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Giving reasons 2

Giving reasons 2

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‫إبداء الأسباب 2‬

ibdā’ al-asbāb 2

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Why didn’t you come? لما-- ل- تأتي؟ ل____ ل_ ت____ ل-ا-ا ل- ت-ت-؟ -------------- لماذا لم تأتي؟ 0
l-mādh--lam--a’--? l______ l__ t_____ l-m-d-ā l-m t-’-ī- ------------------ limādhā lam ta’tī?
I was ill. ل-- كنت مري-ا-. ل__ ك__ م_____ ل-د ك-ت م-ي-ا-. --------------- لقد كنت مريضاً. 0
la-a- kunt -ar-ḍa-. l____ k___ m_______ l-q-d k-n- m-r-ḍ-n- ------------------- laqad kunt marīḍan.
I didn’t come because I was ill. ل--آتي-----ي-كن---ري--ً. ل_ آ__ ل____ ك__ م_____ ل- آ-ي ل-ن-ي ك-ت م-ي-ا-. ------------------------ لم آتي لأنني كنت مريضاً. 0
la- ā’---l--a--ī k-nt m-rī--n. l__ ā___ l______ k___ m_______ l-m ā-t- l-’-n-ī k-n- m-r-ḍ-n- ------------------------------ lam ā’ti li’annī kunt marīḍan.
Why didn’t she come? ل---ا--- ---ي -ي؟ ل____ ل_ ت___ ه__ ل-ا-ا ل- ت-ت- ه-؟ ----------------- لماذا لم تأتي هي؟ 0
li----ā-l-m ta-tī ---a? l______ l__ t____ h____ l-m-d-ā l-m t-’-ī h-y-? ----------------------- limādhā lam ta’tī hiya?
She was tired. ل-- ك--ت متع--. ل__ ك___ م_____ ل-د ك-ن- م-ع-ة- --------------- لقد كانت متعبة. 0
l--a-----a- -uta‘a--h. l____ k____ m_________ l-q-d k-n-t m-t-‘-b-h- ---------------------- laqad kānat muta‘abah.
She didn’t come because she was tired. ل---أت-----ه- ك--ت م--ب-. ل_ ت___ ل____ ك___ م_____ ل- ت-ت- ل-ن-ا ك-ن- م-ع-ة- ------------------------- لم تأتي لأنها كانت متعبة. 0
la---a----li’-n-ahā -ānat-mu---a-a-. l__ t____ l________ k____ m_________ l-m t-’-i l-’-n-a-ā k-n-t m-t-‘-b-h- ------------------------------------ lam ta’ti li’annahā kānat muta‘abah.
Why didn’t he come? ل-ا-ا--م -أتي؟ ل____ ل_ ي____ ل-ا-ا ل- ي-ت-؟ -------------- لماذا لم يأتي؟ 0
limād-ā la- ---tī? l______ l__ y_____ l-m-d-ā l-m y-’-ī- ------------------ limādhā lam ya’tī?
He wasn’t interested. ل- --ع---الر-ب- في --ك. ل_ ي___ ب______ ف_ ذ___ ل- ي-ع- ب-ل-غ-ة ف- ذ-ك- ----------------------- لم يشعر بالرغبة في ذلك. 0
l-m---sh--r -i----g-ba--f--d-āl--. l__ y______ b__________ f_ d______ l-m y-s-‘-r b-l-r-g-b-h f- d-ā-i-. ---------------------------------- lam yash‘ur bil-raghbah fī dhālik.
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. لم----ي----- لم---ع--بال-غبة ف--ذل-. ل_ ي___ ل___ ل_ ي___ ب______ ف_ ذ___ ل- ي-ت- ل-ن- ل- ي-ع- ب-ل-غ-ة ف- ذ-ك- ------------------------------------ لم يأتي لأنه لم يشعر بالرغبة في ذلك. 0
lam--a--i--i-------l-m -ash-ur -----a-hb-- f--dh-lik. l__ y____ l_______ l__ y______ b__________ f_ d______ l-m y-’-i l-’-n-a- l-m y-s-‘-r b-l-r-g-b-h f- d-ā-i-. ----------------------------------------------------- lam ya’ti li’annah lam yash‘ur bil-raghbah fī dhālik.
Why didn’t you come? ‫و--ا--- ت-ت-ا؟ ‫____ ل_ ت_____ ‫-ل-ا ل- ت-ت-ا- --------------- ‫ولما لم تأتوا؟ 0
wa-l--- -am----t-? w_ l___ l__ t_____ w- l-m- l-m t-’-ū- ------------------ wa limā lam ta’tū?
Our car is damaged. ‫س-ا-ت-ا-ك--- معطل-. ‫_______ ك___ م_____ ‫-ي-ر-ن- ك-ن- م-ط-ة- -------------------- ‫سيارتنا كانت معطلة. 0
say-ā-a---- k-n-t--u--ṭ--l-h. s__________ k____ m__________ s-y-ā-a-u-ā k-n-t m-‘-ṭ-a-a-. ----------------------------- sayyāratunā kānat mu‘aṭṭalah.
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. ‫-م--أ--لأن س---ت-- كانت م-طل-. ‫__ ن__ ل__ س______ ك___ م_____ ‫-م ن-ت ل-ن س-ا-ت-ا ك-ن- م-ط-ة- ------------------------------- ‫لم نأت لأن سيارتنا كانت معطلة. 0
l-- -a’-------n-a --yy-ratun---ā--t -u-aṭ-a-a-. l__ n____ l______ s__________ k____ m__________ l-m n-’-i l-’-n-a s-y-ā-a-u-ā k-n-t m-‘-ṭ-a-a-. ----------------------------------------------- lam na’ti li’anna sayyāratunā kānat mu‘aṭṭalah.
