msa-ca

86 | From MSA to CA: A Beginner’s guide for transitioning into Colloquial Arabic بالإنجليزية ِ المعنى بالعامية ِ والتعبير ِ الكلمة vitamin C سي ِ فيتامين we drank شربْنَا would you like? ِ تحبّي ِ(..ِ… ) إنت ؟ Where are you from a long time? زمان؟ ِ من ِ فين َِ أنت we go ( present tense) نروح we will go حَنطْلَع we will read حنقرا we will write/compose حَنكْتب welcome for a female recipient (LCA) فيكي ِ سهلا ِ و ِ أهلا welcome for a male recipient (ECA) ِْ بيك ِ سهلا ِ و ِ أهلا What? ِِ إيه -ِ ِ ؟شو ِ What is the cost of…? ؟ بكَام What is wrong, Nadia? نادية؟ ِ يا ِ إيه what is wrong? مالَك؟ when? إمْتى ؟ where? (ECA) ؟ فين where? (LCA) ِْ ؟ وين which? ِّْ ؟ أي who? ؟ مين ِ LM: “ Whoever sees you will live! ” (compliment) شافك ِ من ِ عاش ِ (إنت) With me (regardless of the gender) معايا with you (plural) مَعْكُم work الشُغل Would you (f.s.2) to eat lunch? Would you (m.s.2) to eat lunch? تتْغَدي ِ تحبّي ِ ِ تَتْغَدى ِ تحب yesterday إمبارح you (all) cooked ِْ طَبَخ ُِ وت