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Hello
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سلام
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How are you?
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كيف اتت / انتو؟
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Good morning
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صبحك / ش / كم الله بالخير و العافية
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Good evening
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مساك / ش/ كم الله بالخير و العافية
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Many thanks / please / may God protect you
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الله يَحفَظَّك / ش
الله يخليك / ش |
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The last remaining (old) entrance to the Old City of Sana'a
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باب اليمن
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Chewing
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مُخَزِن
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Male qat (gat) session
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مَقيل / جلسة الرجال
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Female qat (gat) session
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تَفْرَطة / جلسة النساء
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Three main tribal confederations
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حاسِر
بَكيل مَذحَج |
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Goodbye
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خاطرك / ش / كم
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Small Yemeni sword
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جَمْبية
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A lot
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خيرات
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Right now
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ذلحين
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Hot (adj)
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حمئ
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There is / there is not
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به / مابِش
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Because of
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على سب
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No
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ماشي
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Something great, beautiful, wonderful, etc
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حالي
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Vegetarian
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نباتي
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Spicy (adj)
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مُبَسْبَس
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Here / there
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هانا / هاناك
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While / when / till / until
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لوما
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Why?
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لِلمة؟
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Money
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زَلَطْ
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Relaxed (adj)
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مرتاحه
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Store / grocery store
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بقالة
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Tough [but in a good way] (adj)
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عَسَر
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Tribe
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قَبيلة ج قَبائل
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I am studying
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أنا بين أقرا
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I don't know
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ما أعرفش
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"has kids"
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مِعول / ة
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We will get to know
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عنتعرف
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I am still
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عادني
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My family / people
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أهلي
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Sometimes
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بعض الاحيان
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Very
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قوي
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Married (adj)
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مُزوَّج
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I have
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مِعي
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To go
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سار / راح
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Chatting / chit chatting
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مَجابرة
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Stuff / needs/ groceries / busy (adj)
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أغراض
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To take
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شل
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Soar (adj)
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مُعضل
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Excellent
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باهِر
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To put
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طرح
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(it) (is) already
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قَدْ ــــــــ
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To find
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لقى
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Christian (adj)
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نَصْراني
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Also
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واكُل
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To be stuck
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حِنِب، يِحْنَب، حَنْبَة
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Stuck (adj)
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حانِب
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Bored (adj)
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ضابِح
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National security
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الامن القومي
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Respectable (adj)
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مُحْتَرَم
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Modest (adj)
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مُحْتَشِم
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To be engaged (married)
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خطب
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Engaged [marriage] (adj)
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مُخْطوب
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Shy (adj)
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خازي
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Checkpoint
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نقطة التفتيش ج نقاط التفتيش
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Taboo / shame / disgrace
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عَيِب
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Resistance
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مُقاومة
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Enforce
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بالغصب
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To understand / appreciate
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تقدر
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Tomorrow
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غُدوة
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To chew / to give someone qat / buy someone qat
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خزن
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Man
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رِجّال ج رِجال
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Engraving [on people (henna) or buildings)
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نقش
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Spoiled [people] (adj)
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مُدلَع
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Spoiled [food] (adj)
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معفن
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To desire / want
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شتى
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Huthi [person]
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حوّثة / حوثي
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Sometimes
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ساعة حين
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To die with the group is like a wedding (reflects Yemeni collective society)
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الموت مع الجماعة عرس
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Father
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أبه
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Mother
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أمه
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Boy / son
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وَلْد
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Girl / daughter
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بنية / بنت
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Grandfather
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سير
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Grandmother
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أمي حَنَجة
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Grandchild
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إبن إنبي / ولد ولدي / بنت بنتي / حفيد / حفيدة
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To belong (to)
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حقّ
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Marbles
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زَرْقيب
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Hopscotch
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وقل
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Chalk
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طبشور / طباشير
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Hole
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حَفرة
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Roof [of a building]
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جنا
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Blood relatives / blood line / the act of staying in touch with family members
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صِلة الرَحِم
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Candy
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جعالة
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Spoon
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ملعقة ج ملاعق
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Fork
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شوكة ج شوك
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Angel
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ملاك ج ملائكة
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Together
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جَمْعة
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Stove
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بوتُجاز
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Nightstand
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كَمَدينو
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Ground / floor
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قاع
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In-ground oven used to cook bread
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تنّور
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Glass
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قلص
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Justice
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عدل
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Close knit society
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تكافل الاجتماعي
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Floor [of a building]
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طابق ج طوابق
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Break
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استراحة
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Uncooked (adj)
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ني
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Pure (adj)
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قُح
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To let
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خلى
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Gathering / living room
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مفرج / طيرمانة
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To become
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وقع
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Only / but
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غَر
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Like / as
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ساع / سعما
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Beloved person
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خِلْ
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Vinegar
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خَلْ
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To take
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بِز، يبز، يبوز
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Fabric
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بَزْ
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Review
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مراجعة
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Canoe / small ship
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هوري
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Ship
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سفينة ج سفن
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Bicycle
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سيكل
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Motorcycle
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موتر
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Taxi
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تكسي
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Small bus
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باص / دباب
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Pickup truck
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سيارة ابو جاري
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Car
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بابور
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I think
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أتخايل لي
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Villager
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قَرَوي ج قرويين
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Holiday
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إجازة / عطلة / عيد
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Meal
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وجبة ج وجبات
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Diet
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ريجيم
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To walk
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خطي / يخطى
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Accessories
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إكسسوارات
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Window
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طاقة
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Genie / used when something bad happens = dammit
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جِني
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Genie take you (said to someone when something bad has happened to them)
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جِني شَلك
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In my view
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في نظري / في نظر أنا
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This
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ذيه - م / تيه - ف
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That
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ذياك - م / تياك - ف
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Or
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وِلا
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To pay attention / take care of
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وبه
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Quickly
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في ساع / اِسْتَعبل
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To sit / stay
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قمبر
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To wait
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راعي
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Neighborhood
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حارة
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I have to go to the bathroom (lit = I have to go to the Saudi embassy)
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أنا لازم أسير الى السفارة السعودية
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Arrogant
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زناط
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To ignore
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طنش
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Wow
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يعو
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I dare you
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أتحداك
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To do
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سبّر
