse
-
Momareda
Help me
-
Ilha'ouni/ Saadini
Thief
-
Harami
     

 

Home

 

Home
-
Beit
Chair
-
korsiyy
Table
-
Tarabiza
Door
-
Bab
Key
-
Moftah
Bed
-
Sareer
Balcony
-
Balcona
Curtains
-
Sata'ir
Candle
-
Sham'a
Sofa
-
Kanaba
Broom
-
Miknasa
Window
-
Shobbak
     

 

Vegetables and fruits

 

Vegetables
-
Khodar
Fruits
-
Fakha
Apricots
-
romman
Onion
-
basal
Mint
-
na'na'
Bananas
-
mauz
Dates
-
balah
Tomato
-
tamatim/ 'outa
Cucumber
-
khiyar
Honey
-
asal
Rice
-
rozz
Pepper
-
bohar
Beans
-
loobya'
Potatoes
-
battattess
Bread
-
'iish
Cacao
-
kakaw
     

 

Colors

 

Colors
-
'Alwan
Color
-
Loon
Red
-
'Ahmar
Black
-
'Aswad
Gray
-
Ramady
White
-
'Abyad
Blue
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'Azrak
Orange
-
Bortoklay
Pink
-
Bamby
Green
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'Akhdar
Yellow
-
'Assfar
Brown
-
Bony
     

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