Learn five ways to give a compliment
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| [سلام (salam) ] Welcome to Arabic weekly words, it’s Chaima again. Let’s find out this week’s topic. Nice, giving a compliment. We have one word for that in Arabic [المجاملة (al mujamala]. |
| First word is |
| 1. |
| [غزالة] or [غزال] for female. |
| It means sweet and Darija word would be [ghzâl ] or [ghzâla]. |
| It’s used to describe like person physically or just the way they behave(0:00:23), just the way they are like |
| هاديك البنت غزالة بزاف |
| hâdîk lbint ghzâla bzzâf.. |
| that girl is so sweet. |
| It could mean that she is beautiful physically or she is beautiful as a person. Well depending on the context, it means different things. |
| Next word |
| 2. |
| [أنيقة] or [أنيق]. |
| anîq /anîqa |
| It means elegant and we have the same word in Darija. |
| ماماها أنيقة بزاف، كيعجبني كيفاش كتلبس |
| mâmâhâ ’anîqa bzzâf, kayʻjibni kifâsh katilbs. |
| Her mother is so elegant. I like how she dresses. |
| Next word |
| 3. |
| [ضريفة] or [ضريف] it means nice and |
| in Darija, we say [Driyyaf ] or [Driyfa] |
| هاديك الأستاذة عزيزة علي بزاف،هي ضريفة |
| hadîk l'ustadha ʻzîza ʻliya bzzaf, hiya Driyfa.. |
| I like that teacher so much. She is so nice. |
| Next word |
| 4. |
| زوين \ زوين ة for female and |
| it means beautiful In Fusa or in Darija, we use the word [zwîn ] or [zwîna] and [zwîn / zwîna] is not only used to describe like people physically like beautiful, it’s used in so many different ways. |
| هاديك الممتلة زوينة بزاف |
| hadîk lmumtila zwîna bzzâf.. |
| That actor is so beautiful. |
| Next word |
| 5. |
| ذكي \ ذكي ة means intelligent. |
| In Darija, we say [dhkiy ] or [dhkiyya]. |
| The difference is the [ذ] and the [د]. |
| Most words that have [ذ] in Fusa, we just say [take off the dot] and say [د] because it’s easier. |
| So in Fusa, instead of [دكي(dhkiy)] we would say |
| هاديك البنت دكية بزاف،غيكون عنده ا |
| مستقبل زوين |
| hadîk lbint dhkiyya bzzâf, ghaykûn ʻindha mustaqbal zwîn.. |
| That girl is so intelligent or so smart. She is going to have a great future. |
| That was it, see you next week, bye bye. |
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