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Adjectives good— TAI-yib or KWAI-yis or im-LEEH bad— bai-TAHL big— kr-BEER small— ifl-GHEEK eh—SHMAAL or ya-SAHR iXtk—raa-REED or 'ai-YAAN •unA—TAl-yib or mab-SOOT hungry—ZHO-'AAN thirsty — 'a/-SH AA' black — AS-wai wh ite — UHB -yuhd red- — Ah-tnar blue — /fZ-ra' green- — ,/A'W -oV yellow— C/HS-/ar high— VH-/( low — WAH-A deep — gfot-MEE* shallow — jnj'/A gha-MEE' (not dtV]<) colli — BAA-rid (thing) or iar- DA AN (person) hoi — SHOB (weather) SV-kf»<» (thing) SHO-BAAN (person) wet — m lib-LOQL dry — NAA-thij X pensive- — GHAA-h c h cap—ir-KHEES empiy—FAH-di or FAA-ngls iu—mal-YAAN Pronouns, etc.

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wc — lli-na you — in) (masc); IN-ti (fcni.); IN-tit (pi.) he— HOO she— K££ they — A Jim this— HAA-da these — ha-DOL that — /ia-DAAK those — ba-DO-LEEK who— MEEJV what-ri'HOO or .-n'5H how many — V'" how hr^id-DAYSH BYlB-'ad or ad-DAYSR tt-ma-SAA-ji i-h anyone — HA-da everybody — /(nl WAA-hU

i of — ni in -SHA AN from — min in — £E£ of — JMf'n above — FO' again — kjt-MAAN MAR-ra behind— WA-ra beside — zhemb below— ta hi hr—ba-'EED here— HON in front — 'ud-DAAM less — a-'AL Pre positions on — 'A -lii tu — W or li- up xo—ti-HAD with — njtf' or 6j- AcVerbs near — zhemb (adv.) or a-REEB (adj.) on thar side — 'AAa zhemb ha- DAAK on this side — 'A -la zhemb HAA- da there— hu-NAAK very — i/(-TEEk where— WAYN or FAYN more — AK-iar or ka-MAAN Conjunct lulls and — tea or »- but — LAA-kin if— Ma or 7-ZH or LAU m—AV or B-7L-/J that — in Phrases for Every Day How do you say ... til Arabic? KEEF bit-'OOL ... bit -A-ra- u What date is today? — nd- DAYSH il-YOM? What day of the week? — AYSH ii-YOM? Today is the fifth of June — il- YOM KHAM-ii ih-ZAY- RAAN Today is Tuesday, etc. — U-YOM it-TLAA-ta Come here — ia-'AAL ta-HON Come quickly — Ia-'AAL V WAAU