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Good news
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بِشارة
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There isn't anyone [said when entering a house, especially a stranger's house]
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مابِش أَحَدْ / ما بَحَدَن
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Usually don't pronounce these vowels
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أ هـ ى و
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Poor fellow / poor (adj)
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مَسكين
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To be raised
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تربى
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Single (adj)
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عازِب
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To bring
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أدى / يدي
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Friend
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خَبير ج خُبْرأ
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The house is bright [because of you] (greeting)
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نورت البيت
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Future indicator [for 1st person singular]
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عد ـــــ
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Future indicator
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عـ ـــــ
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Negation
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ما ـ ـ ـ ش
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I
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أنا
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You [m]
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أنتْ
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You [f]
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أنتِ
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He / it
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هو
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She / it
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هي
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We
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إحنا
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You [plural / dual] (also is a formal way of addressing elders or people with higher ranks/status)
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أنتم / أنتو
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They [plural / dual]
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هُم
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When addressing a male older person (your parents' age)
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عمي اسم
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When addressing a female older person (your parents' age)
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خالتي اسم
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Possessive pronoun - I
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ـي
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Possessive pronoun - you [m]
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ك
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Possessive pronoun - you [f]
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ـش
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Possessive pronoun - he
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ـه
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Possessive pronoun - she
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ـها
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Possessive pronoun - we
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نا
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Possessive pronoun - you [pl m]
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كُم
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Possessive pronoun - you [pl f]
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كِن
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Possessive pronoun - they [m]
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هُم
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Possessive pronoun - they [f]
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هِن
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The people want to overthrow the regime
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الشعب يريد إسقاط النظام
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To overthrow
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أسقط
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Famous jewelery / stone
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عقيق
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Qat seller
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مقوت
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Barber
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مزين / حلاق
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Tailor
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خياط
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Farmer
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مزارع
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Blacksmith
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حداد
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Goldsmith
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صياغي
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Carpenter
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نجار
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All the greetings in the world (greeting)
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حيا بكم ملان الدنيا
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Child
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جاهل - جهال / عيال
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To see
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أبسَر، يبسِر
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To read / study
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قري، قرا، قراية
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To wait / take into account
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راعا، يراعي، مراعاة
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To go
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سار، يسير، سيرة
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To help
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عاون، يعاون
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To look after / watch
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انتبه، ينتبه
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To speak
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تحاكا، يتحاكا مع
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To become
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وقع، يوقع
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I will sit
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عد أقمبر
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Bastard child / orphan (can mean trouble maker)
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وَلد الحرام ج أولاد الحرام
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This (f)
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هذه / تيّه
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This (m)
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هذا / ذيّه
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These (m / f)
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هولا / هذولا
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Here
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هانا
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Right here
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هنيّه
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That (f)
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هذيك / تيّاك
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That (m)
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هظاك / هذاك / ذيّاك
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Those (m / f)
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هولاك / هذولاك
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There
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هاناك
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Right there
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هنيّاك
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What
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ما / ماهو
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Why
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لِلمه / ليش
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When
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أي حين
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Who
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مَن
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Where
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أين / أينه
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How
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كيف / كيفه
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What is your name?
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بسمك / ش / كم؟
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Car keys
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سويس
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Bored / angry (adj)
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ضابع
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Tired (adj)
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تاعب
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Great / amazing (adj)
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باهر
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Ugly / nasty (adj)
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شوعة
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Comfortable / "doing well"
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مرتاح / مفتهن
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"good boy / girl" (lit = hero)
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بطل
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Happy (adj)
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فرح
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Chivalrous (adj)
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شهم
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Witty / street smart (adj)
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مفحوس
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Tribal man
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قبيلي
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Annoying / trouble maker
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أذي
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Above
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فوق
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In front of
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قُدام / قُبال / أمام
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Behind
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قَفا / خلف
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On
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فوق / على
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Next to
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جنب
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Under
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تحت
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Near
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جمب
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In
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في / داخل / بـ
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Toward
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صلا
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Between
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بين
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To
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لا / الى
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Inheritance
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ميراث
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Of course
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فَمه
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To sit
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سنب / أوقف
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Dark [like nighttime] (adj)
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طُلمي
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To carry
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حمل
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I miss you
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مفقده = مفقد / ك / ش / كم
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Early
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بَدري / بَحين
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Cat
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دِمّه ج دِمَمْ
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Bed
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قعادة
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Female face covering
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نقاب / خِمار / بُوقَع
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To fill
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عبئ
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Mixed (adj)
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مُختَلَط
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Gay person / gay (adj) [offensive term]
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لوطي / شاذ / مثلي
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Leave! [and other ways of expressing the same meaning]
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إرحَل / برع / هرول / فحط
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Reputation
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سُمعه
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Rumor
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إشاعة ج شائعات
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Stop
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بَطَّل
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Breakfast
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صَبوح
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Lunch
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غدا
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Dinner
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عشاء
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To have breakfast
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اصتبح
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To have lunch
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اتغدئ
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To have dinner
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اتعشئ
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I go [to work] / leave / seek God (lit = to request God)
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أَطْلَب الله / أَقْصَر الله
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To take care of
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قاضى
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Night / at night
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العشية / في العشي
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To return
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ضوى
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(you) must
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ما بِلا وِلا
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Servant
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عَبد - م / أمة - ف
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Especially
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بالذات
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To sit / return
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قعد
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1st prayer of the day (usually 10-15 minutes before sunrise)
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فجر
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2nd prayer of the day (usually after true noon)
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ظهر
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3rd prayer of the day (usually mid afternoon)
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عصر
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4th prayer of the day (usually after sunset until dusk)
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مغرب
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5th prayer of the day (usually after midnight until sunrise)
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عشاء
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She is not
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مشي ساع
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To nag
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دحس، يدحس، دحس
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Knowing
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داري
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Must
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مابِلا
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To wake up / get up / conduct
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قام، يقوم، قومة
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To make
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سبّر، يسبّر
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To hang out [for women only]
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تفرطت، تتفرط
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To go home
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ضوا، يضوي
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To sleep
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رقد، يرقد، رقدة
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Headache
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وجع الراس / صداع
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Stop the nagging
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بطّل الدحس
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Afternoon
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وقت العصر
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Source of income
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مصدر رزق
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Oh my God
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يعوه يا به / يوه يا به
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Really?
