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75 | From MSA to CA: A Beginner’s guide for transitioning into Colloquial Arabic B: Accepting and rejecting invitations: 1. Accepting an invitation to lunch ِ كلمات مهمة ِ وتعبيرات : ِ والتعبير ِ الكلمة بالعامية بالإنجليزي ِ المعنى ة ِ الكلمة المساوي ِ والتعبير ِ ب الفصحى ِ َِ تتْغ ِ تحبّي ِّ ؟يد ِ تَتْغَدى ِ تحب ؟ Would you (f.s.2) like to have lunch? (m.s.2) ِ ن تحبّي هل ِ الغداء ِ تأكلي ِ أن ؟ Note: MSA usually requires “ ِْ أن ” between two verbs (except in certain grammatical structures). In CA, you can put two verbs together without “ ِْ أن ” . معايا With me (regardless of gender) (ECA) مَعي ( LCA) مَعي بُكرة ِ tomorrow ًِ غدا حَوَالي ِ approximately ليحَوَا مُمْكن ِ possible (question or statement depending on intonation) ال ِ من مُمْكن ِ )ْ (أن ِ ينَاسْب ك؟ ِ ِ LM: “ Does it suit you? ” (f.s.2) IM: “ Does it work for you? ” يُناسبُك؟ ِ هل ِ ذُوُق ِ كُلّك ِ إنت ِ والله (زوق .)ِ LM: “ By God, you are all thoughtfulness. ”