shakh9ayn

Audio with Theyab's pronunciation

One day, I decide to run an errand bruu7ii.

He's intrigued. "7ag shinuu?" 

"akhallii-k tshuuf ba3dayn," is all I say.

It's ash-shitaa and yet al-jaw 7aar by British standards. But it's cool enough to move around on foot. 

I end up walking for half an hour without seeing what I want to find. A woman passes and I ask her, "law sama7tay, t3arfiin the Kuwaiti restaurant near to here?"

She seems confused and says, "maa a3arif."

A taxi passes by and slows down. I ask sawaag at-taaksii, "law sama7t, fii ma63am kuwaytii griib min hinii?"

He replies, "ee, fii bas uhuwa b3iid shwayah."

I get in the taxi and eventually we arrive at the restaurant. I greet the waiter at the door, but explain I don't want to eat right away. I ask: "Can I please reserve a table for shakh9ayn?"

And so I made a reservation for a surprise 3ashaa.

بروهي	bruu7ii	Alone (m/f)
حق شنو؟	7ag shinu?	What for?
اخليك تشوف	akhalii-k tshuuf	You’ll see (lit. I let you you see )
بعدين	ba3adiin	Later
الشتا	ash-shitaa	Winter
الجوحار	al-jaw 7aar	It’s hot out
سواق التاكسي	sawaag at-taaksii	Taxi driver
لو سمحتي	law samaHtay	Excuse me (>f)
تعرفين؟	t3arfiin?	Do you know? (>f)
ما عريف	maa a3rif	I don’t know
في مطعم؟	fiih ma63am?	Is there a restaurant?
قريب من هني	griib min hinii	near to here
اي في بس هو بعيد شوية	ee fii bas uhuwa b3iid shwayah	Yes there’s one but it’s a little far
العشا	al-3ashaa	The dinner