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أمانة؟ (أمانة أمانة) / صدق؟
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"be honest"
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قَلَدَك اللة / في ذَمَتَك / سألتك بالله
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Please
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يا مَنَعاه / يا عيباه
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Get away
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شلوك الِجن / جني بِزَّك / جني شَلَّك
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Look!
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ابسر
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Said when admiring something
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يا حَجاب الله / ما شاء الله
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"Pray for the prophet" [said when trying to calm someone down]
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صلوا على النبي / أَذكَر الله
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Excuse my language [said when talking about a bathroom, donkey, or shoes - b/c they are considered dirty]
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حاشيك / ش / كم
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Leave me alone / don't anger me
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خلي لي حالي / لا تِضبِّحْنِيش
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Ignore it / be cool about it
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طَنَش (تعش تنتعش) ابرد ابردي)
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That's not appropriate / that's not right
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ما يسبرش / ما يصلحش
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Wow [but for negatives]
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يا غارة الله / يا لَطيف / يا ساتر
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Said to start off a day
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يا الله رضى وجهك الكريم
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A begging phrase [like, I'm begging you...]
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خيرة الله عليك
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Get out of my face
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رَحلَك من قُدامي
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Wow [for positives]
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يوه و الحلى / يا سلام
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Wow [for positives but also sarcastic / teasing]
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يا علي ـــــ
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"how cute"
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خَبَرَك / ش / سَتَرَك / ش
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Alright
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هيا ناهي
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Nice!
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عيس
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May God help you / strengthen you [often said when someone is sick or works manual labor]
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الله يقويك / الله يشفيك
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Greeting [appreciating someone]
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القايم عزيز
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Faded / rusty (adj) / old person
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مذحل
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Woman
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مرأة ج نِسْوان
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To stretch
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مَطى
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Obedient (adj)
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مطيع
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Lapdog
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كلب المطيع
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Curriculum / method
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منهاج
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Rule
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عُرف / أعرف
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Mediator
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رباعة
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Payment for a wrong committed / fight / conflict
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هجر / إرش
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Blood price / payment
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دية
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Coward
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جبان ج جبناء
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Member [of a tribe, usually after age 17] / also means someone at fault [i.e. for a crime]
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غريم
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Province
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محافظة ج ات
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Tribalism
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قبيّلة
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Faster
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أسرع / أقطع
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Neighbor
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جار ج جيران
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States / small territories
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دويلات
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Pasture
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مرعى ج مراعي
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To seek
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لجى
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Thief
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سارق
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To consult / review / go over
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راجع
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Stupid person / stupid (adj)
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خضعي / أهبل / أخبل
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Because of
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على ميد
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To wander
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تلوى
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God damn you / curse you
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الله يلعنك / ش/ كم
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She isn't here
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محد هي
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How was it?
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كان كيف؟
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Please
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suffix + قوا / قوّى / أمانه على
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She looks like
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شكلها / صورتها
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I don't know
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مدري
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To stay / remain
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عاد باقي
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Words on my behalf
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كلام على لساني
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Despicable / ugly dress
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أخس فستان
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Beggar
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مطلب ج مطلبين
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Despicable / ugly dress
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أخس فستان
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You are somebody
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انت ابن فلان
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Be / become a man
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اوقع رجال
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Then why did you come?
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كان للمه جيت؟
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Awful (adj) / something awful
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شمات
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Excellent (adj)
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من النُخر
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Broke (adj)
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مُفَلَس
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To be afraid
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افتجع
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Wall
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جدار / سور ج جدران / أسوار
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Spices
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حوايج
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Shoes
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بشوق
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Poor quality / cheap (adj)
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تايوان
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Bread
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لُقمة
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Bargaining
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مراجلة
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Appetizer(s)
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مقبلات
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Tip
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بقشيش
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Bill
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فاتورة ج فواتير
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Strict (adj) / strict person [with a negative connotation]
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مُتَزَمَّت
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To be awake
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صحصح
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Kitchen [especially in older times)
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ديمة
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Basement
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بدروم
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Common room / living room / room in the middle of the house
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حَجْرة
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Garage
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قراج
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Yard
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حوش
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To prepare / work on / fix
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صلح
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Refrigerator
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ثلاجة
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Shutters
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مصراع ج مصاريع
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Bathroom
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حمام / مرحاض
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Wardrobe / cabinet / closet
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خزانة / كبت / دولاب
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Blanket
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بطانية / كمبل
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Carpet [when it covers the entire floor]
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موكيت
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Carpet
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سجادة
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Fan
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مروحة
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Mirror
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مراية
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Plate
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صحن / طبق
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Knife
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سكين ج سكاكين
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Cooking pot
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دَست
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Small pillow
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مَدكئ ج مداكئ
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Guest room
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ديوان
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Bedroom
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غرفة نوم
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Dinning room
