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| English. | Arabic—Phonetic Pronunciation. | |
| work, oh boy! | ishtaghal ya walad | |
| pull; push | shield or shil (carry) | |
| turn it | dāuwar-u | |
| come and measure the work | ta'ala qīs esh-shoghl | |
| but measure it | m'teqls-u | |
| how much are the wages? | el ograh kām? | |
| the work is by the day | esh shoghl bil yom | |
| ,,,,measure | ,,,, bil qiās | |
| this is very tough | deh yābis khālas | |
| I cannot lift it up | mā aqdarsh ashīl-u | |
| it is needful to have more men | lazim nās ziādah | |
| ornament (-ed) | rasm (mersūm) | |
| inscription (inscribed) | kitābah (maktub) | |
| mound of ruins | kom, or tell | |
| potsherds | shuqf | |
| cemetery | gabbánah | |
| grave | turbah, plu. turab | |
| Travel Talk. — Arrival. | ||
| I want a boat | 'auz wāḥed felūkkah | |
| this is not big enough for us | deh mush kebīr bil kifāyah 'ala shān-na | |
| no! it will not do | la! ma yenf'ash | |
| can you take our luggage with you? | teqdar tākhod el 'afsh bit'a na wāyyak? | |
| certainly, sir | ommāl ya sīdi[1]! | |
| I will bring you a porter | agīb lak wāḥed shāyyāl | |
| he can carry the lot by himself; he is strong | yeqdar yeshīl kullu bi nafs-u; karro | |
| he has a cart, too | huwa gad'a[2] | |
| there is first the custom-house examination | 'andu kaman wahed 'arabīeh auwalan fi taftīsh el gumruk | |
| we will go in the carriage | eḥna nerūḥ fil 'arabīeh | |