Why didn’t the people come? لماذ- -م ي-ت ال-ا-؟ ل____ ل_ ي__ ا_____ ل-ا-ا ل- ي-ت ا-ن-س- ------------------- لماذا لم يأت الناس؟ 0
li-ā--ā--am ---ti ----ā-? l______ l__ y____ a______ l-m-d-ā l-m y-’-i a---ā-? ------------------------- limādhā lam ya’ti al-nās?
They missed the train. لق---ا-- ---ط--. ل__ ف___ ا______ ل-د ف-ت- ا-ق-ا-. ---------------- لقد فاتك القطار. 0
l--ad-f-taku- ----iṭā-. l____ f______ a________ l-q-d f-t-k-m a---i-ā-. ----------------------- laqad fātakum al-qiṭār.
They didn’t come because they missed the train. لم-------لأنهم --تتهم----طار. ل_ ي____ ل____ ف_____ ا______ ل- ي-ت-ا ل-ن-م ف-ت-ه- ا-ق-ا-. ----------------------------- لم يأتوا لأنهم فاتتهم القطار. 0
l-m ya--ū li-an-ah-- fāta--- al--iṭ--. l__ y____ l_________ f______ a________ l-m y-’-ū l-’-n-a-u- f-t-h-m a---i-ā-. -------------------------------------- lam ya’tū li’annahum fātahum al-qiṭār.
Why didn’t you come? ل--ذ- لم---تي-أنت؟ ل____ ل_ ت___ أ___ ل-ا-ا ل- ت-ت- أ-ت- ------------------ لماذا لم تأتي أنت؟ 0
lim-dh- --m--a’-i--n--? l______ l__ t____ a____ l-m-d-ā l-m t-’-i a-t-? ----------------------- limādhā lam ta’ti anta?
I was not allowed to. ل- --م---ي----ك. ل_ ي___ ل_ ب____ ل- ي-م- ل- ب-ل-. ---------------- لم يسمح لي بذلك. 0
la- yus-aḥ -ī --dhā-ik. l__ y_____ l_ b________ l-m y-s-a- l- b-d-ā-i-. ----------------------- lam yusmaḥ lī bīdhālik.
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. ل- أح-----ن- --------لي---ل-. ل_ أ___ ل___ ل_ ي___ ل_ ب____ ل- أ-ض- ل-ن- ل- ي-م- ل- ب-ل-. ----------------------------- لم أحضر لأنه لم يسمح لي بذلك. 0
l-----ḍur-l---nn-hu -am-y--m-ḥ--ī b--h--ik. l__ a____ l________ l__ y_____ l_ b________ l-m a-ḍ-r l-’-n-a-u l-m y-s-a- l- b-d-ā-i-. ------------------------------------------- lam aḥḍur li’annahu lam yusmaḥ lī bīdhālik.

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The indigenous languages of America

Many different languages are spoken in America. English is the main language in North America. Spanish and Portuguese dominate in South America. All of these languages came to America from Europe. Before colonization, other languages were spoken there. These languages are known as the indigenous languages of America. Until today, they haven't been explored substantially. The variety of these languages is enormous. It is estimated that there are about 60 language families in North America. In South America there could even be as many as 150. Additionally, there are many isolated languages. All of these languages are very different. They exhibit only a few common structures. Therefore, it is difficult to classify the languages. The reason for their differences lies in the history of America. America was colonized in several stages. The first people came to America over more than 10,000 years ago. Each population brought its language to the continent. The indigenous languages are most similar to Asian languages. The situation regarding America's ancient languages isn't the same everywhere. Many Native American languages are still in use in South America. Languages like Guarani or Quechua have millions of active speakers. By contrast, many languages in North America are almost extinct. The culture of the Native Americans of North America was long oppressed. In the process, their languages were lost. But interest in them has increased in the last few decades. There are many programs that aim to nurture and protect the languages. So they could have a future after all…