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غرفة الأكل
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Big water pipe / hookah
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مداعة ج ات
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Realtor
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مُقاوَل / سَمسَري
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Bad boy (adj)
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سَرسَري
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Microwave / oven
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فرن
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I am calling
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أداعي
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To spit
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ذبل
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Sink
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حوض غسيل
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Faucet
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حنفية
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Tiles
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بلاط
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Shower
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دُش
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Towel
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منشفة ج مناشف
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High / relaxed (adj)
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مُكَيَّف
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Someone who is over-chewing qat / the act of over-chewing qat
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مبحشم
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Cheap qat [both in price and quality, loose leaves / not attached to the branch]
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قَطل
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Nice / expensive qat [usually still attached to the branch]
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ضلاعي
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Local (adj)
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بلدي
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Powder
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مبودر
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Addictive
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إدمان
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Antenna
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أريل
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Bathtub
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بانيو
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Bookshelf
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رف كتب ج رفوف الكتب
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Furniture
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أثاث
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Lamp
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لمبة / ات
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Rug
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سجادة
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Sink
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مغسلة
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Sofa / couch
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كنبة
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Toaster
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محمصة خبز
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High school / secondary school
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مدرسة ثانوية
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Elementary school
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مدرسة ابتدائية
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Kindergarten
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روضة أطفال
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Preparatory school
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مدرسة إعدادي
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Cancer
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سرطان
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Social club
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مَبْرَز
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Prohibited (adj)
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ممنوع / محرم
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Branch of qat
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عودي قات
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Moist (adj)
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رَطَب
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Dry (adj)
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يابِس
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Fresh (adj)
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طَري
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To flirt (aggressively) / to harass
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عاكس
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Rude (adj)
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وَقِح
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To stand
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سَنّب
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To wait
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راعى
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To be sleepy
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نَعّس
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To zone out
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طَنَّن
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To be high / top of the world
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كيّف
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To order
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أودَر
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To slam
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صَرع
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To fear
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اِفْتجع
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To dare
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تحدى
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To go to a qat session
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قِّل
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To be happy
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فرح
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To review
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ذاكر
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To learn
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مري
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To leave [behind] / to let / to keep / to allow
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خلى
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To be sad
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غفي
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Stuff
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لاداة / ت
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To surprise / scare
|
فَجَّع
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Scary (adj)
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مِفَجِّع
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Amount
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قمية
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To
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لا عند
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You make me crazy
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جننتِني
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To make crazy / amazing
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جَنَّن
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What's up? / what's going on?
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ما قد به؟
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Garbage
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قمامة
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We don't know
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ولا احناش داري
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To believe
|
صدق
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Equal / same / together
|
سوا
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Annoyed / little irritated (adj)
|
مغضّب
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Stimulant
|
منبه ج ات
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Come on!
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هيا
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Who told me [used to express regret i.e. I wish I never ___ ]
|
من قَلِّي
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God is the only agent who can help me [said when you hear nonsense or about some injustice]
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حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل
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You should say / you mean [lit = the people say]
|
الناس يقولوا
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Walking / outing
|
خرجة / تَمشية / دورة
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Sense / sensation / feeling / thinking
|
حِس
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Your thinking / emotions
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حِسَك عِند
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Honestly
|
بصراحة / الصراحة
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To have received
|
استلم
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Salary
|
معاش / راتب
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Should I tell you / remind you? [said sarcastically]
|
خَبِّرك / ش/ كم
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Thank God [for his blessings] and keep them coming
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يا رب ديمها / ـه نِعمة
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[aggressive] flirting / harassment
|
معاكسة
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Gallon [measurement]
|
دبة
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To spend money / waste money / waste
|
صَرَف
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Few / little manners
|
قليل أدب
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To chase / follow
|
لاحق
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As long as
|
ما دام
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Unavailable / nonexistent (adj)
|
معدوم
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Available / existent (adj)
|
موجود
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Chill out!
|
إهجع / إبرِد
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Bribe / bribery
|
رشوة ج رشاوى
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College graduate
|
جامعي
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To buy qat / to buy qat for
|
خزّن ... لي / لك / لش / له
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On purpose
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بالعاني / عمدا
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Not a big deal [lit = not a story]
|
مش قِصّة
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Curriculum
|
مقرر دراسي / منهاج
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Person who sells goods on a blanket on the ground / the act of selling goods on a blanket on the group
|
بَسْطَة
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Expensive (adj) / expenses
|
الغلاء
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To explode
|
قَرَح
|
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Officer / clerk
|
موظف ج ات
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Degree / certification
|
شهادة ج ات
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Chivalry
|
شهامة
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Generosity / hospitality
|
كرم
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To answer / come
|
جاوب / أجاب
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In-laws
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نسب ج أنساب / نسايب
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Quietly
|
سكنة
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To divide / separate / differentiate
|
فَرَق
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A needy / helpless women [usually negative]
|
مَكْلَف
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Sarcastic (adj)
|
سخري
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To search, to look for
|
دَوّر، يَدَوِّر
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Practical joke
|
مَقْلَب
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Individual
|
نفر ج أنفار
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To hold
|
زَقَم
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It is done [in a fair way]
|
وصلى الله و بارك
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Swear!
