ukhidh-ay raa7-tich

Audio with Theyab's pronunciation

Today's phrase is a double-edged sword. Say ukhidh-ay raaH-tich to any maraah
between the age of adolescence and retirement and you may as well begin
the computer manual / home improvement / jigsaw puzzle that you've been
putting off.

Or, in the case of the Kuwaiti Guy in today's meme, it's a golden opportunity to ogle
his favourite actress.

So "ukhidh raaH-tik" means "take your time" but also potentially take forever,
at least until the job's done. And here's the other side of the coin: it's about patience.
Especially when this happens:

"Shall I try on this dress?"
"Or shall akhidh this nafnuuf instead?"
"What about al-nafnuuf al-azreg?"
"shraay-ik b-hadhaa al-akhDHar?"
"Does maqwit-ii look kabiirah in this?"
"Should I try any of them on?"

"maa :ind-ik maani: tanTurn-ii shwayah ba:d?"

To which the reply is:

مراة	maraah	Woman
اخذ	akhidh	I take
النفنوف	an-nafnuuf	The dress
الازرق	al-azreg	The blue one (m)
شرايك	shraay-ik	What about? (to a male)
بهذا	b-hadhaa	About (lit. “to this)
الأخظر	al-akhDHar	The green one (m)
مكوتي	maqwit-ii	My bum
كبيرة	kabiirah	Big (f)
عندي مانع	:ind-ik maani:	Do you mind?
تنطرني شوية بعد	tanTur-ii shwayah ba:d	Waiting for me a bit (lit. “you wait for me)
عادي	:aadii	Whatever
حاطين	HaaTiin	They put ("they" refers to the TV channel)
علىالتلفزيون	:al-TV	On the TV