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Vocabulary – Lesson 7

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:03:42 +0000

Iraqi عربي English

joo’aan جوعان hungry

‘aTshaan عَطشان thirsty

hathaa yibayyin هذا يبَيِن this seems

aani ‘indi آني عِندي I have

fiqra فِكره idea

yi’jibni يِعجِبني I like, literally,

it pleases me

inti shitguuliin إنتِ شِتگولين what do you say?, what do

you think? – contraction of

shinnu and tguliin

aani atifiq آني أتّفِق I agree

akil أكِل food

latheeth لَذيذ delicious

‘aaml il maT’amعامل المطعم waiter

masaa’ il kheir مَساء الخير good afternoon

tishirbuun تِشرَبون you (pl) drink

buTul بُطُل bottle

mai مَي water

mumtaaz مُمتاز excellent

hamm هَم also

aani aHibb آني أحِب I love, I like

qaa’imat akil قائِمَة menu

aani raaH arjaa’ آني راح أرجَع I will return

akthar أكثَر more than

intu tiTilbuun إنتوا تِطلِبون you (pl) order

simach masgoof سِمَچ مَسگوف masgoof fish (see Facts

About Iraq later this

lesson.)

aani akalit آني أكَلِت I ate

il baarHa bil lehl البارحه بالليل last night

arjuuk أرجوك please

jiiblii جيبلي bring me

dolma دولمَه Iraqi dish (see Facts

About Iraq later this

lesson.)

zalaaTa زلاطه salad

ma’a مَع with

zayt zaytuun زيت زيتون olive oil

shorba شوربَه soup

TamaaTa طَماطه tomato

dijaaj دِجاج chicken

timman تِمَن rice

putayta بُتيته potato

la . . . . walla لا والله neither . . . . nor

kabaab كَباب kabab

mashwi مَشوي grilled

‘aal عال okay, good

ruzz رُز another word for rice

khuthra خُضره vegetables

‘idkum عِدكُم you have

jizar جِزَر carrots

bahmya باميا okra

beitinjaan بيتنجان eggplant

buSal بُصَل onions

shalgham شَلغَم turnips

shijerشِجَر zucchini

mithil مِثِل same as

mu balla مو بالله right? – tag phrase asking

for agreement

SaHiiH صَحيح true

ilich Haq الچ حَق you are right

rai-ich رَأيچ your opinion

il aHsan إلأحسَن the best

min zamaan مِن زَمان in a long time

maftu‘uH مَفتوح open

masduud مَسدود closed

yoom il ithnehn يوم الإثنين Monday

yoom ith thalaathaa يوم الثَلاثاء Tuesday

sena, sniin (p)سَنَه،سِنين year(s)

isbuu’ إسبوع week

shahar شَهَر month

shahar Aab شَهَر آب month of August

Hatta حَتى so that, in order to

ijaaza إجازه vacation

haa ها I see

la’ad لَعَد then, therefore

Hsaabحساب bill

‘alayya عَليّه for me

‘indi عِندي I have, literally, with me

fluus فلوس money

aani raaH adfa’ آني راح أدفَع I will pay

inta difa’it إنتَ دِفَعِت you paid

marra مَرّه time, period, occasion

jaaya جايه next

khallini خَليني let me

aHuT أحُط (I) leave

bakhsheesh بَخشيش tip

‘azizi عَزيزي my dear

dakhil داخِل inside, included

kariim كَريم generous

nishkurak نِشكُرَك we thank you

sabqa سابقه last, previous

il-akhiira الأخيره last time

rajaa’ann رجاءً please

Vocabulary – Lesson 6

adrianshaw57 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:00:19 +0000

Iraqi عربي English

ustaath أُستاذ sir

aani aHuT آني أحُط I put

HuTa (m) حُطه put it (m)

HuTha (f) حُطهه put it (f)

‘ala على on

il siriir السِرير the bed

inta tiHtaaj إنتَ تِحتاج you need

fed shi فَد شي something

ba’ad fed shi بَعَد فَد شي something, anything else

musaa’adtak مُساعَدتَك your help

Iqaama sa’iida. إقامه سَعيده Have a good day.

wiyaak وِياك with you

mawjuud مَوجود present

laHtha لَحظه moment

fed laHtha فَد لَحظَه a moment, wait a moment

w inta و إنتَ and you (“wa” is

contracted, with the ‘a’

dropping

iS SaHa الصَحَه the health

shlohn iS SaHa? شلون الصَحَه how is (your) health?

shaku maku شَكو ماكو what’s new?

salaamtak سَلامتَك nothing wrong

aani wiSalit آني وِصَلِت I arrived

il yoom اليوم today

ahlak أهلَك your family

jayed جَيِد good

jiddan جِداً very

ibni إبني my son

binti بِنتي my daughter

inta tit thekkar إنتَ تِتذَكَر you remember

zawijti زَوِجتي my wife

mashghuul مَشغول busy

bayt بَيت house

bil bayt بِالبَيت at home

Tab’an طَبعاً of course

‘umur عُمُر age

shgad ‘umur شگد عُمُر how old?

ba’adhum بَعَدهُم they still

humma ba’adhum yithekkaruuk they still remember you

هُمه بَعَدهُم يِذّكَروك

maashaa’allah ما شاء الله praise the Lord

abuuk أبوك your father

ummak أُمَك your mother

mumtaaziin مُمتازين excellent (m, pl)

humma sakniin هُمه ساكنين they live

akhi أخي my brother

ukhti أُختي my sister

thabuT ضابُط officer

jaysh جَيش army

mu balla مو بالله ‌ isn’t it so? – tag phrase

seeking agreement

huwwa chaan هوَّ چان he was

huwwa chaan yiskun هوَّ چان يِسكُن he was living

huwwa yishtughul هوَّ يِشتُغُل he works

sharika شَرِكه company

Taliba طالِبه female student

jammi’a جامِعه university

baligh بَلِّغ tell (imperative, msg)

taHiyya, taHiyyat تَحِيّه،تَحِيّات greeting(s)

akiid أكيد sure

Sadiiqi صَديقي my friend

aani naazil آني نازِل I am staying

madam مدام madam

ma’zumiin معزومين free, available

bi kull suruur بِكُل سُرور with pleasure

id da’wa الدّعوَه the invitation

is saa’a beesh? السّاعه بَيش؟ what time?

khosh خوش good

‘abr ish shari’عَبر الشارِع the other side of the street

muqaabil مُقابِل in front of, across

aani raaH akuun آني راح أكون I will be

farHaan فَرحان happy

altiqi التِقي (I) meet

ithnehnkum إثنينكُم both of you

tamaam تَمام perfect

raaH راح will

hal هَل this

Vocabulary – Lesson 5

adrianshaw57 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:17:24 +0000

Iraqi عربي English

ashkurak أشکُرَك I thank you

shgad شگد how much, how many

nisayt نِسیت (I) forgot

gilitlii گِلِتلي (you) told me

alfehn الفين two thousand

aani at-thekkar آني أتذَکَر I remember

aani ariid آني أرید I want

aani adfa’ آني أدفَع I pay

aani adfa’lak آني أدفَعلَك I pay you

tlath talaafتلث تالاف three thousand

mithil maمثل ما same as

inta ridit إنتَ رِدِت you wanted

bil awwal بل أوَّل at first

inta sa’adit إنتَ‌ ساعَدِت you helped

inta sa’aditnii إنتَ‌ ساعَدِتني you helped me

hwaaya هوایَّه‌ a lot, very, many

inta akhathit إنتَ‌ أخَذِت you took

inta akhathitni إنتَ‌ أخَذِتني you took me

b-aman بأمان safely, in safety

la shukur ‘ala wajib لا شُکُر علی واجِب thanks are not necessary

aani raaH آني راح I will

aani raaH ashtaqlak آني راح أشتاقلَك I will miss you

safra sa’iida سَفره‌ سَعیده‌ happy travels

allah ykhaliik الله‌ یخَلیك may God protect you

allah wiyyak الله‌ وِياك may God be with you

bil khidma بالخِدمَه at your service

ukhuth أُخُذ take (imperative, msg)

janT-ti جَنطتي my bag

lil dakhil للداخِل inside

aani asawwi آني أسَوي I do, make

shlohn asaa’dak شلون أساعدَك how may I help (do for) you

aani ‘indi آني عِندي I have

Hajiz حَجِز reservation

il yoom الیوم today

nafar نَفَر person, place

nafarehn نَفَرین two person, places

shgad raaH tubqa شگد راح تُبقی how long will you stay

tubqa تُبقی (you) stay

wiyya وِیَّه‌ with

wiyyaana وِیّانه‌ with us

isbuu’, asaabii’ إسبوع، أسابیع week(s)

isbuu’ehn إسبوعین two weeks

‘ala kull Hal علی کُل حال anyway

akthar أکثَر more

mu akthar min مو أکثَر مِن not more than

tlath asaabii’ تلَث أسابیع three weeks

aqal أقَل less

mu aqal min مو أقَل مِن not less than

haak هاك here is

miftaaH مِفتاح key

miftaaHak مِفتاحك your key

raqam رَقَم number

ghurfa غُرفَة room

raqam il ghurfa رَقَم الغُرفة room number

sitta سِتّه‌ six

miyya مِیّه‌ hundred

thmaanya ثمانیه‌ eight

arba’iin أربَعین forty

sitt miyya w thmaanya w arba’iin 648 (six hundred and eight

سِت مِیّه‌ وثمانیه‌ و أربعین and forty)

is-saa’a السّاعة the hour

is-saa’a beesh? السّاعة بيش؟ what time is it

arba’a أربَعه‌ four

rubu’ رُبُع one quarter

ba’ad بَعَد after

ba’ad ith-thuhur بَعَد الظُهُر afternoon

arba’a w rubu’ ba’ad ith-thuhur 4:15 in the afternoon

أربَعه‌ و رُبُع بَعَد الظُهُر

maT’am مَطعَم restaurant

malkum مالکُم your (pl)

maT’amkum مَطعَمکُم your restaurant

maftuuH مَفتوح open

‘asha عَشه dinner

l’il ‘ashaللعشه for dinner

khamsa خَمسه‌ five

nuS نُص one half

khamsa w nuS خَمسه‌ و نُص 5:30

da’ash دَعَش eleven

lehl لیل evening

bil lehl باللیل in the evening

laakin لکِن but, however

idkhul إدخُل enter (imperative, msg)

la tdkhul لا تِدخُل don’t enter

illa إلّا less, minus

‘ashra عَشره‌ ten

daqaayik دقايق minutes

da’ash illa ‘ashir daqaayik 10:50 (11 minus 10 minutes)

دَعَش الّا عَشِر دَقايق

Vocabulary

adrianshaw57 — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:07:02 +0000

Iraqi	عربي	English
marHaba	مَرحَبا	hello
ustaath	أستاذ	sir, professor
ahlan wa sahlan	أهلاً وسَهلاً	hello, welcome
Shlohnak?	شلونَك	How are you?
zehn	زین	good
al Hamdulillah	الحَمدُلله‌	praise be to God
aani	آني	I
ismi	إسمي	my name
Tsharrafna	تشَرفنا	Nice to meet you (you honor us).
Wili ishsharraf	وإلي الشَرَف	And nice to meet you (and the honor is ours).
sayyid	سَیِّد	sir, mister
w	و	and
assalaam	السَّلام	peace
‘alaykum	عَلَیکُم	upon you
As salaamu ‘alaykum.	السَّلامُ عَلَیکُم	Peace be upon you.
wa	و	and
Wa ‘alaykum assalaam	وعَلَیکُم السَّلام	And upon you be peace.
inta	إنتَ‌	you
min	مِن	from
wehn	وین	where
‘Iraqi	عِراقي	Iraqi(s) (masculine, feminine,
‘Iraqiyya	عِراقِيِّة	singular; masculine, feminine
‘Iraqiyyeen	عِراقِیین	plural; hereafter abbreviated as
‘Iraqiyyaat	عِراقِیات	msg, fsg, mpl, fpl)
la	لا	no
mu	مو	not
Amriiki	أمریکي	American (masculine, feminine,
Amriikiyya	أمریکِیِّة	plural, hereafter abbreviated as
Amriikaan	أمریکان	m,f,fpl)
madiina	مَدینة	city
madiinat ATlanTa	مَدینَة أطلانطا	city of Atlanta
wilayat	وِلایَة	State
wilayat Georgia	وِلایَة جورجیا	State of Georgia
il Wilayat il MutaHida	الوِلایات المُتَحِدة	United States
Amriika	أمریکا	America
hnaa	هنا	here
na’am	نَعَم	yes
aani wilaadat	آني وِلادَة	I was born
il ‘Iraq	العِراق	Iraq- country name are preceded by the definite article “il” which is “the”.
il/al	إلـ /الـ	the – both spellings are common (“al” Hamdulillah, but “il” Iraq)

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