|
إحلف
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To swear
|
حَلَف
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I swear to God
|
أحلَف بالله
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Be patient
|
طَوِّل بالك
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Person who is head of the neighborhood
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عاقِل الحارة
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What's wrong, what's wrong with her
|
مافي، مافيها
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Shows that you are fed up
|
إنا
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To suit
|
صَلَح
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Still, she is still
|
عاد، عادها
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Nonsense
|
خيالة
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Middle man, someone who speaks on your behalf
|
وسيط
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Sure (adj)
|
متأكد
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Pocket
|
جيب ج جيوب
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To relax / go on a trip
|
أنفخ
|
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Yemeni style hookah
|
المداعة
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To have coffee
|
تقهوا، يتقهوا
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As I am
|
على ما أنا
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Right guy
|
ابن الحلال
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Since
|
من يوم
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We already left
|
قد تركنا
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I'm already bored
|
قدنا ضابح
|
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Able (adj)
|
قادر
|
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Absolutely (adj)
|
طبعاً
|
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Sour (adj)
|
حامض
|
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Active (adj)
|
نشيط
|
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Angry (adj)
|
زعلان
|
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Awake (adj)
|
قام
|
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Bad (adj)
|
شوعة
|
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Beautiful (adj)
|
حالي/ جميل
|
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Bent (adj)
|
ملفوف
|
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Best (adj)
|
احسن
|
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Better (adj)
|
أحسن، أحلى
|
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Bitter (adj)
|
مر
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Black (adj)
|
أسود
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Blue (adj)
|
أزرق
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Boiling (adj)
|
يفور
|
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Bright (adj)
|
بيلمع
|
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Broken (adj)
|
مكسور
|
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Brown (adj)
|
بنَي
|
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Cheap (adj)
|
رخيص
|
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Cheerful (adj)
|
مفرح
|
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Clean (adj)
|
نظيف
|
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Clear (adj)
|
صافي
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Clearly (adj)
|
واضح
|
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Clever (adj)
|
ذكي/ شاطر
|
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Cold (adj)
|
بارد
|
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Common (adj)
|
عادي
|
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Complete (adj)
|
كامل
|
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Complex (adj)
|
معقد
|
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Correctly (adj)
|
صح
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Cruel (adj)
|
قاسي
|
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Dark (adj)
|
ضُلمي
|
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Dead (adj)
|
ميَت
|
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Deep (adj)
|
غريق
|
|
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Different (adj)
|
مختلف/ ثاني
|
|
|
Difficult (adj)
|
صعب
|
|
|
Dirty (adj)
|
وسخ
|
|
|
Dry (adj)
|
يابس
|
|
|
Early (adj)
|
مبكر
|
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Easily (adj)
|
بسهولة
|
|
|
Easy (adj)
|
سهل
|
|
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Electric (adj)
|
كهربائي
|
|
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Equal (adj)
|
متساوي
|
|
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False (adj)
|
غلط
|
|
|
Fat [person] (adj)
|
سمين
|
|
|
Female (adj)
|
مرة
|
|
|
First (adj)
|
أوَل
|
|
|
Friendly (adj)
|
لَطِيف/ حالي / باهر
|
|
|
Full (adj)
|
ملان
|
|
|
General (adj)
|
عام
|
|
|
Good (adj)
|
جيد
|
|
|
Great (adj)
|
عظيم
|
|
|
Greater (adj)
|
أعظم
|
|
|
Green (adj)
|
أخضر
|
|
|
Grey (adj)
|
رمادي
|
|
|
Hanging (adj)
|
معلَق
|
|
|
Happy (adj)
|
فرحان
|
|
|
Hard [difficult] (adj)
|
صعب/ عسر
|
|
|
Hard [stiff] (adj)
|
قاسي
|
|
|
Healthy (adj)
|
صحَي
|
|
|
Heavy (adj)
|
ثقيل
|
|
|
High (adj)
|
عالي
|
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Ill (adj)
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مريض
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Important (adj)
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مهم
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Kind (adj)
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طيب
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Large (adj)
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واسع/ فسيح
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Last (adj)
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أخر شي / أخر واحد
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Late (adj)
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متأخر
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Least (adj)
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أقل
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Left (adj)
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يسار/ شمال
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Light (adj)
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خفيف
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Little (adj)
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قليل
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Long (adj)
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طويل
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Loving (adj)
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محب/ حبوب
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Low (adj)
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واطي
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Male (adj)
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ذكر
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Married (adj)
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متزوج
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Medical (adj)
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طبي
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Mixed (adj)
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مخلط
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More (adj)
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أكثر
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Much (adj)
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كثير
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Narrow (adj)
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ضيق
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Natural (adj)
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طبيعي
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Necessary (adj)
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ضروري
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New (adj)
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جديد
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Nice (adj)
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جميل
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Normal (adj)
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عادي
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Old (adj)
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قديم
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Open (adj)
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مفتوح
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Polite (adj)
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مؤدب
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Poor (adj)
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فَقِير
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Possible (adj)
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يمكن
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Private (adj)
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خصوصي
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Public (adj)
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عمومي
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Quick (adj)
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سريع
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Quiet (adj)
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هادي
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Rapidly (adj)
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بسرعة
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Ready (adj)
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مستعد
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Red (adj)
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أحمر
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Rich (adj)
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غني
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Right (adj)
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يمين
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Rough (adj)
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خشن
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Round (adj)
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مدور
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Sad (adj)
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زعلان / ضابح / ضنك
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Safe (adj)
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آمن
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Same (adj)
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سوا
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Secret (adj)
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سرّ
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Sensitive (adj)
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حساس
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Separate (adj)
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منفصل
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Serious (adj)
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جِد
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Sharp (adj)
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حاد
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Short (adj)
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قصير
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Shy (adj)
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خازي
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Simple (adj)
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بسيط
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Slow (adj)
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بطئ
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Small (adj)
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صغير
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Soft (adj)
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ناعم/ طاسي
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Strange (adj)
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غريب
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Strong (adj)
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قوي
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Sudden (adj)
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مفاجئ
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Sweet (adj)
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حالي
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Tall (adj)
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طويل
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Thick (adj)
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غليظ/ ثخين
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Thin (adj)
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رقيق
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Tired (adj)
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تاعب
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Ugly (adj)
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شوعة
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Violent (adj)
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عصبي
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Warm (adj)
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دافي
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Weak (adj)
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ضعيف
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Well (adj)
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جيد
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Wet (adj)
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أخضر
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White (adj)
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أبيض
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Wide (adj)
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عريض
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Wise (adj)
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حكيم
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Witty (adj)
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ذكي/ شاطر
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Worse (adj)
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أخس
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Wrong (adj)
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غلط
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Yellow (adj)
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أصفر
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Young (adj)
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شاب
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A beautiful thing is never perfect
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ما مليح الا وحُمى
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What goes around comes around
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من دق باب الناس دقوا بابه
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Tip of the iceberg
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مابسرناش من الجمل الا اذنه
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The blind leading the blind
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عمياء تنقش مجنونة
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Take time to smell the roses
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خزن و افتهن بعودي قات,غطوه و بعده قالوا مات
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After black clouds, clear weather
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كل شدة تهون الصبر مفتاح الفرج
