في
fii… - There is, there are (fii also means ‘in, inside’, e.g. fi-l-bayt - in the house)
هست
hast… - {same as above, but used primarily in Bahrain}
آكو
aaku... - {same as above, but used primarily in Kuwait and Iraq}
ما في
maa fii… - There isn't, there aren't
ما هست
maa hast… - {same as above, but used primarily in Bahrain}
ماكو
maaku… - {same as above, but used primarily in Kuwait and Iraq}
مامش
maamish… - {same as above, but used primarily in Bahrain and Qatar}
ريال
rayyaal - a man
رياييل
rayyaayiil - men (plural)
وايد
waayid - a lot; very
وايدين
waayidiin - a lot, many, plenty
الحين
il-Hiin (also ذا الحين dha-l-Hiin ) - now
السوق
as-suug - the marketplace, the market
الأسواق
al-aswaag - the marketplaces, the markets
عامل
^aamil - worker عمال
^ummaal - workers الشركة
ash-sharika - (the) company الشركات
ash-sharikaat - (the) companies مو كذي؟
muu chidhii? / موب كذي؟ mub chidhii? - right? isn't it? doesn't it?
نعم na^am - yes إي نعم
iina^am - yes (a bit more emphatic) لا
laa - no طبعاً
Tab^an - of course في رياييل وايدين في السوق، مو كذي؟
fii rayyaayiil waayidiin fi-s-suug, muu chidhii? - There are many men at the suq, right? إي نعم، في
iina^am, fii. - Oh, yeah, there are. آكو أسواق وايدين في الكويت، مو كذي؟
aaku aswaag waayidiin fi-l-kuwayt, muu chidhii? - There are many marketplaces in Kuwait, aren't there? آكو آكو وايد
aaku, aaku, waayid. - There are, there are many. هست عمال في الشركة الحين؟
hast ^ummaal fi-sh-sharika l-Hiin? - Are there (any) workers at the company now? لا والله مامش
laa wallahi, maa mish. - No, there aren't (I swear).
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