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en Big – small   »   ar ‫كبيرـــــــصغير‬

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

‫68 [ثمانية وستون]‬

68 [thmanyat wastun]

‫كبيرـــــــصغير‬

[kbirsighir]

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big and small ‫كبي--و-غ-ر‬ ‫____ و_____ ‫-ب-ر و-غ-ر- ------------ ‫كبير وصغير‬ 0
kbi- w--a--ir k___ w_______ k-i- w-s-g-i- ------------- kbir wasaghir
The elephant is big. ‫الفيل--ب-ر.‬ ‫_____ ك_____ ‫-ل-ي- ك-ي-.- ------------- ‫الفيل كبير.‬ 0
al--- -a--r-n. a____ k_______ a-f-l k-b-r-n- -------------- alfil kabirun.
The mouse is small. ‫ا-ف-- ص-ي-.‬ ‫_____ ص_____ ‫-ل-أ- ص-ي-.- ------------- ‫الفأر صغير.‬ 0
a-far--a--ira. a____ s_______ a-f-r s-g-i-a- -------------- alfar saghira.
dark and bright ‫مظ-م-ومضيئ‬ ‫____ و_____ ‫-ظ-م و-ض-ئ- ------------ ‫مظلم ومضيئ‬ 0
m--lam w----ia-a m_____ w________ m-i-a- w-m-d-a-a ---------------- mzilam wamadiaya
The night is dark. ‫ا----ة-مظ----‬ ‫______ م______ ‫-ل-ي-ة م-ل-ة-‬ --------------- ‫الليلة مظلمة.‬ 0
a--a-lat ---li-ata-. a_______ m__________ a-l-y-a- m-z-i-a-a-. -------------------- allaylat muzlimatan.
The day is bright. ال-هار-مشرق ا_____ م___ ا-ن-ا- م-ر- ----------- النهار مشرق 0
a-nah-r m--hr-q a______ m______ a-n-h-r m-s-r-q --------------- alnahar mushriq
old and young ‫---ن--ي ا--------‬ ‫____ ف_ ا___ و____ ‫-ا-ن ف- ا-س- و-ا-‬ ------------------- ‫طاعن في السن وشاب‬ 0
taa-in-f- a-sini---s-aban t_____ f_ a_____ w_______ t-a-i- f- a-s-n- w-s-a-a- ------------------------- taaein fi alsini washaban
Our grandfather is very old. ‫جدنا طا-------لسن -ع-----‬ ‫____ ط___ ف_ ا___ (_______ ‫-د-ا ط-ع- ف- ا-س- (-ج-ز-.- --------------------------- ‫جدنا طاعن في السن (عجوز).‬ 0
j---- --e-- fi a-s----(-ju-a). j____ t____ f_ a_____ (_______ j-i-a t-e-n f- a-s-n- (-j-z-)- ------------------------------ jdina taein fi alsini (ejuza).
70 years ago he was still young. ‫-قب--س-ع----اماً ك-ن شا-اً.‬ ‫____ س____ ع___ ك__ ش_____ ‫-ق-ل س-ع-ن ع-م-ً ك-ن ش-ب-ً-‬ ----------------------------- ‫وقبل سبعين عاماً كان شاباً.‬ 0
wqb- sa-ein-e----n--an sh-b---. w___ s_____ e_____ k__ s_______ w-b- s-b-i- e-m-a- k-n s-a-a-n- ------------------------------- wqbl sabein eamaan kan shabaan.
beautiful and ugly ‫---- وق-ي-‬ ‫____ و_____ ‫-م-ل و-ب-ح- ------------ ‫جميل وقبيح‬ 0
jmi-----aba-h j___ w_______ j-i- w-q-b-y- ------------- jmil waqabayh
The butterfly is beautiful. ‫ا---ا-ة --ي-ة.‬ ‫_______ ج______ ‫-ل-ر-ش- ج-ي-ة-‬ ---------------- ‫الفراشة جميلة.‬ 0
al--r-s-a- -am---t. a_________ j_______ a-f-r-s-a- j-m-l-t- ------------------- alfarashat jamilat.
The spider is ugly. ‫الع---وت-ق--ح-‬ ‫________ ق_____ ‫-ل-ن-ب-ت ق-ي-.- ---------------- ‫العنكبوت قبيح.‬ 0
al-i--u----qubyh-. a_________ q______ a-e-n-u-u- q-b-h-. ------------------ aleinkubut qubyha.
fat and thin ‫س-ي---نح--‬ ‫____ و_____ ‫-م-ن و-ح-ل- ------------ ‫سمين ونحيل‬ 0
s-in----ahial s___ w_______ s-i- w-n-h-a- ------------- smin wanahial
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ‫--رأ--وز-ن- -00 كيلو-- -م--ة-‬ ‫_____ و____ 1__ ك_____ س______ ‫-م-أ- و-ه-ا 1-0 ك-ل-ه- س-ي-ة-‬ ------------------------------- ‫إمرأة وزهنا 100 كيلوهي سمينة.‬ 0
'i-ar-a---a----a---- kil--- s-mi-at-. '_______ w______ 1__ k_____ s________ '-m-r-a- w-z-h-a 1-0 k-l-h- s-m-n-t-. ------------------------------------- 'imar'at wazahna 100 kiluhi saminata.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ‫-ج--وز----- --ل------ح-ل-‬ ‫___ و___ 5_ ك___ ه_ ن_____ ‫-ج- و-ن- 5- ك-ل- ه- ن-ي-.- --------------------------- ‫رجل وزنه 50 كيلو هو نحيل.‬ 0
rju- -aznuh -- ki-u--- -a-il. r___ w_____ 5_ k___ h_ n_____ r-u- w-z-u- 5- k-l- h- n-h-l- ----------------------------- rjul waznuh 50 kilu hu nahil.
expensive and cheap ‫-ال-(-ا-- -لثمن)و----‬ ‫________ ا___________ ‫-ا-ٍ-ب-ه- ا-ث-ن-و-خ-ص- ----------------------- ‫غالٍ(باهظ الثمن)ورخيص‬ 0
g-al-n(ba-z ---ha-n-wrkhis g__________ a_____________ g-a-i-(-a-z a-t-a-n-w-k-i- -------------------------- ghalin(bahz althamn)wrkhis
The car is expensive. ‫-لس---ة-ب---ة-ا-ث--.‬ ‫_______ ب____ ا______ ‫-ل-ي-ر- ب-ه-ة ا-ث-ن-‬ ---------------------- ‫السيارة باهظة الثمن.‬ 0
a-s---arat-b--i-at a-t--m--. a_________ b______ a________ a-s-y-a-a- b-h-z-t a-t-a-n-. ---------------------------- alsayaarat bahizat althamna.
The newspaper is cheap. ‫ا----ف- -----.‬ ‫_______ ر______ ‫-ل-ح-ف- ر-ي-ة-‬ ---------------- ‫الصحيفة رخيصة.‬ 0
a-s-i-a- rakh-s-t. a_______ r________ a-s-i-a- r-k-i-a-. ------------------ alshifat rakhisat.

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Code-switching

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