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en Big – small   »   ar ‫كبيرـــــــصغير‬

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

‫68 [ثمانية وستون]

68 [thmanyat wastun]

‫كبيرـــــــصغير‬

kabir — saghir

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big and small ‫كبير و--ير ‫____ و____ ‫-ب-ر و-غ-ر ----------- ‫كبير وصغير 0
ka--r w-s-g-ir k____ w_______ k-b-r w-s-g-i- -------------- kabir wasaghir
The elephant is big. ‫--في- كب--. ‫_____ ك____ ‫-ل-ي- ك-ي-. ------------ ‫الفيل كبير. 0
alf-- -a-ir. a____ k_____ a-f-l k-b-r- ------------ alfil kabir.
The mouse is small. ‫ال--ر صغ-ر. ‫_____ ص____ ‫-ل-أ- ص-ي-. ------------ ‫الفأر صغير. 0
alf-- -a-hi-. a____ s______ a-f-r s-g-i-. ------------- alfar saghir.
dark and bright ‫---م --ض-ئ ‫____ و____ ‫-ظ-م و-ض-ئ ----------- ‫مظلم ومضيئ 0
m--lim w---d-i m_____ w______ m-z-i- w-m-d-i -------------- muzlim wamudyi
The night is dark. ا-ليل -ظ-م. ا____ م____ ا-ل-ل م-ل-. ----------- الليل مظلم. 0
a-l--l m-z-i-. a_____ m______ a-l-y- m-z-i-. -------------- allayl muzlim.
The day is bright. ا-ن--- م-ر-. ا_____ م____ ا-ن-ا- م-ر-. ------------ النهار مشرق. 0
a--a-a----s-riq. a______ m_______ a-n-h-r m-s-r-q- ---------------- alnahar mushriq.
old and young ‫طا-ن----ا-س--وشاب ‫____ ف_ ا___ و___ ‫-ا-ن ف- ا-س- و-ا- ------------------ ‫طاعن في السن وشاب 0
t--in------s-i- wa-hab t____ f_ a_____ w_____ t-e-n f- a-s-i- w-s-a- ---------------------- taein fi alssin washab
Our grandfather is very old. ج-ن----ي--في ---ن ----. ج___ ك___ ف_ ا___ ج___ ج-ن- ك-ي- ف- ا-س- ج-ا-. ----------------------- جدنا كبير في السن جداً. 0
j-dun-----ir -i --s-in--i---an. j_____ k____ f_ a_____ j_______ j-d-n- k-b-r f- a-s-i- j-d-a-n- ------------------------------- jaduna kabir fi alssin jiddaan.
70 years ago he was still young. م-ذ--0-عا-ا- كا- -ا-ي----شا---. م__ 7_ ع___ ك__ ل_ ي___ ش____ م-ذ 7- ع-م-ً ك-ن ل- ي-ا- ش-ب-ً- ------------------------------- منذ 70 عاماً كان لا يزال شاباً. 0
mu-dh-7- -a-a--k-- l- -------ha-a-. m____ 7_ e____ k__ l_ y____ s______ m-n-h 7- e-m-n k-n l- y-z-l s-a-a-. ----------------------------------- mundh 70 eaman kan la yazal shaban.
beautiful and ugly ‫جميل و-ب-ح ‫____ و____ ‫-م-ل و-ب-ح ----------- ‫جميل وقبيح 0
j---------bih j____ w______ j-m-l w-q-b-h ------------- jamil waqabih
The butterfly is beautiful. ‫--فرا-- ---لة. ‫_______ ج_____ ‫-ل-ر-ش- ج-ي-ة- --------------- ‫الفراشة جميلة. 0
alfa--s--t --mi-. a_________ j_____ a-f-r-s-a- j-m-l- ----------------- alfarashat jamil.
The spider is ugly. ‫--عن---ت-قبي-. ‫________ ق____ ‫-ل-ن-ب-ت ق-ي-. --------------- ‫العنكبوت قبيح. 0
al-ank--u----bih. a_________ q_____ a-e-n-a-u- q-b-h- ----------------- aleankabut qabih.
fat and thin ‫--ين -ن-يل ‫____ و____ ‫-م-ن و-ح-ل ----------- ‫سمين ونحيل 0
s-m---wanah-l s____ w______ s-m-n w-n-h-l ------------- samin wanahil
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ‫امر-- وز--ا 1---كي-- -ي-سمي--. ‫_____ و____ 1__ ك___ ه_ س_____ ‫-م-أ- و-ن-ا 1-0 ك-ل- ه- س-ي-ة- ------------------------------- ‫امرأة وزنها 100 كيلو هي سمينة. 0
a---a-t -azn--a -0- k-l--h--sam-na-. a______ w______ 1__ k___ h_ s_______ a-m-a-t w-z-u-a 1-0 k-l- h- s-m-n-t- ------------------------------------ aimraat waznuha 100 kilo hi saminat.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ‫-ج----نه----ك-ل- -----يل. ‫___ و___ 5_ ك___ ه_ ن____ ‫-ج- و-ن- 5- ك-ل- ه- ن-ي-. -------------------------- ‫رجل وزنه 50 كيلو هو نحيل. 0
raj----az--- 5----l---u n-hi-. r____ w_____ 5_ k___ h_ n_____ r-j-l w-z-u- 5- k-l- h- n-h-l- ------------------------------ rajul waznuh 50 kilo hu nahil.
expensive and cheap غا--ة---ثمن ورخ--ة غ____ ا____ و_____ غ-ل-ة ا-ث-ن و-خ-ص- ------------------ غالية الثمن ورخيصة 0
g-al----a-thama- -ar--his g______ a_______ w_______ g-a-i-t a-t-a-a- w-r-k-i- ------------------------- ghaliat althaman warakhis
The car is expensive. ‫ا---ار-----ظة---ث-ن. ‫_______ ب____ ا_____ ‫-ل-ي-ر- ب-ه-ة ا-ث-ن- --------------------- ‫السيارة باهظة الثمن. 0
al------- -a-iz-t ----a-an. a________ b______ a________ a-s-y-r-t b-h-z-t a-t-a-a-. --------------------------- alsayarat bahizat althaman.
The newspaper is cheap. ‫ا-صح-فة-ر--ص-. ‫_______ ر_____ ‫-ل-ح-ف- ر-ي-ة- --------------- ‫الصحيفة رخيصة. 0
als--hyf -a---s. a_______ r______ a-s-s-y- r-k-i-. ---------------- alshshyf rakhis.

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