اِسْم
/ism/
Means
Name
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Esem.mp3
…اِسْمي
/ismee/
Means
My name is…
As in
اِسْمي توم
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/EsmiTom.mp3
…اِسْمَك
/ismak/
Means
Your name is…
As in
اِسْمَك توم
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/EsmakTom.mp3
اِسْمَك ايه؟
/ismak eih/
Means
What is your name?
(To a male)
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/EsmakEh.mp3
اِسْمِك ايه؟
/ismik eih/
Means
What is your name?
(To a female)
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ismakeih.mp3
عَنْدي
/ʻandee/
Means
I am… (In terms of telling age)
As in
عَنْدي ٢٧ سَنَة
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Aandi27Sanah.mp3
عَنْدَك كام سَنَة؟
/ʻandak kaam sanah/
Means
How old are you?
(To a male)
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/andakkamsana.mp3
عَنْدِك كام سَنَة؟
/ʻandik kaam sanah/
Means
How old are you?
(To a female)
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/andikkamsana.mp3
اِتْوَلَدْت في
/itwaladt fee/
Means
I was born in…
As in
اِتْوَلَدْت في كورْيا
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/EtwaldetFeKorea-1.mp3
اِتْوَلَدْ في
/itwalad fee/
Means
He was born in…
As in
توم اِتْوَلَدْ في أَمْريكا
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TomEtwaldFeAmreca.mp3
و
/w/
Means
And
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/We-1.mp3
مِتْجَوِّز
/mitgawwiz/
Means
Married
The feminine form is
مِتْجَوِّزَة
/mitgawwizah/
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Metgawez.mp3
مِشْ مِتْجَوِّز
/mish mitgawwiz/
Means
Single (Masculine)
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mishmitjawiz.mp3
مِشْ مِتْجَوِّزَة
/mish mitgawwizah/
Means
Single (Feminine)
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mishmitjawiza.mp3
أَنا عايِش في
/ʼanaa ʻaayish fee/
I live in…
As in
أَنا عايِش في القاهِرَة
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/anaAyshFeElqahera.mp3
هُوَّ عايِش في
/huwwah ʻaayish fee/
He lives in…
As in
هُوَّ عايِش في أَمْريكا
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/HowehAyeshFeAmrika.mp3
مِشْ
/mish/
Is a negation tool used with nouns and adjectives
As in
أَنا مِشْ عايِش في أَسْبانْيا
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/anaMishAyshFeAsbanieh.mp3
أَنا مُدَرِّس
/ʼanaa mudarris/
Means
I am a teacher
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AnaModares.mp3
أَنا بَشْتَغَل دِبْلوماسِيَّة
/ʼanaa bashtaghal diblumaasiyyah/
Means
I work as a diplomat (Feminine)
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/anabashtaghaldiblomasya.mp3
ش
should be added to the end of verbs in order to emphasize the negation
As in
ما بيِشْتَغَلْش
He does not work
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mabyishtaghalsh.mp3
عَنْدي كَلْب
/ʻandee kalb/
Means
I have a dog
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AndiKalb.mp3
ما عَنْديش أَخّ
/maa ʻandeesh ʼakh/
Means
I do not have a brother
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MaAndeshAkh.mp3
“Yes or No” questions do not have a question word in dialectal Arabic.
Intonation will indicate if it is an inquiry
As in
عَنْدَك قُطَّة؟
Do you have a cat?
https://kaleela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/anadkutaa.mp3
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