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Charity begins / began at home
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القريب اولى من الغريب
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No pain, no gain
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من یشتی الحالی صبر
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Address people in the language they can understand
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خاطب الناس على قدر عقولهم
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The absent party is not faulty
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الغايب عذره معه
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To jump out of the frying pan into the fire
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يا هارب من الموت الى حضرموت
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The carpenter's door is broken / the shoemaker's wife is always the worst shod
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باب النجار مکسور
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A friend in need is a friend indeed
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الصديق عند الضيق
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Better to be crazy than wise and stuck
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جنان يخارجك ولا عقل يحنبك
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A hungry stomach has no ears
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عند البطون تضیع العقول
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No smoke without fire
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مابش دخان من غير نار
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Choose your neighbor before you choose your house
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الجار قبل الدار
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A leopard cannot change its spots
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بخر خنزير
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Too many cooks spoil the food / too many cooks in the kitchen
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لا كثرت الادياك خرب الليل
لا كثروا الطباخين خرب الاكل |
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The early bird catches the worm
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البركة في البكور
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All that glitters is not gold
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مش كل ما يلمع ذهب
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Paddle your own canoe
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ما حك جلدك مثل ظفرك
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones
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مَن كان بيته من زجاج مايراجمش الناس بالحجار
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It takes two to tango
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يد واحدة ما تصفقش
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Nothing please him whatsoever
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لا يعجبه العجب ولا الصيام في رجب
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Save for a rainy day
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لو حبيبك عسل لا تلحسه كله
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Greed destroy(s) a man
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من أكل بالثنتين أختنق
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Rome wasn't built in a day
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حبه فوق حبه وكالت ... وقطره فوق قطره وسالت
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Speak of the devil
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إذكر الحي والتفت
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Wet behind the ears
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زنجبيل بغبارة
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Strength in numbers
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الموت مع الجماعة عرس
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Give him an inch and he will take a mile
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سمحنا له يتشاقر دخل رقص
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Kill two birds with one stone
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حج ولقاط مسابح
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Birds of a feather flock together
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من جالس جانس
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Shame on you
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الله المستعان
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God is generous [often said to beggars]
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الله كريم
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In the name of God
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بسم الله
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Protection from the evil eye
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ماشاء الله
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Really?
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بالله عليك
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[you] swear to God
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أسالك بالله
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Greetings, God greets you
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حياك الله
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Said when someone is coming / arriving
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حيا الله من جا
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In God's security, said when someone is going away / goodbye
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في أمان الله
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God reward you [very religious expression], thanks
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جزاك الله خير
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God bless / give mercy to your father [said when someone did something good]
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الله يرحم والديك
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Said when you leave someone's house
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كثر الله خيركم
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May God always make your time good [said after dinner when people five you perfume]
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طيب الله وقتك
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To do engraving [nagash]
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نَقَّش
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To discuss
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ناقِش
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If you love something you must love all of it [lit = If you love the camel you must love the camel's rider]
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لا انت تحب الجمل حبيت جمالة
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Worst (adj)
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أَخَس / أسوأ
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I'm in a tight spot / I have a problem
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أنا في ضيق
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Said when you are stuck
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يوه و الجَنْبَة
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To cause someone to be stuck
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حَنَّب، يِحَنِّب، حنابة
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Make an exit for me / help me / solve this for me
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خارجني
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To be lost
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ضاع، يضيع
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Martial procession from the bride's house to the groom's
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زَفّة
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Wedding
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عِرِس ج أعراس
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Groom
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حريو
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Bride
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حريوة
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To be lost
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ضاع، يضيع
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Engagement [marriage]
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خَطوبة
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Martial procession from the bride's house to the groom's
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زَفّة
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To become in-laws [with]
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ناسب، يناسب
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Wedding
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عِرِس ج أعراس
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Contract / martial contract]
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عقد / العقد العرس
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Groom
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حريو
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Sister wife / a wife of a name who has multiple wives
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طبينة ج طباين
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Bride
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حريوة
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Martial gift to the bride and or bride's family / dowry
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مهر
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Payment / gift to the bride and or bride's family after the marriage
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مُقَدَّم
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Payment a women has to make to her ex-husband after a divorce
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مُؤَخَّر
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When a women asks for a divorce
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خُلع
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Divorce [when it mutually agreed upon]
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طلاق
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Person whose goods don't sell
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مبور
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To have kids, procreate
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نجب / خلّف
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Maiden / a women who is too old to marry [often over 20 years old] or hasn't received any martial offers
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عانِس / بايرة
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In-laws / relatives [but in a negative connotation, i.e. scorpions relatives]
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الأقارب عقارب
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Relative
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قريب ج أقارب
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Slowly!
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دلا دلا / دلي دلي
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To pick
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لقط
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Rosary
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مسابح
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Like that
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كذا
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Left over
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بور
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To like [a lot]
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احنج
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Adulterer
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زانية / ابن زانية
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Good luck + something specific
|
الله يوفق + على / في
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Said when someone is asking too much
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زوج علي و احطة
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Mind / patience
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بال
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To lose [something]
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ضَيّف
|
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Ethics
|
أخلاق
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Ethical (adj)
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أخلاقي
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Tourist
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سائح ج سياح
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Norms / unwritten laws [often refers to tribal system]
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أعراف
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Tradition
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تقليد ج تقاليد
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To help [someone] out
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توسط، يتوسط
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To apologize
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اعتذر
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Revenge killing
|
قتل انتقامية ج القتل الانتقامية
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To dispute
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تشارع، يتشارع، مِشارعة
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Clean / kin
|
عشيرة
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Chiefdom / sheikdom
|
مشيخة
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Name of comedy series shown during Ramadan / also can be used to describe someone from the north
|
دحابش / دحباشي
|
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People of the north
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دحابشة
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Leave me alone
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هَجّعني / سَكّهني
|
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Court
|
محكمة ج محاكم
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Lawyer
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محام ج ون
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To escape
|
هِرِب
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Scandalous (adj)
|
فاضح
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In debt / debt
|
مديون / دين
|
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Minor (adj)
|
قاصِر
|
|
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Adult / grown-up (adj)
|
بالِغ
|
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To agree [most used as a negated verb]
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رضي، يرضئ، رضا
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To force
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غِصِب، يغصب
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To dig a hole for yourself / to put yourself in a tricky situation
|
وَدَّف فـ، يِوَدِّف، ودافة
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Wow! What a hole I'm in!
