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36 | From MSA to CA: A Beginner’s guide for transitioning into Colloquial Arabic الكلم بالعامية ِ والتعبير ِ ة بالإنجليزية ِ المعنى ِ الكلمة ِ ِ المساوي ِ التعبير ِ و ب الفصحى ِ ِ باليل at night باليل Sometimes in MSA and CA في is used as well in place of ب to mean “at.” دَرَجَة In the context of the coming dialogue, it means “class” in a train. Same and “step” or , if one is talking about the weather, it means “ degree temperature ” درجة الحرارة جنيه ِ بستّين IM: “60 Egyptian pounds (cost) ” LM: “ with 60 Egyptian pounds” same إتْفَضّلي ِْ إت فَضّل here (offering s.th .) female recipient male recipient Same but with the deletion of the initial إ in CA تَفَضّلي ِْ تَفَضّل الفلُوس ِ money مَال بالسلامة IM: “travel safely” LM: “with safety”