a9rif

Audio with Theyab's pronunciation

Nuria is a self-confessed car crash. One too many privileges later, she has wound up in group therapy. The group's title: Overspenders' Anonymous.

This is her explanation to the group as to what's going wrong:

"raaH aSrif today just like Saraft yesterday. Even aS-Sarraaf at the store says Sarf-ii is ridiculous.  I really should take his advice because al-maSruuf that I get every month just isn't enough to cover my habit.  I keep on hoping that the government will roll out a surprise birthday bonus but they've been tight recently. You would think aS-Sarf is fun but it's become a curse. My spending batteries are maSruufah."

I should introduce Nuria to the Kuwaiti guy below.

راح اصرف	raaH aSrif	I will spend
سرفت	Saraft	I spent
الصراف	aS-Sarraaf	The cashier
صرفي	Sarf-ii	My spending
المصروف	al-maSruuf	The allowance
مصروف	maSruufah	Spent, flat (f)
بسرعة	b-sir:ah	Quickly

اصرف	aSrif	I spend
تصرف	tSrif	You spend (>m)
تصرفين	tSrifiin	You spend (>f)
تصرفون	tSrifuun	You spend (>pl)
نصرف	nSrif	We spend
يصرف	ySrif	He spends
تصرف	tSrif	She spends
تصرفون	ySrifuun	They spend