Learn five negative adjectives
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| Hi it’s me again. Welcome to Arabic weekly words and let’s find out this week’s topic together. This week’s topic is negative adjectives [النعوت السلبية (al nu3ut al ssilbya) ]. In Darija, we would say [النعوت الخيبة (annu3ut el khayba)] maybe. Let’s get started. |
| First word is |
| 1. |
| [ مقلقة] or [مقلق ] it means sad. |
| In Darija, we would say [mqallaq] like [mqallqa] I am not happy. |
| هو كان مقلق بزاف حنت ماماه و باباه مسافرين |
| huwa kân mqallaq bzzâf Hint mâmâh w bâbâh msâfrîn.. |
| He was really sad because his parents are travelling(0:00:33). |
| Next word |
| 2. |
| [صعيب \ صعيب ة] it means difficult |
| and in Darija, we have a very close word to the Fusa word. |
| We say [S‘îb ] we say [S‘îba] for female |
| لبارح كان الإمتحان صعيب بزاف |
| lbâraH kân l’imtiHân Sʻîb bzzâf.. |
| Yesterday the exam was really hard. |
| Next word |
| 3. |
| [خيب \ خيب ة] it means ugly. |
| In Darija, we say [khâyb ] or [khâyba]. |
| حتى واحد ما خايب |
| Htta wâHd mâ khâyb.. |
| No one is ugly. |
| Next word |
| 4. |
| [مسخ ة] or for female [مسخ] it means dirty and |
| in Darija, we say [mussakh/ musskha] they are also very close. |
| So حوايجي مسخين،خاصني نبدلهم |
| Hwâyjî mmusskhîn khaSnî nbaddalhum.. |
| my clothes are dirty, I need to change. |
| Next word |
| 5. |
| [ شرير ] for female [ شرير ة ] it means mean. |
| In Darija, we say [khâyb ] or [khâyba] for female. So like mean and ugly [are related] in Darija |
| خوها ماشي ضريف،هو خايب بزاف |
| khûhâ mâshi Driyyif, huwa khâyb bzzâf.. |
| Her brother is not nice, he is very mean. |
| Next word, ah there is no next word. All right I will see you next week. |
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