|
يوه الودافة
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To be upset / to become upset
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حِنِق، يِحْنَق، حانِقة
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To be upset / to be bored
|
ضِبِح، يضبح
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To make someone upset
|
ضَبِّح
|
|
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Conservative (adj)
|
محافظ
|
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Tribal norms, morals, traditions, etc [collective]
|
قَبْيَلَة
|
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Tribal person / someone who upholds tribalism (adj)
|
قَبِيلي
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What else?
|
أيش عاد؟
|
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Disobedient (adj)
|
عق / عاصٍ
|
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Person [m] who is disobeying their [his] parents [used as an insult]
|
عق والديه
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Brave (adj)
|
شجاع
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Obedient / someone [man] who is obeying their [his] (adj)
|
طايع والديه
|
|
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Fundamentalist / someone who is over-religious (adj)
|
إصلاحي
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Liberal / socialist [person] (adj)
|
إشتراكي
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Death is coming / life is too short [expression]
|
بيجي موت
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Don't scare me!
|
لا تفجّعنيش
|
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To hit / strike
|
ضارب / تضارب
|
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To hit / strike [something] intensely [i.e. a lot of people]
|
ضَرّب
|
|
|
To go to the cinema [usually only applies to boys]
|
سينم، يسينم
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|
|
Have you ever...
|
عمرك / ش / كم
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|
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To be scared
|
إفجَع
|
|
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I will show you [threat]
|
عد أوريك / ش / كم
|
|
|
In your face! [lit = eye]
|
و على العين
|
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Marginalized people / low class [includes butchers, street musicians, Africans, bathroom workers, nagash artists, news singer]
|
المهمشين / الجزار، المزين، الأخدام، الحمامي، المنقشة، الدوشان
|
|
|
Non-naive [derogatory]
|
مش أصول
|
|
|
Marginalized (adj)
|
مهمشي
|
|
|
The last name of a Jew who converted to Islam
|
المهتري
|
|
|
Really? / Please / Trust / Can I trust you?
|
أمانة
|
|
|
To belong [to]
|
حق، حقي، حقه
|
|
|
To let go / to drop
|
فَلِّت
|
|
|
I trust you
|
أمانتك
|
|
|
Who does it belong to? / Whose is it?
|
حق من هي؟
|
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|
Don't believe it!
|
لاتصدقش
|
|
|
Bully, crony, thug
|
بلطجي ج البلطجية
|
|
|
Sniper
|
قَناص ج القناصة / قناصين
|
|
|
Embarrassed (adj)
|
محرج
|
|
|
Martyr
|
شهيد ج شهداء
|
|
|
I rely on you
|
أنا راكن عليك / ش/ كم
|
|
|
Death certificate
|
شهادة الوفاة ج -ات
|
|
|
To show off
|
شِطِح، يَشطِح
|
|
|
Excuse me / can you [very casual]
|
إسْكَه
|
|
|
To be able to / to can
|
أقدِر / أستِر، يِقدِر، يِستِر
|
|
|
To hold
|
زِقِم / مشك، يِزْقَم / يمشك
|
|
|
To dirty / stain
|
وَسَّخ، يوَسِّخ
|
|
|
If you are beautiful the observers won't let you go [used after rejection, i.e. if you worked hard you won't have been fired]
|
لو انتي حالية ما فلتوش المستضبين
|
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ما شاء الله
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يا سين
|
|
|
Female dancer in the dark, no one says anything / compliments you [the proof is in the pudding / I'll believe it when I see it, also can be used to encourage people]
|
يا راقصة في الغدرة ماحد يقولش يا سين
|
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Luck of the beautiful women is in the monkeys (ugly people) and the luck of the monkeys is in them [used when you see something that doesn't make sense, things should have turned out differently / fate]
|
بخت المالاح في الرباح و بخت الرباح فيهن
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Luck
|
بخت / حظ / نصيب
|
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Monkey
|
رَبح ج رُباح
|
|
|
Little brat
|
دَلّوع / ة
|
|
|
You are different
|
بتبسر لي مطلع
|
|
|
Spot
|
بقعة ج بقع
|
|
|
To hope / make
|
جِمِل
|
|
|
Until now
|
لا ذلحين
|
|
|
Disappointed
|
كسر خاطر
|
|
|
To wake up
|
صحّى
|
|
|
To fill out
|
عَبَى
|
|
|
Turn!
