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"ana maa-nii yaayah," said the girl, pouting her lip.
"maa-nii m9addig-ah!" yells her mother. "Family lunch is the only majaal we all get to see each other."
"Family lunch is mummil," the girl mutters, shifting from foot to foot in her huge party dress.
The mother knows her daughter is only five years old, but still al-raf'9 hits her hard. How can she teach her child that az-zuwaarah is an event that is khaa9ah? After all, shwayyat naas may continue on the same path and grow up without realising that people aren't going to be around forever.
"Oh so... min-tay yaayah? So when I go, what are you going to do?" asks the mother.
"Play dolls?"
"Until when?"
"Forever."
The mother makes a mental note to self - give up now and try again next year.
| Verb |
انا ماني ياي(ة)
|
ana maa-nii yaay(ah) | I'm not coming |
منت ياي
|
min-ta yaay | You (m) aren't coming? | |
منتي ياية
|
min-tay yaayah | You (f) aren't coming? | |
منتو يايين
|
min-taw yaayiin | You (pl) aren't coming? | |
محنا ياين
|
m-a7naa yaayiin | We aren't coming | |
مهو ياي
|
mu-huwa yaay | He isn't coming | |
مهي ياية
|
mi-hiya yaayah | She isn't coming | |
ماهم يايين
|
maa-hum yaayiin | They aren't coming | |
| خاص | khaa9 | Special (m) | |
| Adjectives | خاصة | khaa9ah | Special (f) |
| خاصين | khaa9iin | Special (pl) | |
ممل
|
mummil | Dull, boring (m) | |
| الرفض | al-raf'9 | The rejection | |
| Nouns | مجال | majaal | A chance |
| شوية ناس | shwayyat naas | Some people | |
| Phrase |
ماني مصدقة
|
maa-nii m9addig-ah | I (f) can't believe it |
