adaldigh-ik!

I was seeing red in true Taurean style. As tickling is one of my favourite past times, being unable to say today's phrase was more than annoying.

"ah-del-dugh-ick," Theyab says, taking care to pronounce each syllable.

When I say it, the phrase sounds less like adaldigh-ik and more like I'm dribbling.

"When will you send me today's drawing?" I asked pointedly, noticing that if I didn't Theyab would spend all day on his console.

"When you can pronounce today's word correctly," he replies smartly.

I remember learning to read aloud as a child, and how my stomach would tie itself in knots the minute I had to say a word with more than four letters. My mother would have me pronounce each syllable over and over until I got it. 

ah-del.

ah-del-dur.

ah-del-durgh.

ah-del-durgh-ick.

"adaldigh-ik!" I called over.

"Hmm. Not bad," he calls back, pounding the keys of his game pad. "Four out of ten!"

So I dropped this little number:

"daldaght-ik." ('I tickled you.')

He paused his game. "Hang on, how did you know that one?"

"Magic." But you know, this little guide helped.

And with that, the drawing was sent.

Arabic	Pronounced?	English
أدلدغ	adaldigh	I tickle
تدلدغ	tdaldigh	You tickle (>m)
تدلدغين	tdaldighiin	You tickle (>f)
تدلدغون	tdaldighuun	You tickle (>pl)
ندلدغ	ndaldigh	We tickle
يدلدغ	ydaldigh	He tickles
تدلدغ	tdaldigh	She tickles
يدلدغون	ydaldighuun	They tickle
دلدغت	daldaght	I tickled
دلدغت	daldaght	You tickled (>m)
دلدغتي	daldaghtay	You tickled (>f)
دلدغتوا	daldaghtaw	You tickled (>pl)
دلدغتنا	daldaghnaa	We tickled
دلدغ	daldagh	He tickled
دلدغت	daldaghat	She tickled
دلدغوا	daldaghaw	They tickled
أدلدغك	adaldigh-ik	I’m going to tickle you (>m)
أدلدغچ	adaldigh-ich	I’m going to tickle you (>f)
أدلدغكم	adaldigh-kum	I’m going to tickle you (>pl)