|
لُف / لُفي
|
|
|
Straight
|
على طول
|
|
|
Side street
|
شارع فرعي
|
|
|
Messy (adj)
|
مُلَّخبَط
|
|
|
Military pickup truck
|
شاص
|
|
|
To arrive
|
وِصِل
|
|
|
To cause someone to arrive / to deliver
|
وَصًّل
|
|
|
To push
|
دِهِف
|
|
|
To sacrifice ones life
|
فدي، يفدي
|
|
|
I sacrifice my life for you [used when asking for a favor]
|
فديتك / أنا فدالك / أنا فداك
|
|
|
May the lives of your enemies go away / may they sacrifice their lives
|
يفداك / ش عدوك / ش
|
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|
Type of bean
|
بلسن
|
|
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To like / love / kiss
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حب، يحب
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Plot of land on a farm / section of farmland
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جِربة ج جِرَب
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Thirsty (adj)
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ضامي
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The one who doesn't know (always) says belsen (bean) [used when referring to someone who is judging something by appearances / they don't really know the truth]
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اللي ما يعرفش يقول بلسن
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To be lost
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ضاع
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To lose something
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ضَيَّع
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We are relieved of my aunt [used when you got out of a hard situation]
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سكهنا من عمتي يا عم
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To be relieved
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سِكِه
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To relieve someone [from something]
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سَكَّه
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To argue
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تصايح، يتصايح
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Food eaten on a sheet / cloth
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السَفْرة
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It came from you, the house of God [used when you are sarcastically upset about something bad happening, i.e. class being canceled]
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جت مِنّك يا بيت الله
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I sacrifice my life for the one with the lemon in her pocket
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فديت لي في جيبها اليمة
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To roughhouse / tease [positively]
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سافط، يسافِط، سفاط
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Thick blooded [means has no sense of humor]
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دمه تقيل
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Thin blooded [means has a sense of humor]
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دمه خفيف
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Abdul al-Ghani roughhousing [too much roughhousing / too rough, refers to the story of a Abdul al-Ghani who accidentally pushed his wife off a roof while roughhousing]
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سفاط عبد الغني
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Dance with Jambiyas
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البرع
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Dance with men and women in the middle, men have to keep up with the women's moves
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شَرح
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Couples dance
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زامِل
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To pass [i.e. a car]
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تعد، يتعد
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Burial ceremony
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القبريان
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Teenager (adj)
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طايش / مراهق
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To lie
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كَذَب
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To call out / to make someone lie / to contradict
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كَذَّب
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Free (adj)
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بِلاش = مجاناً
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Unitary (adj)
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وحدوي = مع الوحدة
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To take care of / work / provide for
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شاقي على
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I'm under a bank [means made of money / very wealthy]
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تحتي بنك
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To lend [i.e. money]
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دَيَّن / سَلّف
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To borrow
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تَديَّن / تِسلّف
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To pay back
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بَرّج
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Interest [i.e. money] / gains / fees
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ربا / أرباح
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Said when someone is being selfish / marginalizing people
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حقه حق و حق الناس مرق
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Blood reveals itself
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العرق دساس
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Shameless [thief throwing rocks, i.e. not hiding]
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سارق و مراجم
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I haven't seen him for a long time
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قد لي منه خيرات
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And it was a great trip man!
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و بعدا يا رجال دورة
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Small pond
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بركة
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Beautiful / amazing (adj)
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خلقة
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To give someone company
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ونسى
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Nitpicking
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طنفسه / تستسه
مطنفس / متستس |
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Stop the nitpicking
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بطل الطنفسة / التستسة
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Busy-bee
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نوبة البيت
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You're not in a good mood [lit = your good mood is buried]
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هاجَسك / ش مردوم
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Buried (adj)
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مردوم
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Good mood
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هاجس
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It seems [like] / appears
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الظاهر
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Crowded (adj)
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زحمة
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Argument / debate
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جدال
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To steal
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سِرِق
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Cellphone
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جوال / سيار / موبايل
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To take / pull
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جر / شل = يأخذ
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Legal (adj)
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شرعي
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Separation
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انفصال
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Belt for a Jambiya
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حزام / عسيب
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To pick up / hold
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زِقِم / مِسِك / شِبِح
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Quickly!
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فحط
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Shut up!
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إسكت
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Shhhhh! Quiet! [meant to be quiet so you can hear something]
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أصه
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No / to / if
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لا
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Crazy / confused (adj)
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مربوش
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That
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اللي
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To go well with or fits well
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ناسب، يناسب
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They (f) always
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مكانهن
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I don't care / I care less
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مطنش / ة
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To provide for ones family
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شقي، يشقى على
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Worker / .provider
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شاقي
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"well..."
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هيّا
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Stop the idiocy [lit = be reasonable]
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بطل خبالة
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The other day
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اليوم الأول
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Be honest
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أسألكم بالله
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Does that satisfy your consciousness / do you believe that?
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يخارجك / ش / كم هذا؟
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My situation is a [terrible] situation
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حالتي حالة
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Broke
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مفلس
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As if
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يا زعم
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Rich / loaded with money
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مزلط
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You already look like
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قدك سعما
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To act [too] cool [sarcastic]
Refers to Michael Jackson |
تميكل، يتميكل
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Over-dressed
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دلع
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You're wearing [i.e. clothes]
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فوقك
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Envy
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حسد
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To give the evil eye
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مِرِع، يِمرع، مَرْع
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Not on me / you can't fool me
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على غيري
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Ok, ok!
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ناهي ناهي
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You turned out worth than my father
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رجعت اخس من ابي
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To benefit / run errands [for]
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نِفِع، يِنْفَع، نَفع
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To advise
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نصح، ينصح
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For your own sake / behalf
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لنفسك
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Rhetorical (adj)
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استبيانية
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To speed up
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عجل. يعجل
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To delay
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أَجَّل، يأجِّل
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To propose [i.e. marriage]
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خطب
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To be upset [in protest] / to protest
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حِنِق، يِحْنَق، حانِق
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Forced / forcing
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غصب / بالغصب
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Neighbors
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جيران
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Well (adj)
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سوا
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To cut / hurt / injure [physically]
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عَوّر، يعوِّر
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To hurt [emotionally]
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جرح، يجرح
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To raise / cultivate [well] [i.e. children]
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ربي، يِربي
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No one raised him / he has bad manners
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ماحد ربّاه = قليل أدب
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To show
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رَوّى، يروي / يروو / يورو
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To compensate
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أرّش، يأرش، أرش
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Compensation
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أرش
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To find something strange / to be surprised or shocked
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استغرب
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To prepare
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يَسبِّر
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To can't handle
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اقدر على
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Children / boys
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عيال
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Said when something bad happens
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يالطيف
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Goodbye
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أستودعك الله
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God is with you / goodbye
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الله معك / الله معش / الله معكم
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God give you (said to beggars)
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الله يدي لك
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God light your way
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نور الله طريقك
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May God whiten your face (make you happy) / said when you did something good
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بيض الله وجهك
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Good luck
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وفقك الله بأحسن توفيق
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God continues your happiness (said to the groom the day after his wedding)
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دام الله السرور
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God give you a great reward (said when someone has died, “I’m sorry for your loss)
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عظم الله أجركم
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Popular Yemeni comedy program / comedian
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خط عاكس
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Popular Yemeni Internet forum / website
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مجلس اليمني
http://www.ye1.org/ |
