msa-ca

70 | From MSA to CA: A Beginner’s guide for transitioning into Colloquial Arabic :s xample E طويل ِ مش ِ محمود . Mahmoud is not tall. طويلة ِ مش ِ سامية . ِ Samiya is not tall. طوال ِ مش ِ الأولاد . ِ The boys are not tall. طوال ِ مش ِ الولدين . The two boys are not tall. Note: The dual is used in CA but treated grammatically as plural. The word طوال is the broken plural for طويل . The dual pronouns like أنتما ، هما are not used in CA. . قهوة ِ عايز ِ مش ِ أحمد I.M is: Ahmed does not want coffee. L.M is: Ahmed is not the “wanter” of the coffee /is not wanting coffee. . قهوة ِ عايزة ِ مش ِ صفية I.M: Safiyaa does not want coffee. L.M: Safiyaa is not t he “wanter” of the coffee /is not wanting coffee. Note: