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#31 2008-03-25 23:46:50
- sarahzina
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Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
let's see you....one (ssrwal) beautiful. and nezt i can't continue.....
let me know if i'm right(i did just a bit...)
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#32 2008-03-26 19:36:43
- devanymix
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Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
Salam sarahzina, I don't understand your request.
We are in this sentence :
Dwwrt l Jamila, w ma lqit-hash. Mshat lelkhdma. 
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#33 2008-03-27 09:18:03
- lise_c
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Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
Two new words for me : "dwwr l" = look for
"lqa" = find
(Looked them up in Harrell's Dict. of Maroc Arabic)
So, I looked for Jamila, and (but) I didn't (couldn't) find her. She went (had gone) to work.
Am I right ? 
Next sentence : 3tini juj kisan dyal atay bn3na3, men fedlek.
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#34 2008-03-27 23:13:20
- sarahzina
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Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
ah sorry!!!ok now i understand.thank.....
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#35 2008-03-27 23:30:51
- sarahzina
- Yallah jit
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Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
give me two (kisan,maybe cups?) of tee with mint,please.
(but please is not aafak?)
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#36 2008-03-29 19:54:23
Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
@Sarah:
You were mistaken on which page we were on?
@lisec:
Look for = qllb
Dwwr = to make something turn. Example: Dwwrt TTbla = I turned the table. That's when it's dwwr + object.
Dwwr + L + name = To call somebody (name). That's to illusrate the way we used to use the old phones, you literally "turn" the numbers 
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And well done for lqa, it's to find indeed.
So the sentence is:
I called Jamila but I didn't find her (home). She had gone to work.
Good job lisec, that was just one vocabulary mistake.
As for your suggestion, it's correct, except that we say 3afâk in Darija, as Sarah pointed out. Men fadlek is MSA.
And yes Sarah, your translation is correct . Kisan is cups indeed.
Clap clap for both of you .
Next sentence:
"Gâlt lîk Amal jîb lîhâ jôj kilo dyâl ttffâ7"
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#37 2008-03-30 04:47:34
- lise_c
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Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
Shukran SM
Interesting vocab point about Dwwr.
Similarly, in English we still say to 'dial' a telephone number, although phones no longer haves a dial.
I'll leave the next sentence for someone else and look forward to finding out the exact meaning.
I think I can 'tease out' most of it, but not all.
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#38 2008-03-31 12:56:13
Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
Someone give it a go, Lisec is tired from the doing the exercises all the time for you 
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Do we have other motivated learners around?
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#39 2008-04-18 01:09:25
- devanymix
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Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
Well I think I have a sentence 
mazâl mal9ito shi jomla tktbôha?
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#40 2008-04-19 05:41:06
- lise_c
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Re: Exercise 10 - What does this mean?
That's a hard one for me !
I only know mazal = still / yet
and shi
But we haven't done SM's sentence yet : "Galt lik Amal jib liha joj kilo dyal ttaffa7"
I'll have a go : 
I said to you Amal brought 2 kilos of apples.
Oh, no , wait a minute ! he/she brought would be 'jab'
Or could it be "Could you ask Amal to bring me 2 kilos of apples" ?? or would that be 'jib liya'
No, I think "galt lik" = I asked you , so could it be "Amal, I asked you to bring me ..."
Ok, I'll stop now ! HELP !
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