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| Audio with Theyab's pronunciation |
The one with ghalla6...
9a7 walaa ghalla6 - true or false? It sounds like a line from a quiz, but when you never know if someone's for real or constantly teasing, these three little words become a mantra to live by.
I can never tell when anything a certain person says was bi l-ghalla6 ('by mistake') or intentional. Take the other day. He and I were meant to meet for dinner. I arrived at the restaurant first, but then he rang to say that he had taken al-baa9 al-ghalla6 by mistake and wouldn't make dinner in time. So naturally I abandoned my post and went home.
Halfway to home, I get a second call asking why I am not at the restaurant. He had of course taken al-baa9 a9-9a7.
Sometimes I want to say "ana faqadt al-amal" or even "ana tinarfazt" but deeper than my irritation is how funny it is that he manages to keep me guessing at just about everything.
I can never tell when anything a certain person says was bi l-ghalla6 ('by mistake') or intentional. Take the other day. He and I were meant to meet for dinner. I arrived at the restaurant first, but then he rang to say that he had taken al-baa9 al-ghalla6 by mistake and wouldn't make dinner in time. So naturally I abandoned my post and went home.
Halfway to home, I get a second call asking why I am not at the restaurant. He had of course taken al-baa9 a9-9a7.
Sometimes I want to say "ana faqadt al-amal" or even "ana tinarfazt" but deeper than my irritation is how funny it is that he manages to keep me guessing at just about everything.
غلطين
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ghalla6ayn | Two errors |
اغلاط
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aghllaa6 | 3 - 10 errors |
غلط
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ghalla6 | 11+ errors |
الباص الغلط
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al-baa9 al-ghalla6 | The wrong bus |
الباص الصح
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al-baa9 a9-9a7 | The right bus |
انا فقدت الأمل
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ana faqadt al-amal | I'm disappointed (lit. "I've lost hope") |
تنرفزت
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ana tinarfazt | I'm fed up |
صح ولا غلط
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9a7 walaa ghalla6? | True or false? |
انا جورج كلوني عربي
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ana george clooney 3arabii | I'm an Arab version of George Clooney |
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