Learn five words about directions
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| It’s me again. Welcome to Arabic weekly words. Let’s find out this week’s topic. Direction words [كلمات الاتجاهات (kalimat al ittijahat)] or in Moroccan Arabic, we would say [ (littijahat)الاتجاهات] but people use a specific word [نعت (na3t)] is to give directions. It’s a good word to know. |
| First word is |
| 1. |
| ليمن |
| it means right. |
| In Darija we say lîman |
| سير طول و دور عل ليمن غتلقى البنكة |
| sîr Tûl w dûr ‘al lîman ghatlqâ lbanka.. |
| go straight, turn right and you will find a bank. |
| Next word |
| 2. |
| [ليسر] means left. |
| In Darija, we say [lîsr] they are close اليسار/ليسر A good sentence would be: |
| the convenience store is on your left |
| الحانوت جا عل ليسر |
| lHânût ja ʻal lîsar.. |
| Next word |
| 3. |
| [طول / نيشا ن] it means straight ahead and |
| in Darija, we just say [Tôl] but there is also another very common word. |
| We say [nîshân] like if someone is giving you directions, they would say |
| سير نيشان |
| sîr nîshân.. |
| go straight. |
| Next word |
| 4. |
| [دار] means to turn. dâr |
| كان غادي طول... دار عل ليمن ... و هو يدور عل ليسر |
| kan ghâdî Tûl ... dar ʻal lîman ... w huwa ydur ʻal lîsar.. |
| He was going straight and he turned right and then left. |
| 5. |
| [قطع] is to cross. |
| In Darija, we say [qTa‘] literally means to cut but we use it like to like to cross the street |
| قبل ما تقطع الشنطي، شوف عل ليمن ...شو ف |
| عل ليسر ...عاد سير |
| qbal ma tqTa‘ shshanTî shuf ʻal lîman ... shuf ʻal lîsar ... ʻâd sîr.. |
| before crossing the street, look at your right, then at your left and then cross and then go. |
| Next word [Oh,] that was the end [Bye bye, بسلامة (bslama)] see you next week. |
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