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‫54 [أربعة وخمسون]‬

54 [arabeat wakhamsuna]

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I want to buy a present. ‫أ----أن -شت-ي---ية. ‫____ أ_ أ____ ه____ ‫-ر-د أ- أ-ت-ي ه-ي-. -------------------- ‫أريد أن أشتري هدية. 0
u-i---n --hta-i ---i-t. u___ a_ a______ h______ u-i- a- a-h-a-i h-d-a-. ----------------------- urid an ashtari hadiat.
But nothing too expensive. ‫--كن أ-- تك-- ---ف-. ‫____ أ__ ت___ م_____ ‫-ل-ن أ-ا ت-و- م-ل-ة- --------------------- ‫ولكن ألا تكون مكلفة. 0
wa-a--n --a -a-u---u---fa-. w______ a__ t____ m________ w-l-k-n a-a t-k-n m-k-i-a-. --------------------------- walakun ala takun muklifat.
Maybe a handbag? ربم------ة---؟ ر___ ح____ ي__ ر-م- ح-ي-ة ي-؟ -------------- ربما حقيبة يد؟ 0
rub-ma-ha-ib----a-? r_____ h______ y___ r-b-m- h-q-b-t y-d- ------------------- rubama haqibat yad?
Which color would you like? ‫م---لل-- ا-------د--ه؟ ‫__ ا____ ا___ ت_______ ‫-ا ا-ل-ن ا-ذ- ت-ي-ي-ه- ----------------------- ‫ما اللون الذي تريدينه؟ 0
m--a-lawn al--y -u--dinah? m_ a_____ a____ t_________ m- a-l-w- a-d-y t-r-d-n-h- -------------------------- ma allawn aldhy turidinah?
Black, brown or white? ‫أسود،--ن--أم -ب-ض؟ ‫_____ ب__ أ_ أ____ ‫-س-د- ب-ي أ- أ-ي-؟ ------------------- ‫أسود، بني أم أبيض؟ 0
a----- --n--a--aby-d? a_____ b___ a_ a_____ a-w-d- b-n- a- a-y-d- --------------------- aswad, bani am abyad?
A large one or a small one? ك-ي- -م--غير؟ ك___ أ_ ص____ ك-ي- أ- ص-ي-؟ ------------- كبير أم صغير؟ 0
k-bir----------? k____ a_ s______ k-b-r a- s-g-i-? ---------------- kabir am saghir?
May I see this one, please? هل -----ي--ؤية-ه--؟ ه_ ي_____ ر___ ه___ ه- ي-ك-ن- ر-ي- ه-ه- ------------------- هل يمكنني رؤية هذه؟ 0
h-l y--k-n--i -uyat-------? h__ y________ r____ h______ h-l y-m-i-u-i r-y-t h-d-i-? --------------------------- hal yumkinuni ruyat hadhih?
Is it made of leather? هل -------ع -ن الجلد؟ ه_ ه_ م____ م_ ا_____ ه- ه- م-ن-ع م- ا-ج-د- --------------------- هل هو مصنوع من الجلد؟ 0
h-- hu -a--u--m-n-al-i-d? h__ h_ m_____ m__ a______ h-l h- m-s-u- m-n a-j-l-? ------------------------- hal hu masnue min aljild?
Or is it made of plastic? أ- إ-----صنوعة-----ل-لا-ت--؟ أ_ إ___ م_____ م_ ا_________ أ- إ-ه- م-ن-ع- م- ا-ب-ا-ت-ك- ---------------------------- أم إنها مصنوعة من البلاستيك؟ 0
a- -i---- m---u-a- mi- al-------k? a_ i_____ m_______ m__ a__________ a- i-n-h- m-s-u-a- m-n a-b-l-s-i-? ---------------------------------- am iinaha masnueat min albilastik?
Of leather, of course. م---ل-----ب-لط--. م_ ا_____ ب______ م- ا-ج-د- ب-ل-ب-. ----------------- من الجلد، بالطبع. 0
min-a---l---b-ltt-b-. m__ a______ b________ m-n a-j-l-, b-l-t-b-. --------------------- min aljild, balttabe.
This is very good quality. ‫-ه- من--وع-- ج-دة--ل----. ‫___ م_ ن____ ج___ ل______ ‫-ه- م- ن-ع-ة ج-د- ل-غ-ي-. -------------------------- ‫وهي من نوعية جيدة للغاية. 0
wah--mi--n--i-a---a-id-t ---gha---. w___ m__ n______ j______ l_________ w-h- m-n n-w-y-t j-y-d-t l-l-h-y-t- ----------------------------------- wahi min nawiyat jayidat lilghayat.
And the bag is really very reasonable. ‫---ح-يبة ث---ا-منا---ج-اً. ‫________ ث____ م____ ج___ ‫-ا-ح-ي-ة ث-ن-ا م-ا-ب ج-ا-. --------------------------- ‫والحقيبة ثمنها مناسب جداً. 0
w-lha----- t----nuha m-na-ib-j-dda-n. w_________ t________ m______ j_______ w-l-a-i-a- t-a-a-u-a m-n-s-b j-d-a-n- ------------------------------------- walhaqibat thamanuha munasib jiddaan.
I like it. ‫إ----تعج-ن-. ‫____ ت______ ‫-ن-ا ت-ج-ن-. ------------- ‫إنها تعجبني. 0
inn----t-eji----. i_____ t_________ i-n-h- t-e-i-u-i- ----------------- innaha taejibuni.
I’ll take it. ‫س-----. ‫_______ ‫-آ-ذ-ا- -------- ‫سآخذها. 0
saak----h-. s__________ s-a-h-d-h-. ----------- saakhudhha.
Can I exchange it if needed? ‫ي--نني-تب--لها؟ ‫______ ت_______ ‫-م-ن-ي ت-د-ل-ا- ---------------- ‫يمكنني تبديلها؟ 0
yumkinuni -a-d-luha? y________ t_________ y-m-i-u-i t-b-i-u-a- -------------------- yumkinuni tabdiluha?
Of course. ‫---طبع. ‫_______ ‫-ا-ط-ع- -------- ‫بالطبع. 0
bal-t---. b________ b-l-t-b-. --------- balttabe.
We’ll gift wrap it. ‫سن-لفها لك -هدي-. ‫_______ ل_ ك_____ ‫-ن-ل-ه- ل- ك-د-ة- ------------------ ‫سنغلفها لك كهدية. 0
san-gh-l-h- --k k--a----. s__________ l__ k________ s-n-g-u-f-a l-k k-h-d-a-. ------------------------- sanaghulfha lak kahadiat.
The cashier is over there. ا-خ--نة -ناك. ا______ ه____ ا-خ-ي-ة ه-ا-. ------------- الخزينة هناك. 0
a-----inat -un--. a_________ h_____ a-k-a-i-a- h-n-k- ----------------- alkhazinat hunak.

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