Directions. Numbers 1-10*

PATTERN SENTENCES
"Good morning. sabaah ilxeer.
Good morning (in reply). sabaah ilxeer, or sabaah innur.
Please, where is the American Embassy? min fadlak, feen issafara l'ameerkaaniyye?
To your (m) right. 9ala yamiinak.
Please, where is the American Consulate? min fadlak, ween il'unsliyye l'ameerkaaniyye?
To your (m) left. 9ala yamiinak.

Where is the post office? feen ilboosta?
Go straight ahead, then ask. 'imshi dugri, ba9deen 'is'al.
Where is the market? ween issuu'?
Go straight ahead. ruuh dugri.
Where is the toilet? feen beet ilmayy?
Here hoon.
Over there. hunaak.
Do you know where Yusif bti9raf ween beet yuusif
Haddad's house is? Haddad?
Sorry, I don't know. mit'assif, maa ba9raf.
Please direct me to the min fadlak, dillni '9ala
Hotel Plaza. uteel plaaza.
Please come along with me. tfaddal ma9i.
Did you understand? fhimt?
Yes, I understood. na9am, fhimt.
No, I didn't understand. la', maa fhimt.

ADDITIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Good Evening masa lxeer.
Good Evening (in reply). masa lxeer, or masa nnuur.
Welcome! 'ahlan wasahlan, or 'ahla
Welcome (to a man, in reply)! 'ahla wsahla fiik.
Thank you. shukran.
You're welcome (in reply). 9afwan.
The peace upon you. 'assalaamu 9alaykum.
And upon you the peace (in reply) wa9alaykumu ssalaam.
Good night. leele sa9iide.
Good night (in reply). sa9iide mbaarake.
One waahad (m), wahde (f)
Two tneen (m), tinteen (f)
Three tlaate
Four 'arba9a
Five xamse
Six sitte
Seven sab9a
Eight tamaanye
Nine tis9a
Ten 9shra
Zero sifir

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*Eastern Arabic by Rice and Said, Georgetown University Press @1979 ISBN 0-87840-021-4, pages 7-9(Unit 2).
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