makwit-ii

Audio with Theyab's pronunciation

Today's phrase is a double-edged sword. Say ikhidh-ay raa7-tich to any woman between the age of adolescence and retirement and you may as well begin that jigsaw puzzle that you've been putting off.

So "ikhidh raa7-tik" means "take your time" as said to a man, “ikhidhay raa7-tich” to a woman.

This phrase certainly comes in handy when the following crops up:

"Shall I try on this dress? Or shall akhidh this nafnuuf instead?"

"What about al-nafnuuf al-azrag?"

"shraay-ik b-hadhaa al-akh’6ar?"

"Does maqwit-ii look kabiirah in this?"

"Should I try any of them on?"

"maa 3nd-ik maani3 tan6ir-ii shwayah ba3d?"

اخذ! اخذي!	ikhidh! ikhidhay!	Take (>m/>f)!
اخذي راحتچ!	ikhidhay raa7-tich!	Take your time (>f)
النفنوف	an-nafnuuf	The dress
الازرق	al-azrag	The blue one (m)
شرايك	shraay-ik?	What do you think? (>m)
بهذا	b-hadhaa	About
الأخظر	al-akh'6ar	The green one (m)
مكوتي	maqwit-ii	My bum
كبيرة	kabiirah	Big (f)
عندي مانع	3ind-ik maani3	Do you mind? (>m)
تنطرني شوية بعد	tan6ir-ii shwayah ba3d	You'll wait for me a little longer?