11. My local coffeeshop
Click on the ear to play sound.
fī fatra bacda z-zuhr 'uhibb 'an 'aqdi l-waqt maca 'asdaqā'i.
In the afternoons I love to spend time with my friends.
nahnu nataqābil fī l-maqhā.
We meet in the coffeeshop.
hunā 'astatīca 'an 'abqā tuwāla l-masā'.
Here I can stay all evening.
nahnu nashrabu l-qahwa, nalcabu l-duwmīnuw, wa natakallam.
We drink coffee, play domino, and talk.
wa lākin cindamā yakūn butrus hunāk, 'anā 'ughādir.
But when Butros is there, I leave.
cindamā yatakallam lā yastatīca 'ayyi shakhs 'an yatakallam.
When he talks, nobody else can talk.
'anā 'azunn 'annahu yuhibb samac sawtahu.
I think he loves to listen to his own voice.
'al-'asdiqā'u l-'akharūn hum 'asdiqā' qudāmā.
The other friends are old friends.
hum mithla 'al-cā'ila.
They are like a family.
Grammar: Personal pronouns
| I | — | 'an? |
| you (singular, masculin) | — | 'anta |
| you (singular, feminin) | — | 'anti |
| he, it | — | huwa |
| she, it | — | hiya |
| they (plural, masculin) | — | hum |
| they (plural, feminin) | — | hunna |
| we | — | naHnu |
There are of course more pronouns than these, but that will be dealt with later.
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